Program Manager

About Rockwood:
Rockwood Company, LLC is a woman-owned small business change management consulting firm that delivers unrivaled value in the DC Metropolitan Area. Our consultants are solution innovators who specialize in devising and implementing bold, yet practical solutions to complex problems. We work side-by-side with our clients to take on the most critical challenges our nation faces. Our goal is to enable a more innovative, collaborative, and effective government capable of successfully executing today’s mission and anticipating tomorrow’s evolving challenges and opportunities.

We bring human-centered design approaches to ensure our clients adopt and institutionalize sustainable change. Our core service offerings include strategy development and implementation, stakeholder alignment, customer experience, workforce readiness, strategic communications, and program management.

Rockwood provides a team-oriented learning environment that pushes our consultants to grow. Consultants own their own success and partner with leadership to achieve their professional development goals.

About the Position:
Our Program Managers will drive results for our clients by providing program planning and project management support. Specific responsibilities may include the following:

• Perform business management and analytical functions to support the development, sustainment, and implementation of program and business functions supporting short-term and long-term planning, analyses, methodologies, and controls

• Provide project management support including managing client project tasks and/or small project teams to complete resource-planning spreadsheets, working with senior-level consultants to refine project plans, managing contract timelines and requirements, performing quality control reviews on client deliverables, and drafting and submitting status reports to clients

• Work with clients to develop action plans that translate vision, mission, and goals into initiatives that can be executed as projects or programs

• Identify the costs, milestones, assumptions, dependencies, and risks of programs

• Organize integrated product teams and communicate with key stakeholders, documenting all discussions and decision points

• Guide project work through creative and diligent project planning, crafting project approaches, assigning roles and responsibilities, monitoring success, managing risks, and discussing needs and options with clients

• Write, prepare, and deliver feedback for program/project management functions (e.g., act/track/plan), processes, practices, and templates

In addition to consulting work, Rockwood provides a unique experience where our team members also contribute to the growth of the business. For example, Rockwood Program Managers may:

• Support business development activities to help Rockwood win new work

• Support development of Rockwood’s social media and marketing materials to improve the Rockwood brand

• Develop and deliver Rockwood’s internal training classes to grow the Rockwood capabilities

• Own one of Rockwood’s consulting methodologies and provide coaching and mentoring to the Rockwood team (as the resident Rockwood Subject Matter Expert)

• Support recruitment activities to attract, evaluate, and bring onboard the best talent

What You Must Have to Be a Program Manager :

• Program management experience

• Bachelor's degree

• 3-10 years of relevant work experience

• Proficiency in word processing, Excel, presentation creation tools, and internet research tools

What We Look for in Future Team Members:

• Active listening and critical thinking skills to make connections and extract key takeaways from a discussion

• Innate ability to proactively and creatively problem-solve

• Client/customer focus with outstanding organizational skills and attention-to-detail

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to organize information into well-written clear messages and compelling documents

• Ability to collaboratively brainstorm and work with clients and Rockwood team while also having the ability to work independently from a home office, client site, and Rockwood office as required

What We Prefer in Program Managers :

• Knowledge and application of the product development lifecycle process from initiation to deployment

• Maintenance of project management templates and processes

• Development and maintenance of project management-related documents (e.g., risk register, project management plan, project charter, project master schedule)

• Present information in a clear and concise manner (e.g., project status, lessons learned)

• Application of project management and program management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall)

• Experience with Microsoft Project and ServiceNow

• Experience writing, preparing, and delivering feedback for program and project management functions (e.g., act/track/plan), processes, practices, and templates

• Support of Program Management Office or Program Executive Offices

Our Unique Benefits:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

• Employer paid short-term, long-term disability, and life insurance

• Rockwood will match eligible 401(k) plan members’ contributions in an amount equal to 100% of your employee contributions, not to exceed 4%

• Three weeks of paid vacation

• Eight federal paid holidays

• Continuous education budget

• Spot cash bonuses and additional vacation days throughout the year to consultants who go above and beyond their job and bring exceptional value to the company, the team, and clients

• Tuition reimbursement

• Choice of cell phone, hotspot, or internet reimbursement

• Wellness stipend (for gym membership and other wellness related activities)

• All company gatherings and events

• Participation in a wellness program to earn money that Rockwood will donate to charity of your choice

• Laptop, office supplies, and other equipment to maximize effectiveness when working from a home office (when necessary)

Rockwood Company values creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Rockwood, please e-mail careers@rockwoodcompany.com.?

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