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# IT Governance Team Lead - Onsite Required

- **Company:** ICF Incorporated, L.L.C.
- **Location:** Bethesda, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $119,323 - $202,850
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Services, IT Management
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=357e27058244f321

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience., * NIH experience strongly preferred.
 * Strong federal IT governance and IT portfolio management experience, including governance structures, decision rights, CPIC, and investment oversight.
 * Demonstrated experience leading federal consulting teams and advising senior government stakeholders.
 * Proven ability to balance hands-on delivery management with strategic planning and executive-level advisory support.
 * Strong communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to operate independently in a complex environment.
 * Experience supporting federal business development and account growth preferred.

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## Description

Candidates should be based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area (DMV), with the ability to attend in-person client meetings in Bethesda, MD, as needed.

Tactical / Operational Leadership (~50%)

 * Workstream Management: Lead day-to-day activities, staff assignments, priorities, schedules, and deliverables, ensuring accountability and timely execution.
 * Quality Assurance: Review deliverables, executive briefings, governance materials, and strategic products to ensure accuracy, quality, and alignment with client expectations.
 * Proactive Delvisory: Partner with the Program Manager to shape overarching contract strategy, translate NIH OCIO priorities into actionable plans, and provide forward-looking recommendations to federal leadership.
 * Cross-Workstream Integration: Collaborate with fellow workstream leads to align priorities, identify dependencies, connect related initiatives, and develop integrated solutions across OCIO functional areas.
 * Strategic Foresight: Anticipate emerging client needs, evaluate downstream implications of decisions, identify opportunities for improvement, and proactively recommend next steps.
 * Business Development & Growth: Identify capability gaps and growth opportunities; support account strategy, recompete positioning, solution development, and potential teaming approaches.