Technical Project Manager – Federal Programs & AI

Location: Washington DC / Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust / Federal clearance as required

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead technology-focused projects and cross-functional technical teams supporting U.S. Federal Government programs. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing IT/software projects Federal stakeholders and technical teams along with exposure to Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Generative AI or related technologies.

The Technical Project Manager will coordinate closely with Federal stakeholders engineering teams AI/ML professionals business users and leadership to ensure successful delivery of secure scalable and mission-focused technology solutions.

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of technical projects supporting Federal Government clients.
• Manage project scope schedules budgets risks dependencies resources milestones and deliverables.
• Lead and coordinate AI/ML and technical teams consisting of AI engineers ML engineers data scientists software engineers cloud engineers and DevOps professionals.
• Support the planning and delivery of AI/ML Generative AI LLM automation and data-driven solutions.
• Translate business and mission requirements into actionable technical project plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Serve as a key liaison between Federal stakeholders technical teams AI teams vendors and program leadership.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning stand-ups reviews retrospectives and backlog prioritization.
• Track technical progress resource utilization risks issues and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate AI solution development from requirements and prototyping through testing deployment and operationalization.
• Work with technical leads to identify AI/ML delivery risks technical dependencies resource requirements and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure AI and technology initiatives align with Federal security governance privacy compliance and responsible AI requirements.
• Prepare project status reports executive briefings dashboards presentations and other program documentation.
• Coordinate with Federal Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) Program Managers technical leads and other government stakeholders.
• Drive collaboration between business technical data cloud cybersecurity and AI teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes technical collaboration and team performance.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Business or a related field.
• 7 years of experience managing technical IT/software projects or programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting U.S. Federal Government programs or contracts.
• Experience managing cross-functional technical teams and multiple concurrent priorities.
• Experience working with or managing AI/ML data software engineering cloud or emerging technology teams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC Agile Scrum and/or DevOps methodologies.
• Strong project planning risk management stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with Jira Confluence Microsoft Project Azure DevOps or similar project management tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams government stakeholders and executive leadership.

• PMP certification preferred.
• Scrum Master SAFe Agile or similar certification.
• Experience with Generative AI LLMs RAG Machine Learning MLOps or AI-enabled applications.
• Experience with AWS Azure or other cloud platforms.
• Experience supporting DevSecOps cybersecurity data engineering or enterprise application environments.
• Experience supporting Federal agencies such as DOL CMS HHS FDA DHS GSA or similar agencies.
• Experience working within Federal government contracting and acquisition environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Federal security clearance or Public Trust.