The Role
Support deployment of Momentum Financials across the VA using SAFe: maintain the Program Management Plan, coordinate SAFe ceremonies and program meetings, produce decision-ready Power BI dashboards, automate reporting via Agility/JIRA, manage knowledge and change, identify and analyze risks and dependencies, and oversee defect and quality management with vendors.
Summary Generated by Built In
Founded in early 2021, Ibility is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Woman-Owned Small Business, headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD. Ibility is a small but mighty company that is positioned for rapid growth. Simply put, we help government leaders to achieve their mission by designing creative products and programs that delight their customers and make their employees more efficient - building trust and improving overall satisfaction. We use human-centered design principles in every engagement because we believe the end-user is critical to the long-term success of any solution. Our team is fun, passionate, bold, and creative. We live our mission every day – to inspire people, create cool stuff, and make a lasting impact on the world!
Position Overview:
Ibility is looking for a Junior Program Analyst with knowledge and experience in federal financial management using Momentum Financials to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This role is for a high-visibility modernization effort to successfully deploy Momentum Financials across a complex financial management environment impacting customers through a multi-wave deployment. The role uses Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices with enterprise governance, to ensure financial standards and internal controls are maintained across VA. We are seeking candidates for a hybrid-location role in Arlington, VA or for full-time remote work.
Key Responsibilities
- Integrated Governance & PMP Management: Lead the continuous update of the Program Management Plan (PMP) and all supporting standards. Ensure alignment with the Program Charter and oversight expectations from external entities.
- SAFe & Agile Orchestration: Align SAFe ceremonies, release cadences, and tools (Agility or JIRA) to ensure consistent delivery across overlapping waves
- Review meeting materials for and lead regular program management meetings, including program risk reviews, Change Control Board meetings, defect reviews, and program reviews
- Decision Support & Reporting: Translate complex technical data into intuitive, decision-ready Power BI dashboards and other materials. Automate communications by leveraging Agility or JIRA as the authoritative data source
- Knowledge & Change Management: Update and maintain a future-state Knowledge Management (KM) ecosystem. Develop change management plans, job aids, and FAQs to maintain institutional knowledge
- Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify and log program risks. Perform Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs) for complex requirements and present recommendations to executive leadership
- Defect & Quality Strategy: Implement the Defect Management Strategy to ensure clear ownership of defects. Coordinate with external vendors to ensure hotfixes and releases are tracked from identification to resolution
Required Qualifications
- 4 years of program management support for large-scale federal IT or ERP implementations
- Ability to effectively communicate and interact with senior level management and clients
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- An outstanding ability to work independently, establish priorities, and meet deadlines
- 4-year degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field
- Highly energetic and proactive worker who consistently follows through, moves fast, and keeps stakeholders informed
- Positive, solutions-oriented attitude with strong customer service mindset
- Team-first attitude and proven dependability, with strong organization skills and an eye for the details
- Ability to successfully pass a background check and receive a government clearance
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent professional experience in recruitment)
Preferred Qualifications
- VA or Federal financial management experience preferred.
- PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe Agilist (SA) certification.
- Experience working with CGI’s Momentum Financials.
- Experience working in an Agile environment (SAFe preferred).
We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer in all aspects of employment and do not discriminate for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Skills Required
- 4 years of program management support for large-scale federal IT or ERP implementations
- Ability to effectively communicate and interact with senior level management and clients
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently, establish priorities, and meet deadlines
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- Highly energetic, proactive, follows through, moves fast, keeps stakeholders informed
- Positive, solutions-oriented attitude with strong customer service mindset
- Team-first attitude, proven dependability, strong organization skills and attention to detail
- Ability to successfully pass a background check and receive a government clearance
- VA or Federal financial management experience
- PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe Agilist (SA) certification
- Experience working with CGI Momentum Financials
- Experience working in an Agile environment (SAFe preferred)
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