Implementation & Change Management Lead

Valiant Solutions is seeking an Implementation & Change Management Lead to join our rapidly growing and innovative team!

The Implementation Lead provides overall leadership and accountability for AirHub implementation from User Acceptance Testing (UAT) through Beta Release, Production rollout, and transition to System of Record. This individual is responsible for developing and executing the integrated implementation strategy and ensuring technical, business, stakeholder, user, and operational readiness across each release.

The role leads the overall implementation function and oversees the Release & Production Readiness Manager and Training, User Support & Adoption Lead. The Implementation Lead works across Product, Engineering, Quality Engineering, Data, DevSecOps, EPA business lines, and external stakeholders to coordinate implementation activities, manage cross-functional dependencies and risks, and ensure AirHub releases successfully transition from development into sustained operations., * Lead the overall AirHub implementation strategy and implementation team.

• Develop and maintain the integrated UAT * Beta * Production implementation roadmap, milestones, dependencies, and readiness criteria.
• Coordinate implementation activities across Product, Engineering, Quality Engineering, Data, DevSecOps, EPA business lines, and external stakeholders.
• Establish implementation governance and lead integrated implementation and readiness reviews.
• Define and monitor implementation entry/exit criteria and overall business, user, technical, and operational readiness.
• Manage implementation risks, dependencies, decisions, issues, and escalations.
• Coordinate UAT as a key implementation milestone in partnership with the Quality Engineering & Testing Lead and EPA business stakeholders.
• Lead organizational change management and business readiness activities.
• Coordinate with the AirHub Communications Lead on stakeholder, implementation, and release communications.
• Oversee release and production readiness, training, user support, adoption, and rollout activities.
• Coordinate Beta and Production rollout strategies, including phased implementation and transition from legacy systems where applicable.
• Establish implementation success measures and monitor readiness, adoption, and stabilization.
• Lead the transition from implementation and hypercare into sustained operations.

Eligibility: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance., * 12+ years of experience leading complex enterprise technology implementations, system modernization, or large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise application implementations from testing through production deployment and operational transition.
• Experience developing and managing integrated implementation plans involving multiple technical and business workstreams.
• Strong understanding of release management, production readiness, UAT, organizational change management, training, user support, and operational transition.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Quality Engineering, Data, DevSecOps, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex implementation risks, dependencies, decisions, and executive-level escalations.
• Experience leading phased releases, pilots/Beta releases, production rollouts, and stabilization activities.
• Strong organizational change management and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Experience supporting large Federal technology implementations preferred.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, executive communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Valiant takes care of the people who support our customers, with real choices in coverage and real investment in your career. Eligible full-time employees receive:

• A choice of medical plans, from an affordable HSA option to a full-featured PPO, with generous company contributions
• Dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• Optional supplemental life, accident, and critical illness coverage to round out your protection
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off that grows with your years of service, plus paid federal holidays
• Paid certifications, professional development, and the Valiant University training portal
• Flexible spending accounts and a wellness and fitness program
• Referral bonuses when you help us bring great people to Valiant

Benefit eligibility and plan details are subject to the terms of each plan and may change from time to time.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $125,000 to $145,000. This range reflects Valiant Solutions’ good-faith estimate of the base salary reasonably expected for this position upon hire, at the time of posting. The range has been established based on the scope of the role, market rates, and internal equity. Where a candidate falls within the posted range will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, experience, qualifications, achievements, education, geographic location, applicable security clearance requirements, additional corporate responsibilities, and other legitimate, non-discriminatory business considerations. The posted range does not guarantee an offer at any particular salary. In addition to base salary, this position includes the benefits described above.

Valiant Solutions delivers cybersecurity and IT services to federal civilian, defense, and national security customers nationwide. We support the full cyber lifecycle, from secure system design and accreditation through AI-enabled operations, threat emulation, and continuous improvement, across classified and unclassified environments. Our work is independently certified for quality and security, including CMMI, CMMC, and ISO certifications.

Valiant is a multi-year Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work winner, and our growth and cyber leadership have been recognized by Washington Technology, Northern Virginia Technology Council, and the Triangle Business Journal. We offer strong benefits, rewards for earning industry certifications, and room to grow your career as we grow. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, our distributed workforce supports customers from coast to coast. We go where the stakes are highest, and the margin for error is zero. If you want meaningful work alongside talented professionals, apply today., Remote work necessitates a high level of trust in our employees. To ensure that employee performance does not suffer in a remote work environment, all employees who telecommute are expected to have a quiet and distraction-free workspace with adequate internet, dedicate their full attention and availability to their job duties during working hours, and maintain a schedule during core business hours that aligns with those of their coworkers and Valiant’s clients. In alignment with Valiant’s inclusive and engaging environment, cameras are encouraged and can be required to be on during virtual video conferences. Additionally, in alignment with the Office of the Inspector General’s effort to eliminate conflicting employment, all Valiant employees are required to disclose any current or future outside employment engagements. During onboarding and throughout employment, employees must disclose any current activities or intent to engage in outside employment or other professional activities and obtain written approval. Employees may not solicit or conduct any outside business during core business hours for Valiant Solutions and our clients.