[Hiring] Assistant Vice President of Programs & Delivery @J29

Role Description

The Assistant Vice President of Programs & Delivery serves as the Vice President’s operational deputy and Chief of Staff for the Programs & Delivery organization. This role ensures that VP priorities are translated into action, executive decisions are followed through, portfolio risks and commitments are tracked, and cross-functional support moves efficiently across the company.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in program delivery, operations, PMO, or portfolio management, preferably in government contracting.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple programs, leaders, and functional stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of staffing, recruiting, performance management coordination, risk management, and program transitions.
• Experience preparing executive briefings, dashboards, analyses, and decision-support materials.
• Strong organizational discipline and proven ability to drive follow-through across teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Sound judgment regarding when to resolve issues directly and when to escalate to executive leadership.

Requirements

• Experience supporting federal healthcare, health and human services, CMS, HHS, or related government programs.
• Experience with portfolio reviews, PMO operations, shared-services initiatives, or cross-functional transformation efforts.
• Experience supporting recruiting campaigns, workforce planning, quality improvement, SOP development, and reporting standardization.

Benefits

• Employee Centric - Support leaders and employees with clarity, responsiveness, and appropriate coordination.
• One J29 - Break down silos and make sure shared-service functions and programs work together effectively.
• Mission Inspired - Keep delivery commitments and customer impact at the center of execution.
• Not Bound by Convention - Improve processes, standardize where helpful, and challenge inefficient ways of working.

Measures of Success

• VP priorities and executive decisions are consistently translated into completed actions.
• Portfolio risks, staffing needs, and delivery commitments are visible and actively managed.
• Cross-functional support requests move efficiently and have clear owners and deadlines.
• Portfolio reviews, dashboards, and executive reporting are timely, accurate, and decision useful.
• Program Directors and Program Managers receive effective operational support without unnecessary escalation.
• Improved consistency in SOPs, reporting, training, quality practices, and workforce planning across contracts.