| Job Title: Project Manager/Coordinator (Individual Contributor)
Location: Reston, VA
Role Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager/Coordinator (Individual Contributor) to support portfolio-level delivery through effective budget coordination, resource alignment, and stakeholder communication. This role bridges business and technology teams, ensuring initiatives are well-tracked, aligned, and executed efficiently.
The ideal candidate combines strong organizational skills, working knowledge of technology delivery, and hands-on experience with Agile tools and frameworks (JIRA, Confluence, Atlassian suite), with the ability to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio & Program Coordination
Support portfolio-level planning and tracking, ensuring alignment across multiple initiatives
Facilitate key Agile events including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Division level All Hands and workshops
Coordinate resource allocation across projects, balancing priorities and capacity
Partner with finance team to support budget tracking, forecasting, and variance management
Ensure traceability between portfolio initiatives and execution artifacts (EPICs, Features, User Stories)
Identify dependencies and risks across initiatives and escalate as needed
Drive visibility into program health, milestones, and delivery outcomes
Track and follow up on action items, risks, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution
Monitor progress across teams using metrics (velocity, burn-down, predictability measures)
Track milestones, deliverables, and action items across projects
Proactively follow up on outstanding tasks, risks, and issues to ensure timely closure
Maintain clear visibility into project health, status, and blockers
Facilitate coordination across cross-functional teams (business, product, technology)
Use FNM's program management tools to manage project work plans, issues, risks, and dependencies.
Prepare and produce status reports, conducts status meetings and facilitates issue resolution and risk management sessions.
Stakeholder Communication & Reporting
Develop executive-level presentations and status reports
Support meeting facilitation, including agenda creation, notes, and action tracking
Communicate complex updates in a clear, concise, and actionable manner
Facilitate stakeholder meetings, ensuring decisions, actions, and outcomes are documented and tracked
Tools, Governance & Documentation
Leverage JIRA, Confluence, and Atlassian tools for tracking, reporting, and documentation
Maintain up-to-date project documentation, dashboards, and knowledge repositories
Generate reports and insights from JIRA (e.g., velocity, progress, dependencies)
Ensure adherence to enterprise delivery standards, governance practices, and compliance requirements
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Technology, or related field
7+ years of experience in project/program management or PMO roles
Exposure to budget tracking and financial coordination
Good understanding of technology architecture and delivery processes
Strong experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Atlassian ecosystem
Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and SDLC concepts
Familiarity with EPICs, Features, User Stories, and their relationships
Experience managing cross-team dependencies, risks, and large-scale delivery initiatives
PMI/Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired
Key Skills & Competencies
Strong organizational and follow-through skills
Excellent communication and presentation abilities
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Analytical mindset with attention to detail
Collaborative and proactive problem solver
Excellent planning skills using industry planning applications
Attention to detail
Proficiency with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Strong communication, negotiation and relationship building skills
Strong issue resolution and risk management skills
Experience with project management methodologies
Success Factors
Keeps projects on track through disciplined follow-ups
Enables clear visibility for leadership decision-making
Bridges business and technology effectively without needing deep engineering expertise
Ensures alignment across teams, budgets, and priorities |
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