Deputy Program / Product Manager

Who we are:

Raft (https://TeamRaft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in McLean, VA. Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

We're looking for an experienced Deputy Program / Product Managerto support our growing efforts and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first.

About the role:

As a Deputy Program / Product Manager (DPM),you will support and oversee the successful execution of a high-visibility DoD contract. The DPM will assist the Product Manager (PM) in all aspects of program execution, including contract management, personnel oversight, stakeholder engagement, and technical delivery. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills to ensure contract objectives are met on time and within budget.

• Assist the PM in planning, executing, and managing all aspects of program performance, ensuring alignment with contract requirements and company objectives.
  
• Oversee program deliverables, milestones, and budgets, proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
  
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless contract execution.
  
• Serve as a key point of contact for government customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
  
• Assist in managing program staff, ensuring the right talent is assigned to key teams.
  
• Support workforce planning, recruiting, and retention efforts to maintain program continuity.
  
• Monitor program financials, ensuring adherence to budget constraints and contract funding limits
  
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess program success and areas for improvement
  
• Support proposal efforts, including cost estimates, work breakdown structures (WBS), and contract modifications

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Work directly with government customers to set clear expectations, understand the needs and priorities to define and deliver solutions to enable mission outcomes
• Monitor operations across several product teams and contracts to organize and mobilize independent programs toward a unified goal
• Proactively manage risks to projects and client relationships, ensuring a clear and measurable impact on client missions and increasing Raft's reputation in the GovTech domain
• Monitor and ensure all deliverables across the program are being met-to include MSRs, burn rates, subcontracts, and applicable software deliverables
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in briefing senior executives and government officials
• Experience with Agile project management methodologies

Highly preferred:

• Extraordinary PM that is passionate about mission needs, technical aptitude and attention to detail
• A servant leader who puts the team and client's needs first
• Outstanding communicator with a high level of integrity and leadership courage
• A self-starter that can recognize needs and act with little to no guidance
• Experience solving complex problems for the Air Force or Department of Defense

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Secret clearance

Work Type:

• Hybrid - Boston, MA
• May require up to 15% travel

Salary Range:

• $110,000 - $160,000
• The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities

What we will offer you:

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage + 401(k)
• Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays
• Education & training benefits
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work
• Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options
• Team off-site in fun places!
• Generous Referral Bonuses
• And More!

Our Vision Statement:

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession withthemission.

Our Customer Obsession:

We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there?

Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking,and collaboration is a norm.

Raft's core philosophy isUbuntu: IAm, BecauseWe are. We support our"nadi"by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.