Technical Project Manager - Advanced Analytics & Data Visualization
Job Status: Full time exempt
Location: Hybrid (Bethesda or Patuxent River, MD)
About the Company:
EMI Advisors LLC (EMI) is a digital transformation firm that operationalizes disruptive technologies for mission impact. We provide end-to-end strategic, operational, and technical advisory services, working with our client partners across the defense, health and human services, and information technology sectors. We provide end-to-end strategic, operational, and technical advisory services, working with our client partners across the defense, health and human services, and information technology sectors. It is our privilege to design and build solutions that improve the health and well-being of individuals, communities, and societies.
EMI Advisors values candidates with a growth mindset, believing your talents can be developed through hard work, smart strategies, and input from others.
About the Role:
EMI Advisors is seeking a Technical Project Manager (TPM) to manage delivery on government and commercial advanced analytics and data visualization contracts. There are three key objectives to the TPM role: Project Management, SME in advanced analytics and data visualizations, and Business Development. The TPM will provide SME-level analysis while leading cross-functional teams with senior guidance and supervision, as appropriate, to develop high-quality visualizations and analytics deliverables that further our client’s mission and goals. In addition, the TPM will focus on business development efforts to bring new sales and business development opportunities to senior leadership based on current engagements on projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Project management of day-to-day delivery work for government and commercial contract projects, with support from senior colleagues, subject matter experts, operations team, and analysts.
Ensure project deliverables are in scope, accurate, within schedule, and on budget, and adjust as needed.
Manage client expectations, earn their respect, and build trust and confidence through proactive project management and responsive client service to maintain and grow client relationships.
Develop and manage project planning and execution activities, including roadmaps, work or implementation plans, staffing and level of effort plans, budgets, timelines, and progress reporting.
Oversee the development of high-quality, client-ready advanced analytics and data visualization deliverables by coordinating team collaboration, reviewing, or facilitating a review process, editing, and conducting quality assurance checks.
Identify, compile, and advise on areas of risk; raise issues early and escalate as appropriate.
Evaluate, identify, and initiate improvements and enhancements to make projects more lean, transparent, or oriented to deliver value faster.
Supply monthly status to the client in a clear, concise, and understandable format to any member of the client team.
Work closely with the operations team to manage project financials and ensure contract compliance.
Provide SME-level analysis on each contract as a billable expert, ensuring accuracy with keen attention to detail.
Support the requirements of the contract as an individual contributor on the team while supervising and mentoring other project team members.
Provide thought leadership to drive complex problem-solving, continuous improvement, and innovation.
Support the team in the transformation of raw data into actionable business insights by configuring and implementing analytics and data visualization solutions.
Contribute to business development, including successful execution of all phases of government and commercial capture efforts.
Measure project performance; promoting the value of our services, identifying opportunities to upsell and areas for improvement.
Discover new opportunities based on relationships within current meetings paying close attention to customer pain points.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Design, Engineering, Economics or a related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience in project management for complex projects with demonstrated success in delivering objectives on time, in scope, and on budget.
3+ years of experience leading projects and teams in a client-facing role.
3+ years of experience developing and managing project roadmaps with an emphasis on value delivery for the end user.
Ability to get smart quickly in new subject matter areas.
Comfortable making decisions and providing guidance without full information or in ambiguous situations.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Impressive attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment with team members in different geographic locations and with a range of education and experience levels.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Confluence, and presentation software.
Experience in performance improvement, data analysis, and reporting.
Experience with visualization, business intelligence, and analysis tools such as Qlik, Tableau or Power BI.
Knowledge of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics and/or deterministic and stochastic modeling with programming skills: SQL, Python, or R.
Demonstrated ability to implement and analyze data structures and algorithms.
Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Design, Engineering, Economics or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Experience building AI agents and agentic workflows.
Experience implementing ETL pipelines, data pipelines, and/or workflow automation
PMP or equivalent certification.
Experience managing, mentoring, or supervising direct reports.
Great people skills, relationship skills, and presentation skills.
Excels in a culture of collaboration, excellence, innovation, and teamwork.
Inquisitive, conceptual thinker comfortable working on complex problems.
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary.
Extensive experience designing and deploying advanced data analytics and data visualization decision-support solutions to improve enterprise performance.
Experience visualizing complex relationships using concepts from graph theory, graph analytics, or driver relationship analysis.
Advanced knowledge of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics applied to executive-level dashboards and reporting.
Experience working with or creating D3.js (d3) extensions for custom, interactive visualizations.
Experience delivering technology solutions in secure government environments.
Active Secret (or above) U.S. security clearance.
Benefits and Perks:
Flexible work schedule
401(k)
Health Benefits
Medical & Dental Insurance
Short-term Disability
Tuition Assistance
Referral Program
Paid Time-Off
EMI Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. EMI Advisors makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, please email hello@emiadvisors.net.
Please let us know if you require accommodations or have questions during the application or interview process by emailing us at hello@emiadvisors.net.
