Sr. AI/ML Project Manager - Hybrid (US Citizens/ Green Cards- Local to DMV only)

About Swingtech

Swingtech delivers innovative Information Technology and Professional Support services to a diverse range of clients across the federal and intelligence communities. With over 15 years of trusted experience as a systems integrator, we apply agile methodologies and deep industry insight to help our customers achieve greater efficiency, compliance, and cost savings. At Swingtech, we’re committed to excellence and long-term success for our clients and our team.

Swingtech Consulting, Inc. is seeking an experienced Sr. Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master to support a multi-agency enterprise AI engineering program for the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Project Manager/Scrum Master will coordinate program management, staffing, Agile delivery, quality, reporting, risk and issue management, labor-hour stewardship, transition, continuity, and stakeholder engagement across agency-aligned AI delivery teams. The individual will provide a unified management interface while enabling Senior and Mid-Level AI/ML Engineers to remain focused on hands-on technical delivery.

Swingtech’s awarded management approach identifies the Project Manager/Scrum Master as the Contract Manager responsible for daily operational matters, integrated planning, staffing, delivery cadence, reporting, quality controls, deliverables, risks, dependencies, labor and funding controls, and escalation.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary program-management interface for daily operational matters and coordinate with the Contracting Officer, COR, Federal Project Manager, agency product owners, technical leads, and other Government stakeholders.
• Maintain an integrated program-management framework covering staffing, schedule, delivery cadence, quality, reporting, risk, issues, dependencies, decisions, labor usage, funding, deliverables, and transition activities.
• Coordinate delivery across agency-aligned teams while preserving Government control over mission priorities, funding, architecture, security, privacy, accessibility, Responsible AI, authorization, release, and acceptance.
• Establish and maintain the program roadmap, agency delivery plans, program-management records, communication plan, quality-control interfaces, risk-management processes, reporting cadence, repositories, and escalation procedures.
• Work with Government product owners and Senior AI/ML Engineers to convert priorities into executable delivery plans based on authorized scope, available capacity, technical dependencies, environment readiness, access, approvals, and current evidence.
• Facilitate or oversee Agile ceremonies, including daily team synchronization, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, demonstrations, retrospectives, and cross-agency program reconciliation.
• Ensure that backlogs contain clear outcomes, users, acceptance criteria, accountable owners, labor estimates, authorized agency and CLIN assignments, dependencies, governance evidence, testing requirements, and definitions of done.
• Coordinate a weekly program-level review of demand, team capacity, risks, dependencies, decisions, deliverables, labor usage, forecast, and cross-agency resource needs.
• Prepare and facilitate monthly status reviews and other recurring Government program reviews.
• Maintain an integrated record of risks, actions, issues, dependencies, decisions, owners, due dates, impacts, mitigation actions, escalation status, and closure evidence.
• Identify and communicate schedule, staffing, quality, security, privacy, accessibility, authorization, technical, contractual, or Government dependency risks before they affect delivery.
• Coordinate timely Government decisions by clearly documenting the decision required, available options, recommendation, affected work, impact on labor and schedule, and required decision date.
• Manage staffing, onboarding, suitability-package coordination, access dependencies, continuity, retention, substitution, backfill, and knowledge-transfer activities.
• Coordinate Key Personnel coverage and ensure a designated senior technical point of contact remains available for each supported agency.
• Track labor usage by agency, CLIN, period, labor category, backlog item, and applicable subcontractor.
• Reconcile labor charges, forecasts, funded ceilings, delivery plans, completed work, and accepted outcomes.
• Identify potential scope growth or changes and ensure that work outside the authorized scope is not performed without appropriate Contracting Officer direction.
• Maintain deliverable schedules, quality-review status, submission records, Government comments, corrective actions, resubmissions, and acceptance status.
• Establish and monitor quality-control practices, readiness criteria, definitions of done, peer-review procedures, internal checks, corrective actions, and non-recurrence measures.
• Coordinate preparation and maintenance of required management plans, reports, transition documents, quality records, labor reports, risk records, dashboards, and supporting program artifacts.
• Ensure reporting accurately reflects current delivery status, completed and accepted work, open blockers, attributable Government dependencies, staffing, quality, labor usage, forecast, and decisions.
• Coordinate technical and governance review activities so architecture, security, privacy, accessibility, Responsible AI, legal, records, and authorization requirements are addressed before production release.
• Support release-readiness planning while recognizing that Swingtech prepares evidence and recommendations and authorized Government officials retain approval and residual-risk authority.
• Lead the transition-in process, including kickoff, staffing, Government information review, stakeholder alignment, access tracking, repository setup, initial backlog formation, reporting setup, and establishment of program controls.
• Plan and manage activation of any optional agency support after written Government authorization, including staffing, discovery, onboarding, capacity analysis, dependencies, and integration into the common program-management framework.
• Maintain continuity through documented procedures, paired ownership, backup assignments, current repositories, tested runbooks, configuration records, and ongoing knowledge transfer.
• Plan and coordinate transition-out activities, including transfer of documentation, source code, configuration, data, model and prompt artifacts, runbooks, administrative access, open issues, operational knowledge, and Government property.
• Communicate clearly with executives, technical personnel, program staff, Government stakeholders, and contractor team members.
• Promote a delivery environment that balances rapid iteration with security, privacy, accessibility, Responsible AI, quality, traceability, and production readiness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business administration, information systems, computer science, engineering, public administration, or a related discipline.
• Four or more years of experience managing IT projects, software-development programs, Agile delivery teams, digital modernization initiatives, data programs, cloud programs, or comparable technical work.
• Experience leading Agile planning, backlog management, sprint ceremonies, demonstrations, retrospectives, risk reviews, and delivery reporting.
• Experience coordinating work across product owners, architects, developers, AI/ML engineers, data engineers, business analysts, testers, cybersecurity personnel, and Government stakeholders.
• Experience managing staffing, schedules, risks, issues, dependencies, quality, deliverables, labor usage, forecasts, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience supporting labor-hour contracts or comparable delivery environments requiring careful management of hours, ceilings, funding, scope, and forecasts.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, priorities, stakeholders, and dependencies.
• Experience preparing Government-facing status reports, decision briefs, risk reports, delivery forecasts, review materials, and executive-level presentations.
• Experience managing transition-in, onboarding, access dependencies, team continuity, backfill, knowledge transfer, and transition-out activities.
• Experience working in a Federal Government or similarly regulated environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing AI/ML, Generative AI, data, cloud, software engineering, digital services, or enterprise modernization initiatives is preferred.
• Familiarity with Federal security, privacy, accessibility, Responsible AI, records management, ATO, quality assurance, and release-governance requirements is preferred.
• Project Management Professional certification is strongly preferred.
• Current Scrum Master or comparable Agile certification is strongly preferred.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, written communication, organizational, analytical, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC, at least three days per week and remain available during Government core hours.

Summary of Benefits

• 15 PTO days
• 11 paid holidays
• Medical Insurance with – 3 options (HSA with $600 Employer Contribution).
• Dental Insurance with no age limit orthodonture.
• Vision Insurance through EyeMed in and out of network coverage.
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability coverage with 100% premium support,
• Life insurance and AD&D with 100% premium support
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Critical Care and Accident Insurance availability
• Pet Insurance through Nationwide
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with enrollment from day one. 4% deferral by company.
• $1500 Annual Training Budget
• $1500 Referral bonus
• Eligibility for annual merit and discretionary bonus
• Flexible work arrangements

Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Veterans/Disabled