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Department Summary:

L212 contains MITRE Enterprise Program and Risk Management thought leaders. The department is composed of recognized subject matter experts, who are proficient in a suite of program and risk management skills including: leading people, project communications, scope management employing Agile, establishing program metrics, developing schedules, and more. The Enterprise Program & Risk Management department provides support across a wide range of MITRE portfolios, employing 90 highly qualified and experienced staff.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Application of project and program management process groups to MITRE sponsor environmentsProject leadership, control, and reporting for MITRE projectsDevelopment, implementation, and maintenance of program and project schedules/roadmapsDevelopment, implementation, and maintenance of project risk management processIdentification, development, and maintenance of program objectives and key performance indicatorsDevelopment and maintenance of project and program budgets and financesDirect interface with project sponsor senior levels

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.Mastery of project, program and risk management as would be evident by a Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP) or similar certificationProject leadership and supervisory experience of projects valued equal or greater than $750,000Hands-on experience with Microsoft products including MS Project, MS Excel, and MS Word.Strong verbal and written skills as demonstrated through presentation of guidance and analysis to senior-level positions and above, i.e., Senior Manager, Director, GS-14/15 etc.This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

Basic knowledge of Agile values, principles, and practices as evident by a professional certification such as PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or Certified SAFe® AgilistExperience serving in a Product Management, Release Train Engineer, or Scrum Master role within an Agile framework such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe® 5.0 or greaterHands-on experience with Atlassian Jira, ServiceNow, or Microsoft Azure DevOpsExperience with MITRE project management tools – Clarity, MIHub, etc.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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