Portfolio Manager, Federal

True Zero Technologies, LLC

. Provide executive oversight of programs, projects, and task orders within the assigned federal customer portfolio .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing federal programs and consulting teams, ensuring project delivery aligns with budget, scope, and customer expectations. Proficient in financial oversight, account growth strategies, and compliance with security standards.

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Federal Program ManagementProject Management MethodologiesFinancial Performance ManagementTeam Leadership and DevelopmentSecurity Compliance Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementFinancial OversightAccount Growth StrategiesRisk ManagementContract ManagementPerformance Metrics ReportingCustomer Relationship ManagementStaffing and Resource ManagementConsulting Team ManagementBillable Utilization Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationOrganizational SkillsRelationship BuildingCoaching

Tools & Technologies

Project Management ToolsPerformance ScorecardsFinancial Reporting ToolsContract Documentation SystemsCustomer Engagement Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPCISMCISAPMP

Industry Keywords

Federal ProgramsConsulting ServicesSecurity DomainsNISTCIS ControlsISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide executive oversight of programs, projects, and task orders within the assigned federal customer portfolio
Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, contractual scope, and customer expectations
Establish and monitor project plans, milestones, staffing, risks, dependencies, and corrective actions
Ensure contractual deliverables are complete, accurate, high quality, and submitted on time
Serve as the primary program escalation point and senior customer contact
Lead assigned personnel as first-line supervisor through coaching, performance management, evaluations, development, and personnel actions
Participate in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, assignments, promotions, and offboarding
Develop and execute account growth strategies and identify expansion opportunities
Partner with business development and capture teams to pursue new opportunities
Manage customer relationships, satisfaction, priorities, risks, and future opportunities
Oversee contract scope, funding, performance periods, labor categories, staffing, deliverables, reporting, and compliance
Manage account financial performance, revenue, utilization, costs, margins, forecasts, invoicing, and variances
Maintain approximately 50% individual billable utilization through direct customer delivery or engagement
Establish account performance scorecards and report revenue, margin, staffing, utilization, vacancies, deliverables, satisfaction, funding, burn, and pipeline metrics
Provide regular account performance reports and forecasts to the Federal Services Director
Lead Program Managers, Project Managers, technical leads, and delivery personnel
Produce delivery plans, staffing plans, status reports, financial reports, contract documentation, team development plans, methodologies, thought-leadership outputs, and event representation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS) or a related field
7–10+ years of experience, including at least 3 years managing consulting or professional services resources / teams and/or managing federal programs
Ability to balance direct, billable customer delivery responsibilities with portfolio leadership, personnel management, financial oversight, and business development activities
In-depth knowledge of security domains (cloud, endpoint, risk management, compliance, etc.)
Familiarity with NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS
Experience with project management methodologies and tools
Ability to hold a federal security clearance is required
Experience building or scaling a Professional Services / Engineering Team
Background in fast-paced consulting environments
CISSP, CISM, CISA, or PMP strongly preferred
Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and relationship-building skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

A competitive salary, paid twice per month, plus an annual performance bonus tied to segment results
Companywide new business incentive programs
Contribution incentives (white papers, blog posts, internal webinars, etc.)
3 weeks of PTO to start, plus 11 paid holidays annually
401(k) with 100% company match on the first 4%
Monthly reimbursement of cell phone and home internet costs
Paternity / Maternity leave
100% of medical premiums covered by True Zero