Program Manager / Risk & Acquisition Lead

Overview

WiSC Enterprises is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager with a strong background in acquisition planning, risk management, and leadership of multidisciplinary teams. This role requires strategic coordination across funding, engineering, and operations, and supports large-scale program execution while ensuring fiscal oversight and risk mitigation across diverse project portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead budget forecasting, annual spend planning, and expenditure tracking for programs exceeding $40M annually.
• Coordinate with internal program offices and segments to gather requirements and manage future year planning (1–5 years).
• Serve as task order manager for large cross-functional teams, ensuring performance and communication across supported offices.
• Act as primary point of contact for risk management—track program risks, issues, and opportunities and facilitate the development of mitigation strategies.
• Support acquisition lifecycle activities including planning, prioritization, and documentation of requirements.
• Lead and facilitate technical planning sessions, working group meetings, and sprint or increment planning events in Agile environments.
• Evaluate competing vendor proposals, align capabilities to resource constraints, and support tool development and implementation.
• Coordinate defect and service ticket tracking, user feedback sessions, and tool adoption efforts.
• Produce and deliver regular reports, activity summaries, and program inputs to support performance reviews and strategic planning.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 6-10 years of progressive leadership experience in program management, acquisition, and/or systems engineering.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale budgets and cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal communication skills, with experience in briefing stakeholders and coordinating diverse teams.
• Proven ability to manage risk, identify issues, and lead mitigation planning efforts.
• TS/SCI with POLY is required to start

Desired Qualifications

• Certified SAFe Agilist (or similar Agile certification).
• Prior experience leading sprint planning and program increment events.
• Military background or prior leadership in mission-critical operations.
• Proficiency with collaborative tools such as SharePoint, data trackers, and Agile project management platforms.