Senior Program Manager, Organizational Transformation and Governance Advisory 2026P-0300

Full-Time

Hybrid

Posted 6 days ago

Ascension LLC is seeking a senior Program Manager / Project Manager III to support a high-visibility Air Force organizational transformation effort for the AFNWC ICBM Systems Directorate. The selected candidate will lead day-to-day contract execution, coordinate multiple workstreams, manage deliverables, support executive briefings, and help the team deliver a practical Target Operating Model optimization roadmap.

This role requires a confident, organized, detail-oriented leader who can operate in a fast-paced federal environment, support senior stakeholders, manage ambiguity, anticipate risks, and keep the team focused on schedule, quality, and mission outcomes. The work will focus on governance improvement, decision-rights clarification, organizational health assessment, implementation planning, change management, human capital strategy, and mission execution improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Lead overall contract execution, schedule management, risk management, deliverable tracking, and team coordination.
Serve as the primary day-to-day interface with Government stakeholders and Ascension leadership.
Coordinate kickoff activities, working groups, stakeholder meetings, leadership briefings, and onsite sessions at Hill AFB.
Develop and maintain project schedules, action item trackers, risk registers, issue logs, meeting summaries, and status reports.
Support development of governance frameworks, decision-rights artifacts, implementation roadmaps, transformation playbooks, and human capital strategy products.
Review deliverables for quality, accuracy, compliance, consistency, and readiness for Government review.
Prepare executive-level briefings, read-aheads, talking points, reports, and decision support materials.
Track workstream progress across organizational transformation, governance design, diagnostics, change management, and implementation planning.
Ensure all support remains advisory and does not include inherently governmental functions or supervision of Government personnel.
Use Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to manage project documentation and collaboration.

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Job Features

Job Category	Project Management
Minimum Requirements	Master’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Organizational Development, Project Management, Human Capital Management, or a related field. \| 12+ years of experience in program management, project management, management consulting, organizational transformation, governance design, or federal advisory support.
Required Skills	Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. \| Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and perform under compressed timelines. \| Ability to travel to Hill AFB, Utah for onsite meetings, facilitation sessions, and leadership briefings. \| U.S. citizenship required
Technical Skills	Experience managing complex federal, defense, or highly regulated projects. \| Strong background in schedule management, risk management, stakeholder coordination, executive reporting, and deliverable quality control. \| Experience supporting governance improvement, organizational assessment, change management, process improvement, or operating model design. \| Strong writing, briefing, facilitation, and communication skills.
Desired Skills	PMP certification strongly preferred. \| Active Secret clearance preferred. Experience supporting DoD, Department of the Air Force, AFNWC, nuclear deterrence, ICBM, Sentinel, Minuteman III, ACAT, SCAT, or major defense acquisition programs. \| Experience supporting senior executives, SES, General Officer, PEO, or Directorate-level stakeholders. \| Experience with organizational health diagnostics, RACI development, governance charters, decision-rights analysis, transformation roadmaps, or human capital strategy. \| Certifications such as PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci, FAC-P/PM, DAWIA, or CFCM are a plus. \| Experience with Power BI, Tableau, dashboards, KPI development, or performance measurement is a plus.
Sustainability Requirements	Must be a U.S. citizen. \| Must be able to pass customer-required background and suitability checks. \| Must be able to handle sensitive Government information and Controlled Unclassified Information. \| Active Secret clearance is preferred but not confirmed as mandatory.