Program/Project Manager

IDEMIA is the global leader in identity and security. Our mission is to create a safe and simple future where identity verification is indisputable, and only you can assert your identity. We are a distributed company leveraging the latest technologies to deliver world-class products in the private and public sectors of finance, telecom, identity, security, retail, sports entertainment, commercial, government, and IoT. We use a variety of technologies and approaches to deliver quality products and services to government agencies and technology companies. IDEMIA is made up of a group of 14,000 diverse people from different nationalities, speaking over 20 different languages. Together, our solutions impact the everyday lives of citizens and nations. In this ever-changing world, protecting your identity is paramount. Join the team that is ensuring one person - one identity.

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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to travel up to 25% as required to support customers, program reviews, testing, deployment, and other program needs.

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• Must successfully complete applicable background-screening requirements, which may include criminal history, education, credit, and drug screening, and must obtain any program-specific credentials or certifications required for assigned work.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.
• This is a remote position. Candidates residing in the Northeastern United States are preferred, but location within that region is not required.

The US base salary for this full-time position is $130,000,00 - 150,000 plus bonus and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training IDEMIA is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Core Business Hours 80 Hours Bi-Weekly