Leads the Federal Student Aid Foundational Services Support program and oversees the transition from project-centered delivery to a product operating model. Responsibilities include executive stakeholder management, governance, planning, risk and resource management, product transformation, roadmap alignment, cross-organizational coordination, performance reporting, issue resolution, and organizational change. The role also coaches federal leaders and product owners while ensuring knowledge transfer and sustainable government capabilities.
At Goldschmitt and Associates LLC (G&A), we’re not just another company—we’re a catalyst for innovation and impact, and we’re inviting passionate, forward-thinking individuals to join us on this journey. Recognized multiple times on the Inc 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies, G&A is a leader in tech transformation and system modernization for some of the nation’s most important federal agencies.
Our culture is built on creativity and collaboration. We offer flexible schedules, telework options, and an environment where your ideas truly matter. At G&A, you won’t just clock in—you’ll be solving real-world challenges and working on projects that make a difference in the lives of millions.
Joining our team means becoming part of a vibrant, connected community where innovation thrives, your voice is heard, and your impact is felt. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a strategic thinker, or a problem-solver, at G&A, you’ll have the opportunity to level up your career while making a real-world impact.
If you’re ready to be part of a company that values purpose as much as progress, G&A is the place for you!
Summary:
Goldschmitt & Associates is seeking an Executive Program Manager to lead the Federal Student Aid Foundational Services Support program and serve as the senior, embedded leader for FSA's transition from project-centered technology delivery to a product-centered operating model.
This role combines overall program leadership with executive-level product transformation, stakeholder alignment, and organizational change. The Executive Program Manager will be accountable for integrated program performance while working directly with FSA leaders, product owners, system owners, contractors, and other stakeholders to establish the governance, decision-making, operating rhythms, and product-management practices necessary to sustain FSA's modernization.
The Executive Program Manager must understand how large federal organizations operate and be able to translate product-management concepts into practical changes that work within a complex environment of contracts, policies, technology platforms, mission priorities, and multiple major systems integrators.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Our culture is built on creativity and collaboration. We offer flexible schedules, telework options, and an environment where your ideas truly matter. At G&A, you won’t just clock in—you’ll be solving real-world challenges and working on projects that make a difference in the lives of millions.
Joining our team means becoming part of a vibrant, connected community where innovation thrives, your voice is heard, and your impact is felt. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a strategic thinker, or a problem-solver, at G&A, you’ll have the opportunity to level up your career while making a real-world impact.
If you’re ready to be part of a company that values purpose as much as progress, G&A is the place for you!
Summary:
Goldschmitt & Associates is seeking an Executive Program Manager to lead the Federal Student Aid Foundational Services Support program and serve as the senior, embedded leader for FSA's transition from project-centered technology delivery to a product-centered operating model.
This role combines overall program leadership with executive-level product transformation, stakeholder alignment, and organizational change. The Executive Program Manager will be accountable for integrated program performance while working directly with FSA leaders, product owners, system owners, contractors, and other stakeholders to establish the governance, decision-making, operating rhythms, and product-management practices necessary to sustain FSA's modernization.
The Executive Program Manager must understand how large federal organizations operate and be able to translate product-management concepts into practical changes that work within a complex environment of contracts, policies, technology platforms, mission priorities, and multiple major systems integrators.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide overall executive leadership for the FSS program, including performance, schedule, risk, resources, stakeholder coordination, and delivery
- Serve as G&A's primary program-level interface with FSA leadership and ensure work remains aligned to FSA priorities and desired outcomes
- Lead implementation of FSA's transition from project-based execution toward an enduring product operating model
- Establish integrated governance, planning, reporting, decision-support, risk-management, and escalation processes across the program
- Coach FSA leaders and product owners on product leadership, decision rights, prioritization, lifecycle management, and outcome-based governance
- Coordinate across FSA business, product, operations, security, architecture, data, system-owner, and contractor organizations
- Drive decision accountability and resolution of cross-organizational issues and dependencies
- Facilitate executive and cross-functional working sessions, including product strategy, operating-model, prioritization, and roadmap discussions
- Ensure product roadmaps, backlogs, delivery plans, and supporting technical work remain aligned to mission outcomes and user needs
- Manage integrated program risks, dependencies, assumptions, issues, and readiness conditions
- Provide executive communications and performance reporting to FSA leadership and other stakeholders, including OMB when required
- Partner with the Executive Product SME to identify organizational, product, technology, and delivery practices that impede FSA's transition to product-based management
- Ensure mentorship and knowledge transfer result in sustainable FSA capabilities rather than long-term dependence on contractor personnel
- Significant executive-level experience managing large, multi-organization technology programs and contractor/vendor ecosystems
- Demonstrated experience leading organizational or operating-model transformation
- Strong understanding of product management, technology modernization, governance, and iterative delivery
- Experience managing executive stakeholders and resolving competing organizational priorities
- Exceptional facilitation, communication, negotiation, and decision-support skills.
- Ability to operate effectively with senior government executives, technical leaders, contractors, and mission stakeholders
- Experience managing program performance, risk, schedule, financial considerations, reporting, and delivery accountability
- Possess at least 15 years of progressive leadership experience in complex technology, digital transformation, program management, or mission-delivery environments
- Possess the ability to pass a 6C Public Trust investigation, including US citizenship
- Senior federal executive or comparable experience
- Experience with large federal financial, benefits, lending, servicing, or citizen-facing technology environments
- Experience working with OMB, GAO, Congressional stakeholders, or major federal systems integrators
- Experience leading modernization during high-profile or mission-critical initiatives
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