Program Manager

Salary: $143,913.00 to $187,093.00 Per Year

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Program Manager, you will provide expert program-management oversight and advice to the USCIS Component Acquisition Executive for a multibillion-dollar acquisition and investment portfolio, supporting governance, risk analysis, CARB activities, policy development, and executive decision-making.

Major duties
Analyzes USCIS acquisition and investment programs using qualitative and quantitative methods to identify portfolio trends, systemic risks, outlier issues, and opportunities for improvement.
Coordinates acquisition-related actions with USCIS program offices and stakeholders to support investment reviews, governance activities, and timely executive decision-making.
Manages programs and projects supporting the USCIS Component Acquisition Review Board (CARB) process, including planning, scheduling, tracking, and coordinating CARB events and deliverables.
Develops detailed project plans, milestones, schedules, and cost-tracking approaches to monitor program activities and ensure timely completion of acquisition and investment-management requirements.
Provides technical assistance, training, and direct support to USCIS program offices on CARB procedures, urgent review requests, and acquisition and investment governance requirements.
Drafts, interprets, and updates program-management policies, standard operating procedures, guidance, executive briefings, decision papers, and recommendations consistent with Federal and DHS acquisition and investment-management requirements.
Evaluates and improves CARB information-system processes by developing and testing user stories, identifying system issues, and coordinating resolution efforts with system developers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 10/13/2026. Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 10/13/2026. GS-14: You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the majority of the following duties: Analyzing acquisition, investment, program-management, or organizational performance data to identify trends, risks, issues, and recommended corrective actions. Coordinating acquisition or investment-management activities with program offices, senior leaders, and internal or external stakeholders. Managing or supporting governance reviews, such as acquisition review boards, investment review boards, or comparable executive-level program reviews. Developing project plans, milestones, schedules, performance measures, or cost-tracking methods for complex programs or projects. Preparing executive-level reports, briefings, decision papers, policy documents, or recommendations concerning program or portfolio performance. Applying Federal acquisition, capital-planning, investment-management, or program-management laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 10/13/2026. You must upload your resume under the "Resume" category. Resumes submitted under the "Other Documents" category will not be considered. Your most recently submitted resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement. Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education. Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages. To help ensure your resume remains clear and easy to read, we recommend using margins of at least 0.8 inches and a font size of at least 11 point. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since Human Resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Duties (be specific in describing your duties) Employer's name and address Supervisor name and phone number Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008) Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position. Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Salary Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible. Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build criteria competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer service.