Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ardent is a company dedicated to supporting the federal government's national security and defense priorities. They are seeking a Project Manager to lead advanced analytics and investigative support services, ensuring successful project delivery while managing multiple concurrent initiatives in a federal environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of advanced analytics and investigative support projects
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams supporting federal analytics and investigative initiatives
- Serve as the primary technical and managerial interface between the contractor team, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Officer’s Representative
- Coordinate project activities across data scientists, analysts, investigators, technical specialists, and other program personnel
- Develop and maintain project schedules, implementation plans, resource plans, and milestone tracking
- Monitor project costs, schedules, deliverables, risks, and overall performance
- Identify, document, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies
- Support sprint planning, project kickoff meetings, recurring status meetings, and project closeout activities
- Ensure project teams provide quality deliverables and services in accordance with established requirements
- Coordinate with internal and external vendors to ensure teams work together effectively and deliver integrated solutions
- Prepare and deliver project status reports, briefings, financial reports, and performance updates
- Maintain open and timely communication with government stakeholders regarding project progress, risks, and emerging issues
- Support quality control activities and ensure project work products are reviewed before delivery
- Manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate resolution of project conflicts or delivery challenges
- Support the development and maintenance of project documentation, procedures, and work products
- Ensure project personnel remain aligned with organizational priorities, government requirements, and contractual objectives
Skills
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing Agile projects and delivering fraud analytics, advanced analytics, investigative support, or related technical solutions
- Experience supporting advanced analytics or investigative programs similar in size and scope to a large federal contract
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, workstreams, and technical teams
- Experience interacting with senior leaders, government customers, and organizational stakeholders
- Experience managing project costs, schedules, milestones, risks, and deliverables
- Experience supporting projects involving fraud detection, fraud prevention, strategic planning, multi-tasking, conflict management, and time management
- Experience overseeing analytics initiatives involving large-scale federal benefit programs or similarly complex environments
- Experience coordinating technical personnel, vendors, subcontractors, and external stakeholders
- Experience preparing project plans, status reports, financial reports, briefings, and other project documentation
- Strong leadership, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables within a fast-paced environment
- Ability to respond to government personnel and project stakeholders within established timeframes
- Ability to successfully complete and maintain the required government background investigation
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Experience supporting federal Offices of Inspectors General, law enforcement organizations, or program-integrity initiatives
- Experience managing projects involving fraud analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, graph analytics, or investigative analysis
- Experience supporting Agile or hybrid delivery environments
- Experience managing analytics projects involving cloud-based platforms, enterprise data management, or data governance
- Familiarity with federal contracting, quality-control requirements, and government reporting processes
- Experience managing projects supporting disaster-relief, financial-assistance, or federal benefit programs
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive health coverage
- Flexible PTO
- Federal holidays off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development support
- Wellness stipends
- A culture that values and rewards hard work, dedication, and adaptability
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