Program/Project Manager

IDEMIA Public Security is hiring a Program/Project Manager to lead fixed-price, fixed-duration design-and-build programs for U.S. state government customers. The role manages program planning, execution, schedules, finances, risks, cross-functional teams, customer relationships, and delivery through final acceptance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of fixed-price, fixed-duration, and fixed-requirement design-and-build programs funded by U.S. state government customers. These programs involve customer-specific integrated solutions and non-recurring engineering development rather than internal product or corporate IT initiatives
• Develop and maintain a Program Management Plan (PMP) tailored to each program’s contractual requirements, customer expectations, stakeholder needs, budget, schedule, and desired outcomes, using established PMO methodologies and industry best practices
• Manage assigned programs from proposal through final acceptance, including formal gate reviews for requirements, design, development, integration, testing, procurement, delivery, installation, and customer acceptance
• Translate the full scope of work into a comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure and clearly defined, manageable work packages with accountable owners, deliverables, dependencies, and completion criteria
• Develop, baseline, and maintain integrated program schedules in Microsoft Project, aligned with the Work Breakdown Structure, contractual milestones, resource commitments, and cross-functional dependencies
• Drive the timely completion of program deliverables and milestones; identify schedule variances early and lead recovery planning when performance deviates from the baseline
• Establish and maintain the program risk and opportunity register; assess exposure, assign owners, implement mitigation actions, and escalate significant risks promptly
• Lead program coordination meetings, gate reviews, customer reviews, and executive status reviews, ensuring decisions, actions, owners, and due dates are documented and followed through to closure
• Secure and maintain cross-functional leadership alignment, resource commitments, and accountability across engineering, systems, software, hardware, test, quality, procurement, deployment, and support teams
• Manage program scope, change control, communications, configuration, and quality to prevent uncontrolled scope growth and protect contractual commitments
• Manage program financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, cost-to-complete estimates, receivables, change settlements, and profitability. Apply appropriate earned-value principles, with particular focus on schedule variance
• Prepare and present accurate monthly program status reports to executive leadership, clearly communicating accomplishments, financial and schedule performance, risks, issues, decisions required, and recovery actions
• Identify and address issues openly, promptly, and constructively; lead root-cause analysis, corrective-action planning, escalation, and resolution
• Facilitate effective collaboration among internal functions, customers, subcontractors, vendors, and external partners
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships through transparent communication, disciplined expectation management, and timely resolution of concerns
• Ensure all deliverables meet contractual, technical, regulatory, security, and quality requirements and achieve the intended customer and business outcomes
• Ensure compliance with IDEMIA policies, governance requirements, applicable regulations, and contractual obligations
• Drive continuous improvement in program governance, execution, documentation, reporting, and lessons-learned practices
• Develop knowledge of IDEMIA’s industry, customers, technologies, and solutions, and share that knowledge across the organization
• Encourage innovative problem-solving and help team members turn practical ideas into measurable program improvements
• Capture and share lessons learned and best practices across programs to improve organizational performance

Requirements:

• Proven ability to manage complex, design-and-build programs involving multiple stakeholders, concurrent workstreams, contractual milestones, and interdependent technical activities
• Working knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery methodologies, with the judgment to apply the appropriate approach within a fixed-requirement/duration/ cost program environment
• Demonstrated experience managing program budgets, forecasts, cost-to-complete estimates, financial performance, and schedule variance
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with an emphasis on proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, establish accountability, resolve conflict, and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project for developing, baselining, maintaining, and analyzing integrated program schedules
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• At least 10 years of related technical or engineering experience, including a minimum of three years in project engineering, technical project management, program management, or a comparable role with responsibility for project execution
• Must be a sole U.S. citizen and not hold dual citizenship
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional program teams in a matrixed organization; this position has no direct reports
• Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering, system integration and test, quality assurance, configuration management, logistics, contract administration, standard business practices, and program financial management
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally, deliver presentations, and conduct negotiations with customers, subcontractors, and vendors
• Master's degree in engineering, business administration, or a related field
• Valid Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification
• Experience managing U.S. state government, regulated-industry, or large-enterprise programs
• Knowledge of contract management, subcontractor and vendor oversight, procurement, and change-control processes
• Experience delivering integrated hardware and software solutions through requirements, design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and customer acceptance