Project Manager - Federal Programs (TS/SCI)

Overview

Join Esri`s Professional Services team as a Project Manager supporting federal mission-driven customers. You`ll lead cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and consultants delivering geospatial solutions and mission-critical capabilities from requirements and design through implementation and deployment.

In this role, you`ll own project scope, schedule, and budget while partnering directly with customers to understand their goals and translate complex business and mission requirements into practical technical solutions. You`ll bring together project leadership, customer consulting, Agile delivery, and technology to help customers achieve meaningful outcomes.

Esri`s Professional Services division is our consulting and implementation organization, bringing together nearly 1,000 business and technical professionals focused on helping customers successfully apply Esri technology. You`ll collaborate with technical experts, work on complex implementations, and have opportunities to influence both customer success and future solutions.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the St. Louis, MO area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and consultants delivering solutions that support federal customers and their mission-critical systems and applications
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and overall delivery
• Serve as a trusted liaison between Esri Professional Services and customers, helping turn project requirements and mission needs into executable plans
• Lead Agile delivery activities, including sprint planning, backlog and user story management, stand-ups, retrospectives, and tracking project metrics such as velocity and burndown
• Partner with customers and technical teams to recommend appropriate strategies, architectures, and solutions, including implementation and migration approaches
• Communication technical concepts, project priorities, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborate with Esri practice managers, sales, and marketing teams to identify opportunities, support customer success, and help expand Esri`s impact
• Stay engaged with emerging technology and implementation trends to help customers solve complex challenges in evolving mission environments

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading technology, consulting, implementation, or similarly complex projects
• Professional experience leading and managing IT- based projects and cross-functional technical teams
• Demonstrated ability to understand customer business goals, mission requirements, and strategies and translate them into actionable technical plans and solutions
• Strong communication and relationship building skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, non-technical stakeholders, and customers
• Ability to take ownership, navigate ambiguity, and proactively identify solutions in a customer facing consulting environment
• Experience working with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Experience using Agile or project management tools such as Jira, TFS, or Asana
• U.S. citizenship and an active or current Top Secret security clearance, within the required recency period, with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor`s degree in geographic information systems (GIS), geography, or related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with ArcGIS, location-based services, geo-enabled applications, spatial analysis, or similar geospatial technologies
• Experience with modern technology implementation patterns, including service oriented and cloud computing architectures
• Project management or Agile certifications such as PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• CompTIA Security + certification
• Master`s degree in geographic information systems (GIS), geography, or a related field

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