IV&V Project Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Serve as a senior level individual contributor or project manager depending on project.

- Manage the resource allocation process within the functional unit and work cooperatively with senior management to ensure utilization goals.

- Serve as the central point of contact and primary interface for all project related issues.

- Manage client expectations effectively.

- Maintain and provide availability information for all resources.

- Facilitate team design discussions to ensure appropriate solutions are implemented.

- Ensure the project is in compliance with established standards and procedures.

- Ensure all appropriate costs are included in quarterly forecasts.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) engagements supporting technology implementation, modernization, digital transformation, and system integration initiatives.

- Plan, coordinate, and execute assessment activities, including document reviews, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and operational reviews.

- Assess project governance, project management effectiveness, risk and issue management, schedule performance, organizational readiness, vendor performance, and implementation progress.

- Analyze project artifacts, performance metrics, and delivery processes to identify risks, gaps, emerging concerns, and opportunities for improvement.

- Develop findings, recommendations, executive briefings, assessment reports, and other client-facing deliverables.

- Facilitate communication with project stakeholders, delivery teams, vendors, and executive leadership while providing objective, evidence-based insight.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives, assessment methodologies, and quality standards across the IV&V practice.

- Mentor junior analysts and contribute to business development, proposal, and practice-growth activities as opportunities arise.

(This is a recruiting/practice recommendation rather than a solicitation requirement.)

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree in related field.

- 5-7 years of relevant professional experience required.

- Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree.

Additional Skills and Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

- 5+ years of experience leading technology implementation, modernization, system integration, or digital transformation initiatives.

- 2+ years of experience performing IV&V, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), PMO governance, project oversight, audit, compliance review, or comparable independent assessment activities.

- Experience evaluating project governance, project management practices, risks, issues, schedules, delivery performance, and implementation readiness.

- Experience developing assessment findings, executive briefings, reports, recommendations, and other client-facing deliverables.

- Strong analytical, written communication, and stak...