--- title: 'Program Manager at Core One' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/program-manager-core-one-williamsburg-f3bzcabpnmrv' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Program Manager at Core One - **Company:** Core One - **Location:** Williamsburg, VA - **Posted:** 2025-10-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone/jobs/8196013002 ## Job description Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance! This position is contingent upon award. Overview: We are seeking a highly organized and experienced Program Manager to oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of a technical training course with multiple sessions throughout the year. This role is responsible for managing instructors and role players, scheduling, and course logistics to ensure a professional, consistent, and effective adult learning experience. The Program Manager will serve as the primary point of accountability for program performance, coordinating with stakeholders, tracking budgets, and ensuring smooth program operations.  This role is full-time on-site in Williamsburg, VA. Primary Responsibilities: - Plan, schedule, and oversee the execution of multiple training course sessions annually. - Manage and support instructors, role players, and other program staff to ensure high-quality training delivery. - Oversee program operations including logistics, materials, facilities, and participant communications. - Track and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial reports to ensure program performance within scope and resources. - Apply knowledge of basic contracting concepts to support compliance and program alignment with Sponsor requirements. - Monitor program metrics and performance, providing regular reports to leadership and stakeholders. - Implement improvements and best practices in adult learning to enhance participant experience and outcomes. - Serve as the central point of contact for all program-related inquiries and coordination. Required Qualifications: - Minimum of 5 years of program management experience. - At least 2 years of experience in budget and financial management. - Strong understanding of basic contracting concepts. - Demonstrated computer literacy, including proficiency in standard office applications. - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Desired Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in a related field (adult learning, human resource development, operations management, business administration). - Prior experience with adult learning or training program management. - Experience as a Technical Operations Officer. Clearance Requirements - Active TS/SCI w/Poly security clearance required. Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. ## __PRESENT__PRESENT__PRESENT__PRESENT ## __PRESENT ## __PRESENT__PRESENT ## __PRESENT ## __PRESENT ## About Core One ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Core One delivers analytical, operational, and technical solutions to the most complex national security challenges facing the U.S. government. - **Entity Type**: Private (revenue-funded, no disclosed funding rounds) - **Headquarters**: Sterling, Virginia, USA - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Patrick Moniz (CEO & Co‑founder), Joseph Koo (President & Co‑founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Defense, national security, intelligence, space manufacturing - **Target customers**: U.S. government agencies (DoD, Intelligence Community, Special Operations) - **Mission/purpose**: “Deliver solutions that anticipate and address the most complex challenges facing the U.S. national security community,” helping clients “secure enduring strategic dominance.” ## Products & Services - **Mission Integration**: Fuses intelligence and defense expertise to craft solutions across blurred mission boundaries. - **Intelligence Analysis**: Enables the intelligence community to produce actionable intelligence for threat mitigation. - **Defense Programs**: Partners with the Department of Defense to deliver capabilities that deter aggression and ensure global stability. - **Operational Support**: Provides advisory to the highest levels of the U.S. national security and defense apparatus. - **Training & Logistics**: Designs and conducts over 5,000 exercises, red cells, and test environments; runs advanced special operations training courses. - **Strategic Services**: Advisory, planning, and synchronization support for strategic initiatives. - **Custom Technical Solutions**: Builds and scales secure, scalable technical solutions (30+ unique solutions delivered). - **All-Source Analysis, Cyber Security, Data Science, DevOps, Cloud Architecture**: Various technical service lines deployed across 117 locations worldwide. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Annual Revenue**: ~$27M (as of ~2025, per LinkedIn data) - **Headcount**: 107 employees (37% year‑over‑year growth, +50 people) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Key government partners include USSOCOM, DoD, and Intelligence Community agencies. Board member Mac Curtis joined in June 2025. - **Growth Signals**: - Awarded USSOCOM J59 Futures Planning and Synchronization Prime Contract (Jan 2025) - Awarded IC Division contract in Northern Virginia expanding software, data, and DevOps capabilities (Feb 2025) - Acquired Calhoun International (Dec 2024) and Global Research Analytics (Feb 2023) - Active job postings: 86 (monthly +21%, quarterly +19%, yearly +51%) ## Competitive Advantages - **Mission focus**: Deep specialization in U.S. national security with a singular focus on government partners. - **Discretion & trust**: Operates with “utmost discretion” to maintain operational security – a cornerstone of long‑term partner relationships. - **Integrated intelligence‑defense capability**: Bridges intelligence and defense communities, offering seamless support across mission sets. - **Proven scale**: Has rapidly established and scaled operations at 117 CONUS/OCONUS locations. - **Talent pipeline**: Attracts experienced professionals from top defense contractors (e.g., Amentum, PAE, SAIC, GDIT). ## Strategic Focus - Continue geographic and capability expansion through strategic acquisitions and prime contract wins. - Grow technical services (software, data, DevOps, cloud) to complement traditional intelligence and operational support. - Deepen relationships with USSOCOM, IC, and DoD by delivering integrated, forward‑leaning solutions. - Maintain elite training and exercise capabilities to simulate modern threat environments. ## Why Work Here - **Meaningful work**: Employees support critical national security missions that protect the country, with a culture of “relentless dedication.” - **Culture**: Collegial, principled, and mission‑first; described as “highly effective team” that values adaptability, discretion, and integrity. - **Benefits**: - Competitive, market‑based compensation and performance bonuses - 6% 401(k) company match, vested immediately - Health, dental, vision insurance (individual & family) - Paid time off, 11 paid federal holidays, parental leave (paid for new parents) - Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and child‑care, tax‑free) - Life & disability insurance at no cost - Training and certification reimbursements - **Career growth**: Individual development plans; roles span Intelligence Analysis, Operations, Corporate, Application Development, Training & Logistics. - **Locations**: Sterling, VA (HQ) and sites across the U.S. and overseas (Philippines). Many roles require TS/SCI clearance and may involve travel. - **Work environment**: Hybrid/office based on mission needs; emphasis on collaboration and focused teamwork. ## Sources 1. [Core One – About](https://www.coreone.com/company) 2. [Core One – Careers](https://www.coreone.com/careers) 3. [Core One – Homepage](https://www.coreone.com/) 4. [Core One – Job Board (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone) 5. 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