Agile Program Manager

Agile Program Manager

Department: IT | Location: Remote - US East | Type: Full-time

About the Role

Digital Charter is searching for an experienced Agile Program Manager for a full-time remote position. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile methodologies, project governance, and portfolio reporting. This role involves establishing and maintaining enterprise Agile methodology standards, ensuring data quality in project tracking, and delivering executive-level portfolio insights.

• This is an ongoing positional requirement for multiple proposal efforts. Based on the Client’s final determination of requirements, if a role becomes available that matches your qualifications, a recruiter may reach out.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide Agile governance and program management support with a focus on enterprise governance, data quality assurance, and portfolio-level reporting.

Design, document, and maintain a standardized Agile methodology, including defined artifacts, ceremonies, work definitions, estimation criteria, and a formal cadence for updates with version control.

Implement and maintain standardized Agile metrics derived from Jira to ensure accuracy, traceability, and auditability, covering delivery, sprint, predictability, and quality indicators.

Maintain a comprehensive metrics definition catalog detailing formulas, field requirements, inclusion/exclusion rules, and governance processes for updates.

Conduct Agile assurance and data quality reviews to ensure consistent Jira configuration and proper artifact execution – including checks on backlog integrity, sprint hygiene, workflow adherence, and estimation practices.

Support a documented OCIO exception process to handle approved deviations from standard Agile practices.

Deliver executive-level portfolio reporting and dashboards tailored to OCIO governance forums, providing early warning indicators, cross-program analysis, and trend insights.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.

Minimum 5 years of experience in Agile project management, program governance, or a related role.

Experience with Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum) and tools like Jira for project tracking and metric analysis.

Demonstrated ability to develop and enforce Agile methodologies and metrics at an enterprise level.

Excellent data analysis and reporting skills, with experience delivering executive-level portfolio dashboards.

US Citizenship is required for this position due to government contract requirements and the need for a Public Trust security clearance.

Preferred

Professional certifications such as PMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or other Agile-related credentials

Key Soft Skills

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Initiative: Proactive & Self-Motivation

Attention to Detail: Commitment to accuracy and high-quality work

Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Customer-Focus: Commitment to Service Excellence

Work Experience

At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Agile project management, project governance, or a similar field is required.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field is required.

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