Partner Manager (Remote)

GovCIO is seeking a Partner Manager to manage day-to-day relationships and operational coordination with subcontractors, vendors, and teaming partners supporting a portfolio of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) technology initiatives.

Reporting to the Director, Portfolio Operations, this role coordinates partner performance, staffing, Levels of Effort (LOEs), deliverables, and subcontract-related actions. The Partner Manager works closely with Finance, Contracts, Procurement, and Onboarding to keep partner activities aligned with approved program requirements and promptly address operational issues.

This position is fully remote within the United States.

• Serve as the primary day-to-day operational point of contact for assigned subcontractors and partners.
• Conduct recurring partner meetings to review staffing, progress, deliverables, outstanding actions, risks, and upcoming requirements.
• Coordinate with Delivery leadership to monitor partner performance against agreed schedules, deliverables, and program expectations.
• Coordinate the preparation and maintenance of partner LOEs, including staffing, labor categories, periods of performance, and associated costs, using inputs from Delivery and Finance.
• Monitor partner staffing, vacancies, replacements, and departures; coordinate with the Onboarding Specialist and appropriate teams to address workforce needs and delays.
• Work with the Finance Manager to review partner funding, expenditures, burn rates, forecasts, and financial discrepancies; communicating concerns to the Director, Portfolio Operations.
• Support purchase requisitions, subcontract modifications, funding actions, and supporting documentation through established review and approval processes.
• Review proposed staffing, scope, schedule, and funding changes with the appropriate teams and document operational impacts for leadership consideration.
• Resolve routine partner issues within established procedures and authority; escalating complex, unresolved, or material concerns to the Director, Portfolio Operations.
• Coordinate partner transition and closeout activities, including outstanding deliverables, staffing changes, records, and financial reconciliation.
• Work with the Partner Coordinator to maintain accurate partner records, action logs, staffing information, and status reporting.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Program Management, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be substituted in accordance with company requirements.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience in partner, subcontractor, vendor, contract, or program management.
• Experience coordinating multiple subcontractors, vendors, or partners in a federal contracting environment.
• Experience with Time-and-Materials (T&M) and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) subcontracts.
• Experience preparing or maintaining LOEs, staffing plans, forecasts, or related program financial information.
• Ability to work independently, manage day-to-day workflow, recognize when escalation or additional approval is required.
• Experience tracking deliverables, schedules, risks, issues, and corrective actions.
• Strong relationship-management, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and collaborative document-management tools.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate effectively across distributed teams.

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain required Suitability/Public Trust.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience supporting VA or other federal civilian agency programs.
• Experience working in a prime contractor environment supporting multiple technology initiatives.