Principal Project/Program Manager (Government)
Columbia, Maryland
This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location two days per week. No relocation is offered.
AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.
With First Responders. For First Responders.
FirstNet brings public safety their own, dedicated nationwide communications platform to help them save lives and protect communities. For AT&T, it was an opportunity to provide our unmatched network capabilities to help make our communities safer. Now, when disaster strikes, FirstNet will provide open lines of communication to first responders when they need it most.
The Chief of Staff, FirstNet Program is responsible for driving disciplined execution of key business, organizational, and leadership priorities across the program. The position requires advanced program and project management capabilities, strong executive communication skills, and the ability to rapidly translate complex priorities into clear plans, timelines, ownership, and measurable actions. Responsibilities span business planning, operational and leadership cadences, executive presentations and updates, organizational communications, employee culture, budget coordination, and other strategic or administrative priorities. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional agility, organization, judgment, and follow-through while effectively managing multiple high-priority initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Serve as the central integrator for the FirstNet Program, connecting leaders, teams, priorities, and workstreams to create alignment, clarify ownership, and ensure critical initiatives move forward with speed and discipline.
- Lead complex program and project management, translating strategic priorities into clear workplans, milestones, owners, dependencies, and timelines while relentlessly driving action-item closure, risk mitigation, and follow-through.
- Orchestrate cross-functional execution across competing priorities, bringing structure to ambiguity, resolving gaps in ownership, identifying interdependencies, and keeping multiple stakeholders aligned toward common business outcomes.
- Drive executive communications and storytelling, synthesizing complex information into concise leadership updates, executive presentations, organizational communications, decision materials, and actionable recommendations.
- Own and continuously strengthen the program’s operating cadence, including business planning, leadership reviews, operational forums, executive updates, priority tracking, organizational initiatives, and mechanisms for accountability.
- Apply strong financial and business acumen to support budget planning, forecasting, expense management, connecting financial considerations to strategic priorities and business outcomes.
- Operate with exceptional pace, judgment, and autonomy, anticipating needs, rapidly assessing issues, mobilizing the right stakeholders, and moving work forward with limited direction while appropriately escalating critical decisions.
- Drive organizational effectiveness and change initiatives, including process improvement, culture, employee communications, task forces, and other priorities that strengthen alignment, engagement, and operating discipline.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional work experience.
- Proven program/project management experience driving complex, cross-functional initiatives to completion.
- Experience working within large, highly matrixed organizations where successful execution requires coordination across Product, Sales, Finance, Technology, Operations, Marketing, Communications, and other functions.
- Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, including synthesizing complex topics into clear, decision-ready materials.
- Strong business and financial acumen.
- Demonstrated ability to operate with speed, autonomy, and sound judgment, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Desired Qualifications:
Experience using Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, or other analytics and productivity tools to improve executive reporting, decision-making, and organizational efficiency.
Our Principal Project/Program Manager's earn between $130,700 - $196,100. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Atlanta, Georgia, Chantilly, Virginia, Chicago, Illinois, Columbia, Maryland, Dallas, Texas, Washington, District of ColumbiaSalary Range:
$130,700.00 - $196,100.00AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made. Click here to learn more or request an application accommodation here.
Job ID R-127222-4 Date posted 11/03/2026
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