Portfolio Manager

Who we are:

Raft (https://goraft.tech) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in Reston, VA. Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

We’re looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager to support our customer and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first.

About the role:

The Raft team is looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager to support the Air Force Portfolio of products and programs and partner with other Product Managers and the Program Director to deliver above and beyond customer expectations. You’ll have the opportunity to work with progressive government customers creating innovative solutions that address new and evolving customer needs that will have high impact to mission readiness. The following is a high-level overview of the roles and responsibilities but may not capture all the nuances of this role.

What we are looking for:

• The Portfolio Manager is responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of Air Force contracts (both existing and new) and will be required to work across cross-functional teams to achieve objectives aligned with the customer’s initiatives and per contractual agreements
• Deeply understand the problem(s) being solved and become an expert on pain points and the vision of the program offices you are delivering upon
• Be a servant leader to your team
• Continuously measure the team performance across the portfolio so that you can take proactive measures as opposed to reactive
• Deliver exceptional value to the DoD and its customers
• Manage and ensure all contractual deliverables are being executed and executed on time
• Help track all program financials to include; burn rate, ceilings, and P&L
• Understand the Air Force ecosystem and customer needs to facilitate lateral and new growth across the programs
• Manage and report metrics that matter (outcomes over outputs)
• Partner with our recruiting team to hire top talent for the team based on the contract needs and timelines, including reviewing resumes and conducting interviews
• Proactively manage risks to projects and client relationships, ensuring a clear and measurable impact on client missions and increasing Raft’s reputation in the federal contracting domain
• Able to travel occasionally to support the customer
• Manage subcontractors and contract modifications
• Become a consultative professional that works with government stakeholders to identify creative solutions to contract hurdles

Highly preferred:

• Go-getter with a GSD mentality
• Program/Portfolio Manager that has managed multiple programs at one time
• A servant leader who puts the team and client’s needs first
• An outstanding communicator with a high level of integrity and leadership courage
• A self-starter that can recognize needs and act with little to no guidance
• Able to understand at a high level the technical needs of the client for each position
• A facilitator and coach adept at managing client relationships and organizing agile team activities for complex, mission-critical software projects
• Experience solving complex problems

Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

Work Type:

• Remote

What we will offer you:  

• Highly competitive salary 
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 
• 401(k) and company match 
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid holidays 
• Education & training benefits 
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs 
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work 
• Team off-site in fun places! 
• Generous Referral Bonuses 
• And More!

Our Vision Statement:  

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.

Our Customer Obsession:

We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there?

Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm.

Raft’s core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our “nadi” by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.