Logistics Management Institute - Mclean, VA
posted 2 days ago
Mclean, VA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
Join our cutting-edge generative AI (GenAI) platform, LIGER, created by its technology studio, LMI Forge. LIGER harnesses the power of advanced technology, data analytics, and the latest in machine learning and natural language processing to provide secure, private, and trustworthy GenAI solutions for government. At LMI, we're reimagining the path from insight to outcome at The New Speed of Possible. Combining a legacy of over 60 years of federal expertise with our innovation ecosystem, we minimize time to value and accelerate mission success. We energize the brightest minds with emerging technologies to inspire creative solutioning and push the boundaries of capability. LMI advances the pace of progress, enabling our customers to thrive while adapting to evolving mission needs.
Responsibilities
- Management of complex Agile AI projects ensuring that goals, requirements, and outcomes are defined and that the appropriate resources are allocated.
- Deeply understand the technical architecture of the tool, the tradeoffs between different algorithms and architectures, and explain these differences clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Understand what is and is not possible given our solution architecture and the models being used and help customers understand which of their problems can be solved with LLMs.
- Monitor team performance to ensure that projects are implemented, supported, and closed accurately and in accordance with key milestones and established project standards are upheld and clearly defined throughout the entire process of each project's development and execution.
- Foster positive working relationships with team members, client personnel, and leadership counterparts.
- Prioritize tasks, set deadlines, and assign resources to each project.
- Track cost, schedule, and performance, as well as prepare documents and develop project-specific policy, procedures, and report status to all levels.
- Manage staffing requirements, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and execution.
- Manage task assignments and oversight of personnel to ensure excellence in service delivery.
- Prepare monthly cost reports and ensure such deliverables are submitted in a timely fashion and of high quality/accuracy. When appropriate, propose a plan to correct any cost variances or projected rate adjustments.
- Ensure program compliance with government and corporate policies and mandates, and adherence to directives from governing entities.
- Anticipate and resolve procurement challenges and problems, such as small business set-aside goals, certification requirements, and acquisition strategy.
- Work with LMI and LMI business partners to pursue new business opportunities.
- Support business development and bid and proposal efforts for opportunities, bringing together capabilities across LMI to define a solution that meets and exceeds client expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or higher.
- Minimum of 5 years consulting experience.
- Minimum 3 years project management and/or task leadership experience.
- Experience with GenAI technologies and a strong point of view on how these tools can be combined to impact the government.
- Experience in the areas of SDLC and Agile software development methodologies.
- Technically adept and business-focused to interface across technical disciplines and senior leadership.
- Product management or related product lifecycle experience.
- Superior communication skills, both oral and written.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a 'client first' attitude.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams to successful outcomes.
- Exceptional organizational skills and a deep understanding of project management best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities and exhibit flexibility based on changing client needs.
- High level of business acumen, ability to develop and implement strategy.
- Strong connector - make insightful connections to bring the right people together to solve problems and grow the business.
- Active Polygraph level security clearance required.
Nice-to-haves
- Master's degree or higher (MBA, Masters in Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science or a related field).
- Prior experience running software development projects.
- Experience with Intelligence Community projects preferred.
