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Job Title: OCTO Program Manager (Web Portfolio)

Location: OCTO - 200 I St, SE Washington DC 20003 (ONSITE)

Projected Start Date: October 1, 2026

Interview Type: Both Webcam and In Person

This is an onsite position. It would best if the applicant lived with in 50 miles of DC

OCTO seeks a Master Program Manager to lead project management, reporting, and delivery oversight across the web team's portfolio, including the redesigned dc.gov site, other concurrent agency web efforts, and AI-powered search initiatives.

The District's web. team manages a portfolio of concurrent initiatives across more than 100 agency websites. The largest is the dc.gov redesign, which itself comprises multiple sub-projects including design implementation, content migration, agency-wide launch, and integration of AI-powered search. OCTO requires an experienced Master Program Manager who can bring structure, visibility, and accountability across this full portfolio, ensure each sub-project has a defined scope and milestone plan, and give OCTO leadership a clear, current picture of status across all active work.

Key Duties:

• Establish and maintain a portfolio-wide tracking system (RAID log, milestone schedules, dashboard) covering all active web team projects.

• Run a recurring status reporting cadence to OCTO leadership across the full portfolio

• Partner with OCTO SMEs to define project requirements and scope, including for initiatives that may require external vendor support

• Advise on vendor/contractor scoping and deliverables, drawing on familiarity with SOW structure and government IT procurement norms

• Track risks, issues, dependencies and action items across projects, escalating to OCTO leadership as needed

• Report on project status, milestones, and delivery readiness across the portfolio, with the dc.gov relaunch as the flagship initiative

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to translate technical and business requirements into actional project scope, working directly with subject matter experts

• Experience supporting or informing scope of work development for external vendor contracts (SOWs, deliverables, acceptance criteria)

• Experience managing a multi-project portfolio simultaneously, including establishing. PM tooling, reporting cadence, and prioritization across competing initiatives

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience

• 11 years of program/project management experience, including large-scale website or CMS transition and migration projects

• Experience managing multi-stakeholder government or enterprise projects

• Working knowledge of Drupal CMS and website content migration practices

• PMP certification preferred

• Familiarity with AI/ML project delivery timelines and dependencies a plus, given active AI integration work within the portfolio

• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills

• Prior experience supporting DC government or comparable public-sector clients preferred