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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Program Manager - **Company:** Empower AI Inc. - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States - **Salary:** $116,220.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Scrum Methodology, Systems Integration, Servicenow - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88314327/1 ## About the Role * 5+ years in technical program or project management within software, cloud, or AI delivery environments. * Demonstrated ownership of a multi-team roadmap, not single-project coordination. * Experience in a federal contracting environment, including work spanning contract-funded and overhead-funded efforts. * Strong agile delivery fluency (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe) and the ability to hold a credible schedule conversation with senior engineers. * Executive-level written and verbal communication, including experience producing material for C-suite or board audiences. * Proficiency with work management tooling such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or ServiceNow. Preferred: * Active DoD, DHS, or Department of State clearance or suitability. * PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification. * Experience supporting AI/ML, automation, or platform product delivery. * Familiarity with ServiceNow, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or FedRAMP environments. * Prior experience in a federal systems integrator, consulting, or advanced technology firm. ## Description We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to own requirements, planning, sequencing, and execution reporting across the CTO organization's technical portfolio. This is a hybrid work position with our office located in Reston, VA. This individual will partner with engineering, solution integration, delivery, and growth teams to bring a single operating rhythm to a multi-team roadmap spanning AI teammate deployments, reusable skills, and platform investment. The Technical Program Manager will be instrumental in converting technical ambition into committed dates, visible dependencies, and executive-ready reporting., Own intake, prioritization, and sequencing of technical work across the engineering and solutions and delivery groups. * Build and maintain the technical roadmap, including milestones, dependencies, owners, and committed dates. * Manage the agentic workforce deployment schedule across internal teams and customer programs. * Track cross-team dependencies, risks, and blockers; drive them to resolution and escalate when they stall. * Run the recurring design review, sprint, and demonstration cadence. * Maintain a single consolidated portfolio view across all active technical efforts. Delivery Governance: * Establish intake and change control so new work is prioritized rather than absorbed. * Define and track delivery metrics including cycle time, throughput, and schedule variance. * Coordinate with program managers to align internal technical milestones with customer commitments. * Partner with the Principal Engineer to keep technical direction and delivery schedule in step. * Identify capacity constraints early and recommend resequencing or staffing adjustments. Reporting & Communication: * Produce executive reporting for monthly business reviews, board materials, and CTO briefings. * Translate engineering status into business language for non-technical executives. * Maintain risk and issue registers with named owners and mitigation plans. * Support technical SMEs on proposals with schedule, staffing, and transition inputs. * Serve as the single point of truth on what is in flight, what is committed, and what is at risk. ## Related Videos - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [AI and Agility: The Dynamic Duo for Disruption](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2081-ai-and-agility-the-dynamic-duo-for-disruption) - [Developer Tools for Microsoft Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/450-developer-tools-for-microsoft-azure) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [AI for Enterprise Developers - Dr. Damir Dobric](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1831-ai-for-enterprise-developers-dr-damir-dobric) - [The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100004-the-ai-native-engineering-org-what-s-real-what-s-hype-what-s-next) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [Trustworthy AI Starts at Deployment: 5 Checks Before You Ship](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/753-trustworthy-ai-starts-at-deployment-5-checks-before-you-ship) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care)