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Program Management Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton, Alexandria, VA, United States


Program Management Specialist
As a program management specialist, you will support the U.S. Army small business technology ecosystem by implementing and maintaining organizational programs, reviewing contracts, managing project cost accounting, and facilitating tactical planning with tools such as Microsoft Power Apps and Power BI. You will engage with Army partners, stakeholders, project managers, portfolio leads, operational staff, and small businesses to ensure project success.

Opportunity
You will influence a meaningful mission while learning how to develop and maintain program strategy, ensuring critical Army innovation and technology initiatives achieve their program goals within budget.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience supporting programmatic operations and workflows, collaborating with stakeholders, government leads, portfolio managers, technology developers, small businesses, and technical teams.

3+ years of experience managing datasets and tracking metrics to ensure accurate updates, deliverables, or transitions to federal acquisition programs, operational units, or the commercial market.

Experience preparing high-quality leadership briefings, proposal reviews, status‑tracking reports, and other programmatic updates.

Experience applying stakeholder management practices that ensure timely communication across varied teams and align efforts with strategic objectives.

Experience working with cross‑functional teams, business process specialists, system administrators, and external coordinators to improve workflows and resolve system issues critical to program operations.

Knowledge of federal processes, policies, and funding mechanisms, including SBIR/STTR Phase III, ManTech, and APFIT.

Ability to coordinate 10+ concurrent projects, ensuring accurate tracking, timely updates, and workflow continuity between program areas.

Ability to triage and prioritize complex leadership inquiries or external stakeholder requests, advising on strategies and meeting deadlines effectively.

Secret clearance.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, or Economics.

Nice to Have

3+ years of experience supporting SBIR/STTR Phase III tracking and documentation for commercialization efforts funded outside the SBIR/STTR program.

Experience with technology maturation and manufacturing readiness principles, including ManTech and TMI programs.

Experience coordinating funding pathways, matching customers and technology integrators to small businesses or other innovators.

Knowledge of lean or Six Sigma process improvement tools.

Knowledge of Army transition mechanisms and evaluation criteria such as warfighter impact and sustainment readiness.

Knowledge of information system workflows and automation processes improving intake cycles, tracking, and proposal review timelines.

Knowledge of Army priority technology areas and aligning innovations with critical demands.

Excellent analytical skills for assessing transition and program metrics, identifying optimization opportunities.

Portfolio Management and Proposal Evaluation Methodologies Certifications.

Clearance
Secret clearance required.

Compensation
Salary range: $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). Benefits include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement plans, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week are eligible for Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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