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# Project Manager - Federal Programs (TS/SCI) at Esri

- **Company:** Esri
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO / Globe, MO
- **Compensation:** $84k–$142k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://www.esri.com/careers/5280191007?gh_jid=5280191007

## Job description

## Overview

Join Esri`s Professional Services team as a Project Manager supporting federal mission-driven customers. You`ll lead cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and consultants delivering geospatial solutions and mission-critical capabilities from requirements and design through implementation and deployment.

In this role, you`ll own project scope, schedule, and budget while partnering directly with customers to understand their goals and translate complex business and mission requirements into practical technical solutions. You`ll bring together project leadership, customer consulting, Agile delivery, and technology to help customers achieve meaningful outcomes.

Esri`s Professional Services division is our consulting and implementation organization, bringing together nearly 1,000 business and technical professionals focused on helping customers successfully apply Esri technology. You`ll collaborate with technical experts, work on complex implementations, and have opportunities to influence both customer success and future solutions.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the St. Louis, MO area for this position.

## Responsibilities

- Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and consultants delivering solutions that support federal customers and their mission-critical systems and applications
- Own project scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and overall delivery
- Serve as a trusted liaison between Esri Professional Services and customers, helping turn project requirements and mission needs into executable plans
- Lead Agile delivery activities, including sprint planning, backlog and user story management, stand-ups, retrospectives, and tracking project metrics such as velocity and burndown
- Partner with customers and technical teams to recommend appropriate strategies, architectures, and solutions, including implementation and migration approaches
- Communication technical concepts, project priorities, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborate with Esri practice managers, sales, and marketing teams to identify opportunities, support customer success, and help expand Esri`s impact
- Stay engaged with emerging technology and implementation trends to help customers solve complex challenges in evolving mission environments

## Requirements

- 5+ years of experience leading technology, consulting, implementation, or similarly complex projects
- Professional experience leading and managing IT- based projects and cross-functional technical teams
- Demonstrated ability to understand customer business goals, mission requirements, and strategies and translate them into actionable technical plans and solutions
- Strong communication and relationship building skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, non-technical stakeholders, and customers
- Ability to take ownership, navigate ambiguity, and proactively identify solutions in a customer facing consulting environment
- Experience working with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Experience using Agile or project management tools such as Jira, TFS, or Asana
- U.S. citizenship and an active or current Top Secret security clearance, within the required recency period, with SCI eligibility
- Bachelor`s degree in geographic information systems (GIS), geography, or related field

Recommended Qualifications

- Experience with ArcGIS, location-based services, geo-enabled applications, spatial analysis, or similar geospatial technologies
- Experience with modern technology implementation patterns, including service oriented and cloud computing architectures
- Project management or Agile certifications such as PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- CompTIA Security + certification
- Master`s degree in geographic information systems (GIS), geography, or a related field

## #LI-SS2

#LI-Onsite Total Rewards

Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is $84,240—$142,480 USD

The Company

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website [here](https://www.esri.com/en-us/racial-equity/overview#engage-communities).

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

[Esri Privacy](https://www.esri.com/en-us/privacy/overview) Esri takes our responsibility to protect your privacy seriously. We are committed to respecting your privacy by providing transparency in how we acquire and use your information, giving you control of your information and preferences, and holding ourselves to the highest national and international standards, including CCPA and GDPR compliance.

## About Esri

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Esri is the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, enabling organizations to solve complex problems through a geographic approach.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately held, debt-free)
- **Headquarters**: Redlands, California, USA
- **Founded**: 1969
- **Founders**: Jack Dangermond and Laura Dangermond

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software, Location Intelligence, Geospatial Analytics, Mapping
- **Target customers**: B2B, B2G, and B2E (Enterprise, all levels of government, nonprofits, and educational institutions). Serves over 700,000 customer organizations, including 70% of the largest global companies, most national governments, 30,000 cities and local governments, all 50 US states, and 12,000 universities.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To empower all organizations to embrace a geographic approach, creating and sharing multidisciplinary knowledge to make better decisions, building sustainable prosperity while safeguarding the planet. Their vision is to "transform society and design a better, more sustainable future."

## Products & Services
- **ArcGIS**: A comprehensive and scalable digital mapping and analytics software platform. It is the core product, offering tools for data visualization, spatial analysis, real-time situational awareness, data sharing, and collaboration. It is used across industries for operational intelligence, market analysis, risk assessment, supply chain management, urban planning, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company, debt-free).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company invests 30% of its annual revenue into research and development.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Privately held with no external investors. Partners include a global ecosystem of thousands of partners who provide solutions, implementation services, and content. Strategic partnerships are pursued to advance geospatial technology.
- **Growth Signals**: Employs over 6,000 people from 73 countries with 49 offices worldwide, including 11 R&D centers. Honored in Inc.’s inaugural Best in Business awards. Continues to expand its workforce and global reach, driven by the increasing importance of location intelligence in addressing climate change, sustainability, and social equity.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Market Leadership & Scale**: The undisputed global market leader in GIS software with an enormous, entrenched customer base across all sectors (private, public, nonprofit).
- **Deep R&D Investment**: A massive 30% of annual revenue is reinvested into R&D, ensuring continuous innovation and technological leadership in geospatial analytics, AI, and mapping.
- **Long-Term Stability & Independence**: Privately held and debt-free since 1969, allowing for a long-term, sustainable growth strategy without pressure from external investors.
- **Comprehensive Ecosystem**: ArcGIS is a complete, integrated platform that is highly interoperable and supported by a vast partner network, creating a strong ecosystem lock-in.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic Approach to Global Challenges**: Prioritizing the use of GIS and location intelligence to tackle major global issues like climate change, sustainability, supply chain resilience, public health, and social equity.
- **AI & Enterprise Technology**: Under the leadership of CTO for Enterprise and AI Technologies, Jay Theodore, the company is focused on the long-term vision of integrating AI and advanced analytics into the ArcGIS system.
- **Open & Interoperable Systems**: Committed to keeping technology open and interoperable to foster collaboration and broad adoption.
- **Expanding Impact**: Continuing to grow its customer base and influence, particularly in national government, city planning, and scientific research.

## Why Work Here
- **Impactful Work**: Employees are motivated by the knowledge that their work supports organizations around the world in solving difficult problems related to sustainability, equity, social justice, science, and humanitarian aid.
- **Culture & Environment**: Described as a supportive culture that encourages creativity, conversation, and collaboration with incredible coworkers. The environment is engaging and focused on making a difference.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive benefits include fully covered health premiums for employees and eligible dependents, 401(k) with matching, profit sharing (as a privately held company), generous paid time off, flexible schedules for work-life balance, and a robust employee assistance program.
- **Growth & Development**: Numerous educational resources are available, including training and scholarships to university degree programs to support personal and professional goals.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Employee networks include Asians and Pacific Islanders, African Americans, Hispanics, women, veterans, and the LGBTQ community. Esri is an equal opportunity employer.
- **Work Policy**: Offers flexible schedules; specific remote/hybrid policy is not explicitly stated on the careers page but is implied by the flexible schedule offering.

## Sources
1. [esri.com - About Esri](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/about-esri/company)
2. [esri.com - About Esri Overview](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/about-esri/overview)
3. [esri.com - Careers Overview](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/careers/overview)
4. [esri.com - Working at Esri](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/careers/working-esri)
5. [esri.com - Job Search](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/careers/job-search)

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