# Project Manager - Federal Programs (TS/SCI) at Esri

> United States · Manager · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Aesri%3A5280191007 (read 2026-11-05).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Esri](https://alderhq.app/companies/esri)
- Location text: St. Louis, MO - Globe; St. Louis, MO - Globe
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: St. Louis, MO - Globe; St. Louis, MO - Globe")
- Posted: 2026-10-30 (6 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-03 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://www.esri.com/careers/5280191007?gh_jid=5280191007
- Skills listed (inferred): TypeScript

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $84k–$142k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (United States, n 6389): p25 $80k, median $134k, p75 $171k
- Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Esri (UK) Ltd" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers))

## Description (the employer's text)

### Overview

Join Esri\`s Professional Services team as a Project Manager supporting federal mission-driven customers. You\`ll lead cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and consultants delivering geospatial solutions and mission-critical capabilities from requirements and design through implementation and deployment.

In this role, you\`ll own project scope, schedule, and budget while partnering directly with customers to understand their goals and translate complex business and mission requirements into practical technical solutions. You\`ll bring together project leadership, customer consulting, Agile delivery, and technology to help customers achieve meaningful outcomes.

Esri\`s Professional Services division is our consulting and implementation organization, bringing together nearly 1,000 business and technical professionals focused on helping customers successfully apply Esri technology. You\`ll collaborate with technical experts, work on complex implementations, and have opportunities to influence both customer success and future solutions.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the St. Louis, MO area for this position.

### Responsibilities

- Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and consultants delivering solutions that support federal customers and their mission-critical systems and applications
- Own project scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and overall delivery
- Serve as a trusted liaison between Esri Professional Services and customers, helping turn project requirements and mission needs into executable plans
- Lead Agile delivery activities, including sprint planning, backlog and user story management, stand-ups, retrospectives, and tracking project metrics such as velocity and burndown
- Partner with customers and technical teams to recommend appropriate strategies, architectures, and solutions, including implementation and migration approaches
- Communication technical concepts, project priorities, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborate with Esri practice managers, sales, and marketing teams to identify opportunities, support customer success, and help expand Esri\`s impact
- Stay engaged with emerging technology and implementation trends to help customers solve complex challenges in evolving mission environments
### Requirements

- 5+ years of experience leading technology, consulting, implementation, or similarly complex projects
- Professional experience leading and managing IT- based projects and cross-functional technical teams
- Demonstrated ability to understand customer business goals, mission requirements, and strategies and translate them into actionable technical plans and solutions
- Strong communication and relationship building skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, non-technical stakeholders, and customers
- Ability to take ownership, navigate ambiguity, and proactively identify solutions in a customer facing consulting environment
- Experience working with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Experience using Agile or project management tools such as Jira, TFS, or Asana
- U.S. citizenship and an active or current Top Secret security clearance, within the required recency period, with SCI eligibility
- Bachelor\`s degree in geographic information systems (GIS), geography, or related field
### Recommended Qualifications

- Experience with ArcGIS, location-based services, geo-enabled applications, spatial analysis, or similar geospatial technologies
- Experience with modern technology implementation patterns, including service oriented and cloud computing architectures
- Project management or Agile certifications such as PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- CompTIA Security + certification
- Master\`s degree in geographic information systems (GIS), geography, or a related field

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