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Director, Product/Portfolio Governance
Rosslyn, VA (Onsite - 5 days per week)
The Director supports the DHMS Program Executive Office and functions as Chief of Staff leader for the Executive Office. This role helps senior leaders run the organization more effectively by improving how work is governed, how teams are organized, and how executive meetings drive decisions.
This position is intended for someone who has worked in a software or product-driven organization and understands how leadership teams should review costs, schedules, performance, and priorities. The role is hands-on and execution focused. The Director is expected to help shape how leaders meet, decide, and follow through, especially during periods of change.
The ideal candidate is comfortable working closely with senior leaders, can simplify complex topics, and has experience helping organizations adopt better ways of working.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Governance and Organizational Effectiveness
BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:
KEY COMPETENCIES :
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS OR EXPERIENCE (Not Required):
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Marathon TS is committed to the development of a creative, diverse and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Marathon TS will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Marathon TS does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status ").
Rosslyn, VA (Onsite - 5 days per week)
The Director supports the DHMS Program Executive Office and functions as Chief of Staff leader for the Executive Office. This role helps senior leaders run the organization more effectively by improving how work is governed, how teams are organized, and how executive meetings drive decisions.
This position is intended for someone who has worked in a software or product-driven organization and understands how leadership teams should review costs, schedules, performance, and priorities. The role is hands-on and execution focused. The Director is expected to help shape how leaders meet, decide, and follow through, especially during periods of change.
The ideal candidate is comfortable working closely with senior leaders, can simplify complex topics, and has experience helping organizations adopt better ways of working.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Governance and Organizational Effectiveness
- Support efforts to refresh and improve governance processes, including how strategic decisions are made and escalated
- Help leaders clarify roles, responsibilities, and decision ownership within a product or portfolio environment, from senior / executive leadership down through product / project execution
- Assist with organizational design changes and help ensure new structures are adopted in day-to-day work
- Help redesign executive meetings so they focus on cost, schedule, performance, and results rather than status updates; ensure successful implementation of the redesigned meeting structure
- Develop clear meeting agendas, pre-read materials, and decision summaries
- Capture decisions, action items, owners, and deadlines to ensure follow-through
- Lead (as directed) key strategic transformation initiatives designed to elevate the level of performance of our own team as well as the client's
- Contribute experience, expertise, and sound judgment to strategic discussions and planning sessions
- Proactively share insights that contribute to improvement
- Support organization and prioritization of product and capability portfolios
- Help leadership understand tradeoffs across priorities, funding, and capacity
- Support change management efforts by translating leadership decisions into clear guidance for teams
- Support daily operations of the DHMS Executive Office and priority initiatives
- Coordinate taskers, leadership requests, and cross-team actions
- Draft and coordinate executive briefings, decision memos, and leadership materials
- Track leadership commitments, dependencies, and risks
- Maintain simple, clear trackers so leaders can see progress and issues
- Identify gaps or delays and help drive resolution
BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience supporting senior leaders in a Chief of Staff, PMO, or executive operations role
- Experience working in a software, product, or portfolio-driven organization
- Demonstrated experience supporting governance changes, organizational changes, or operating model improvements
- Experience preparing materials for executive-level meetings and supporting leadership decision-making
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work onsite in Rosslyn, VA, five days per week
- U.S. Citizen
KEY COMPETENCIES :
- Ability to work directly with senior leaders and exercise good judgment
- Strong organizational and follow-through skills
- Comfort driving change and improving how teams operate
- Ability to explain complex topics in clear, simple terms
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS OR EXPERIENCE (Not Required):
- Prosci Change Management Certification (ADKAR Model)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library Version 4 Foundation (ITIL 4 Foundation)
- Scaled Agile Framework Lean Portfolio Management Certification (SAFe LPM)
- Experience implementing AI solutions / products / process improvements
#cjjobs
Marathon TS is committed to the development of a creative, diverse and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Marathon TS will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Marathon TS does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status ").
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