Project Manager in Arlington VA Must be US Citizen Must have Title 5 experience Must have active Security Clearance The Project Manager position will lead the establishment of the strategic direction for the project management function within the Professional Services team. The Project Manager will be responsible for formalizing the organizationrsquos project management structure. Will be responsible for establishing the organizationrsquos approach to the full life cycle of the projects it undertakes ndash from project planning, initiation, resourcing, execution, monitoring, control and completion. The Project Manager ensures that the PM function meets performance targets that are aligned with the organizationrsquos strategic objectives and that projects adhere to best practices. The Project Manager will be accountable for managing the PM function as well as working with executive leadership in regard to projects to ensure they have appropriate resources, remain on track and on budget. Communicate and lead projects that span multiple delivery teams. Determine and drive the right tailored planning, status, and metric tracking systems with project teams, internal and external partners and teams input to ensure program on-time delivery and success. Evaluate data and metrics to propose new strategies to improve project delivery and develop reports that portray and give external stakeholders visibility into the project landscape. Prepare and execute realistic cross-team project schedules including milestones and deliverables. Manage schedule and task tracking system and ensure it accurately reflects ongoing work. Pro-actively identify and mitigate risks associated with meeting feature and release milestones. Work at multiple organizational levels, internal, with our external partners and work in cross functional areas, understanding the needs and requirements across the organization. Provide leadership on project management processes, methodology, and tools that span multiple business units. Identify and leverage personal and team project management best practices to help successfully scale the Project Management team along with the growing company. Works with project management to integrate process improvement and development methodologies into current planning and management processes. Ensures projects are aligned to company priorities and associated business outcomes and are completed on time, in scope, and within budget. Ensure necessary and appropriate steps are taken to resolve difficulties which may impede progress or compromise achievement scheduled milestones. Works closely with assigned teams on process improvement and pro-actively engages with stakeholders to identify and monitor progress and issue resolution. Establish and maintain a framework for issue resolution and risk mitigation, as well as the centralized visibility to help planning and scheduling teams to identify the most suitable approach to deliver projects and programs. Ensures customer satisfaction by managing the customer expectations and project deliverables