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# Program Manager – Project Lead at Ibility

- **Company:** Ibility
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/ibility/92dab522-3634-4183-814f-58efb2144600

## Job description

Founded in early 2021, Ibility is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Woman-Owned Small Business, headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.  Ibility is a small but mighty company that is positioned for rapid growth.  Simply put, we help government leaders to achieve their mission by designing creative products and programs that delight their customers and make their employees more efficient - building trust and improving overall satisfaction. We use human-centered design principles in every engagement because we believe the end-user is critical to the long-term success of any solution. Our team is fun, passionate, bold, and creative.  We live our mission every day – to inspire people, create cool stuff, and make a lasting impact on the world!

Position Overview: The Program Manager serves as the overall project lead, providing leadership, direction, and oversight for all aspects of contract execution. This role is responsible for managing project performance, staffing, quality, risk, schedule, and stakeholder engagement while ensuring program activities, deliverables, and resources are effectively managed in accordance with contract requirements. Working collaboratively with government stakeholders, project teams, and external partners, the Program Manager provides strategic guidance to support the successful execution of healthcare transformation, digital health, artificial intelligence (AI), and innovation initiatives. Through effective planning, communication, and operational leadership, the Program Manager ensures contract objectives are achieved while promoting collaboration, accountability, and high-quality program delivery.

Please note this position is contingent upon award (Aug/Sept 2026)

Key Responsibilities: Provide overall leadership, direction, and oversight for contract execution, ensuring project activities, deliverables, and resources are managed in accordance with contract requirements. Serve as the primary point of contact for government stakeholders, fostering collaborative relationships and ensuring effective communication throughout the project lifecycle. Lead project planning, execution, and performance management activities while overseeing project scope, schedule, quality, risk, staffing, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent initiatives. Provide strategic leadership and guidance to project teams, ensuring alignment with program objectives, contract requirements, and organizational priorities. Oversee the development and delivery of executive-level briefings, reports, dashboards, presentations, and other contract deliverables to support informed decision making. Promote collaboration across stakeholders, project teams, and external partners to support successful planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement efforts. Support Agile and SAFe delivery practices by providing leadership during planning activities, facilitating cross-functional coordination, and promoting continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle. Lead project kickoff meetings and provide executive oversight for pilot activities, training initiatives, project completion reports, and other implementation deliverables to ensure successful execution and compliance with contract requirements. Oversee the development, quality, and timely delivery of monthly implementation progress dashboards, monthly program status reports, executive briefing materials, digital health pipeline dashboards, evaluation plans, and other contract deliverables to support government reporting requirements and executive decision-making.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Information Systems, Project Management, Communications, or a related field. Eight (8) or more years of professional experience leading federal program management, healthcare transformation, digital health, or technology initiatives supporting Federal Government clients. Three (3) or more years of experience supporting Federal Government agencies, preferably within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Health Agency (DHA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or other Federal healthcare organizations. Demonstrated experience managing complex projects or programs, including oversight of project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and resource management. Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent projects while ensuring successful delivery of client objectives. Experience serving as the primary point of contact for government clients and project leadership, with demonstrated success building collaborative relationships and driving project outcomes. Demonstrated experience overseeing project planning, performance management, issue resolution, and contract deliverables in a fast-paced environment. Experience developing and presenting executive-level briefings, strategic recommendations, program status reports, and client-facing deliverables. Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, facilitate decision-making, and lead multidisciplinary teams. Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate program risks, resolve complex issues, and make sound decisions that support successful project execution.

Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Information Systems, Project Management, Communications, or a related field. Experience leading digital health, healthcare innovation, artificial intelligence (AI), or healthcare technology programs. Experience overseeing strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, organizational change management, or enterprise transformation initiatives. Experience managing Agile and SAFe delivery teams and supporting iterative project delivery methodologies. Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe certification, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Lean Six Sigma, or a comparable project management or Agile certification.

Benefits: Health, Dental, and Vision Plans Short Term Disability / Long Term Disability / Life Insurance / Accidental Death and Dismemberment Health Savings Account Unlimited Paid Time Off 11 Federal Holidays Off 401k

We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer in all aspects of employment and do not discriminate for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

## About Ibility

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ibility is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that helps government agencies drive innovation and digital transformation through challenge competitions, human-centered design, and agile delivery.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately held LLC; no external venture funding disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Gaithersburg, Maryland / Washington DC Metropolitan area, USA *(Note: SBA records list a registered address in Avon Lake, Ohio, but the company describes itself as based in the Washington DC metro area)*
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Danielle Krakora (CEO & Co-Founder), Ken Beecher (President & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Business consulting and services; federal government contracting; digital transformation; innovation management
- **Target customers**: B2G — primarily federal government agencies, with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a major client; also expanding to agencies beyond the VA
- **Mission**: "Inspire people, create cool stuff, and make a lasting impact on the world" [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)

## Products & Services
- **Challenge Competitions / Innovation Challenges**: Design and execution of prize-based competitions that create new products, improve processes, and implement digital transformation for government agencies, followed by expert resources to pilot winning solutions [search.certifications.sba.gov](https://search.certifications.sba.gov/profile/C3P8H93LRLG3/8RPA7)
- **Digital Transformation Solutions**: End-to-end modernization support, including Agile delivery, process improvement, and implementation services
- **Human-Centered Design (HCD) / User-Centered Design (UCD)**: Research, design, and user-experience services, including instructional systems design and informatics analysis (based on open roles like Instructional Systems Design Engineer and Clinical Informaticist) [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/ibility)
- **Advisory & Operations Consulting**: Program analysis, risk management, technology business management (TBM), organizational change management (OCM), and requirements analysis for government systems (e.g., CGI Momentum implementations) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ibilityllc)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of 44 employees with **+200% YoY growth** (+36 people); 18 active job postings with **+1,700% yearly job posting growth** [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ibilityllc)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors — growth is organic via federal contracts. Key certifications/partners include SBA certifications as SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, and EDWOSB, with active SAM.gov registration [search.certifications.sba.gov](https://search.certifications.sba.gov/profile/C3P8H93LRLG3/8RPA7); key client work for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/leadership)
- **Growth Signals**: +200% headcount growth YoY; +53.6% yearly LinkedIn follower growth (2,429 followers); +1,700% YoY growth in job postings; leadership states the mission is expanding from the VA "into agencies beyond the VA" [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ibilityllc) [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/leadership)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Federal contracting certifications**: SDVOSB/VOSB, WOSB, and EDWOSB designations create preferential contracting opportunities and a defensible niche in government procurement [search.certifications.sba.gov](https://search.certifications.sba.gov/profile/C3P8H93LRLG3/8RPA7)
- **Deep government domain expertise**: Leadership and team talent drawn from agencies/contractors such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CGI, Deloitte, and the Defense Contract Audit Agency [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ibilityllc)
- **Veteran/military-spouse talent pool**: A team predominantly made up of Veterans and military spouses brings mission alignment, service ethos, and institutional trust with government clients [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)
- **Culture of transparency & empowerment**: Leadership philosophy emphasizes treating employees with respect and working "for the team," reducing administrative burdens through automation so staff can focus on delivery [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/leadership)

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand beyond the VA**: The CEO is "excited to expand this mission into agencies beyond the VA" — a clear signal that the current strategic priority is agency diversification [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/leadership)
- **Scale delivery capacity**: With active hiring across informatics, risk management, change management, and requirements analysis roles, the company is building bench strength to take on larger contracts [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/ibility)
- **Maintain a lean, high-impact operation**: Leadership emphasizes ruthless prioritization against a clear vision — avoiding big-company red tape while remaining small and agile [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)

## Why Work Here
- **100% remote workforce**: Fully remote with flexibility and work-life balance; some roles may require onsite work but requirements are discussed upfront during hiring [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)
- **Mission-driven culture**: The team is predominantly Veterans and military spouses, fostering a shared commitment to service and supporting Veteran well-being [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)
- **High-growth, small-company environment**: Expect to "wear multiple hats" — roles grow with the company, offering outsized ownership and impact, but with less structure than large enterprises. The company is candid: roles, responsibilities, and processes are still being built [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)
- **People-centric perks**: Culture centered on collaboration, connection, and innovation; a philosophy of treating others "with the same respect, empathy, and support that we would hope to receive" [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)
- **Diversity & inclusion**: Committed to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility; Equal Opportunity Employer across race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran status, and disability [ibility.io](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)
- **Hiring process transparency**: May use AI tools to assist with application review and analysis, but final hiring decisions are made by humans; candidates can request information on data processing [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/ibility)

## Sources
1. [Your Career — Ibility LLC](https://www.ibility.io/your-career)
2. [LinkedIn — Ibility LLC](https://linkedin.com/company/ibilityllc)
3. [Lever Careers — Ibility](https://jobs.lever.co/ibility)
4. [SBA Small Business Search — IBILITY LLC](https://search.certifications.sba.gov/profile/C3P8H93LRLG3/8RPA7)
5. [Leadership — Ibility LLC](https://www.ibility.io/leadership)

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