Full-Time

Senior Technical Program Manager

Posted on 10/31/2025

Hatch IT

Hatch IT

11-50 employees

Cost-predictable tech recruitment for startups

No salary listed

Washington, DC, USA

Hybrid

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Agile
Financial analysis
Risk Management
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Active DoD Secret clearance is preferred with the ability to obtain a TS clearance required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering required. Masters preferred
  • 10+ years experience in Program Management of large software platforms (design, development, delivery, and deployment) required
  • 10+ years experience working with engineering teams, business administration, and financial analysis and reporting
  • DoD Program Management and System Engineering process experience. Experience with requirements management and earned value management are highly desired.
  • Track record of maintaining confidentiality
  • Experience managing and coordinating agile teams, performing agile ceremonies, and scrum master duties with software products.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to follow up ahead of deadlines, particularly customer commitments.
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, quickly changing environment. Work with minimum direction, take on multiple responsibilities, and to do what it takes to make a program and the company successful
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible, adaptive, and willing to learn and grow
  • Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills - including all types of large program reporting and documentation deliverables
  • Top Secret Clearance Required
Responsibilities
  • Execute, manage, and deliver government program(s) by working through multiple internal and external teams during the entire agile product lifecycle including, but not limited, to operations, architecture, engineering, analytics, logistics, supply chain, DevSecOps, installation, configuration, acceptance, training, technical assistance, handover, and sustainment
  • Manage, plan, and coordinate interrelated work in a way that emphasizes the delivery of value for teams, stakeholders, and organizations
  • Ensure all aspects of programs are performed - financial, technical, schedule, logistics, procurement, documentation, support, risk management, and quality
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed management environment - obtaining progress through influence management (e.g., development of collaborative relationships and networking)
  • Provide excellent program oversight, including requirements management, progress tracking, budgeting, and earned value management
  • Perform as a skilled risk manager who by experience and good judgment anticipates the future and proactively mitigates risks
  • Interface with government staff, partners, primes, subcontractors, and vendors - in person, in written form, and virtually - with ease, confidence, and authority
  • Assist with PMO department continuous improvements in program workflow and the use of best PMO practices
  • Understand the customer environment from a business, product, and technical perspective including their business applications, use cases, and needs.
  • Provide strong presentation skills, verbal communication, and visual engagement skills through regular interaction with customers, partners, peers, and executive management.
  • Able to write clear and concise government-style reports and assist internal teams with providing the same.
  • When requested, participate in BD efforts including program renewal efforts and proposal writing to support sections such as budgeting, authoring management, program management, scheduling, and risk.
  • Perform ScrumMaster Duties to support the Product Team
Desired Qualifications
  • 10+ years experience in software Product Management. This may include experience with areas such as ‘product lifecycle management, ‘Go-to-Market’, ‘New Product Introduction’, ‘....-As-a-service’).
  • Prior work experience in Complex software database features at enterprise scale, big data, cloud, containerization, DevSecOps, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
  • PMP certification.
  • Demonstrated commitment to staying relevant with the latest software development and program management technologies.

Hatch IT is a recruitment partner based in Vienna, VA that focuses exclusively on helping tech startups and small businesses find engineers. It works by offering a scouting and hiring service rather than placing resumes on commission, with a Scale model that delivers predictable costs and typically saves clients about 30% versus traditional contingency fees. The company integrates with clients’ tools (Slack, calendars, and ATS) to automate and streamline hiring tasks, providing job postings, pre-screens, candidate coordination, and market-informed compensation guidance. Hatch IT differentiates itself by prioritizing quality over quantity, deeply specializing in tech startups, and offering a seamless, cost-efficient hiring flow. Its goal is to simplify the hiring process for tech startups and small businesses so they can efficiently secure top engineering talent.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

McLean, Virginia

Founded

2012

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Workforce grew to 24 employees across Vienna and Durham offices.
  • Generated $1,967,765 annual revenue under CEO Tim Winkler.
  • Specializes in Security Clearance and Govtech recruiting niches.

What critics are saying

  • Eightfold AI automates sourcing, displacing recruiters in 6-12 months.
  • Lever and Greenhouse erode market with superior ATS in 12-18 months.
  • LinkedIn AI tools commoditize hiring, slashing subscriptions in 3-6 months.

What makes Hatch IT unique

  • Hatch IT offers non-commission Scale model saving 30% over contingency fees.
  • Integrates seamlessly with Slack, calendars, and ATS for startups.
  • hatchpad builds online community for startup technologists and engineers.

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Benefits

Premium insurance

Mental health days

Caregiver leave

Time off

Internet reimbursement

Savings plan

Anniversary reward program

Additional benefits

Company News

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