ZipStaff Inc.
Senior Program Manager Specialist
McLean, Virginia•Contract
$54 - $55 hourly
$54 - $55 hourly
About the Job
Job Title: Senior Program Manager Specialist – Multifamily Digital
Location: McLean, VA (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
Location: McLean, VA (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is seeking an experienced Program Manager Specialist to support the program manager function for a major financial services organization focused on mortgage and housing finance.
ZipStaff is seeking an experienced Program Manager Specialist to support the program manager function for a major financial services organization focused on mortgage and housing finance.
You will work with business stakeholders to translate their needs into actionable work while owning all executive and program-level reporting for the team. The role requires understanding and communicating team activities from a strategic perspective, distilling complex work streams into clear priorities and deliverables, with a focus on Multifamily Digital programs.
What You’ll Do:
- Partner with Multifamily Digital Program leadership, including providing direct strategic and operational support to senior executives.
- Lead strategic transformation initiatives and coordinate planning activities across multiple programs, business functions, and technology teams.
- Facilitate business requirements sessions with stakeholders, documenting, analyzing, and translating business requirements into actionable user stories, features, and development priorities for delivery teams.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Business SMEs, Architects, and Development teams to ensure business needs are clearly understood and successfully implemented.
- Support Agile planning processes, including Program Increment (PI) planning, roadmap development, backlog refinement, dependency management, and milestone tracking.
- Develop and maintain technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy, portfolio priorities, and enterprise transformation objectives.
- Create executive-level dashboards, status reports, presentations, and communications that provide leadership visibility into program health, risks, milestones, and outcomes.
- Apply PMO best practices for program governance, reporting, resource planning, risk management, issue tracking, and portfolio oversight.
- Lead integrated program planning activities and support strategic decision-making through data-driven analysis and reporting.
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience supporting program manager functions, program management, or related roles in a large enterprise environment.
- Proven ability to work with business stakeholders and translate their needs into actionable work, user stories, and development priorities.
- Experience owning executive and program-level reporting, including dashboards, status reports, and leadership communications.
- Ability to understand and communicate team activities from a strategic perspective and distill complex work streams into clear priorities and deliverables.
- Experience supporting Agile teams and planning processes such as PI planning, roadmap development, and dependency management.
- Strong stakeholder management, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to work on-site in McLean, VA.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with SharePoint and understanding Multifamily (MF) data.
- Background in mortgage, housing finance, or related financial services programs.
- Hands-on application of PMO best practices for governance, risk management, and portfolio oversight.
- Prior support for strategic transformation initiatives across business and technology teams.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.
To apply, submit your resume highlighting your program management support experience, stakeholder translation work, executive reporting, Agile planning, and any Multifamily or financial services background. Pure research or junior experience will not be considered