Icf

GovernanceLead

$90–152k Baltimore, Maryland, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Governance Lead at Icf. Skills: governance support, governance frameworks, decision forums, stakeholder management, process improvement. Lead governance support across enterprise IT initiatives, including governance boards, change control activities, and decision forums. Develop and maintain governance frameworks, processes, decision paths, escalation models, and supporting documentation”

What You'll Achieve.

effective decision-making; accountability; cross-organizational alignment; structure, transparency, and discipline to governance processes that guide priorities, risks, and outcomes; ensure decisions are documented, tracked, and translated into action; make governance forums effective; ensure governance decisions are informed and actionable; improve governance effectiveness; support alignment of governance processes with enterprise priorities, compliance expectations, and operational needs

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

help improve governance effectiveness through process refinement, performance tracking, and follow-up discipline

Eligibility Requirements

periodic onsite support as needed in Baltimore, Maryland

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in information technology, business, public administration, management, or a related field, 5+ years of relevant professional experience, 8+ years of experience supporting federal IT governance, enterprise governance, portfolio governance, or similarly structured oversight functions

Nice to Have

Master's degree in information technology, business, public administration, or a related field, PMP, SAFe SPC, ITIL Foundation, or similar certification, 5+ years of experience facilitating governance boards, decision forums, change control boards, or executive working groups, 5+ years of experience developing governance documentation such as charters, decision logs, escalation paths, board materials, meeting minutes, or action trackers, 5+ years of experience supporting prioritization, triage, or review processes for projects, enhancements, investments, or enterprise initiatives, 5+ years of experience working across cross-functional stakeholder groups that include business, technical, financial, and operational participants, 5+ years of experience supporting risk, compliance, performance, or accountability discussions within governance structures, 4+ years of experience developing or maintaining governance dashboards, reports, scorecards, or performance visibility materials, 4+ years of experience supporting programs in a federal environment or similarly regulated enterprise setting, 2+ years of experience supporting enterprise shared services, identity programs, or platform governance initiatives, 2+ years of experience supporting investment review, portfolio management, or strategic planning processes, Experience working in health IT, public sector modernization, or large multi-stakeholder enterprise environments

What You'll Do.

Lead governance support across enterprise IT initiatives

including governance boards

change control activities

Develop and maintain governance frameworks

and supporting documentation

and action tracking for governance bodies and leadership forums

Support prioritization and triage of initiatives

and risks through structured governance processes

and financial teams to ensure governance decisions are informed and actionable

Support transparency through dashboards

and governance status materials

Help improve governance effectiveness through process refinement

and follow-up discipline

Support alignment of governance processes with enterprise priorities

compliance expectations

and operational needs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work across leadership, program, financial, technical, and operational stakeholders to make governance forums effective; Work across program, strategy, architecture, security, and financial teams to ensure governance decisions are informed and actionable; Work across cross-functional stakeholder groups that include business, technical, financial, and operational participants

Communication Scope

ensure decisions are documented, tracked, and translated into action; support transparency through dashboards, reports, scorecards, and governance status materials

Process & Methodology

portfolio governance, project prioritization, enhancement triage, investment review, portfolio management, strategic planning

Full Job Description

We are seeking a Governance Lead to support enterprise IT governance in a complex, regulated environment where effective decision-making, accountability, and cross-organizational alignment are essential. This role operates across multiple initiatives and stakeholder groups and helps bring structure, transparency, and discipline to governance processes that guide priorities, risks, and outcomes. This individual will lead governance operations and support the design and improvement of governance frameworks, decision paths, and oversight processes. The role is intended for someone who can work across leadership, program, financial, technical, and operational stakeholders to make governance forums effective and to ensure decisions are documented, tracked, and translated into action. **Job Location** Hybrid, with periodic onsite support as needed in Baltimore, Maryland. ## What You’ll Be Doing * Lead governance support across enterprise IT initiatives, including governance boards, change control activities, and decision forums * Develop and maintain governance frameworks, processes, decision paths, escalation models, and supporting documentation * Coordinate agendas, meeting materials, minutes, decisions, and action tracking for governance bodies and leadership forums * Support prioritization and triage of initiatives, enhancements, issues, and risks through structured governance processes * Work across program, strategy, architecture, security, and financial teams to ensure governance decisions are informed and actionable * Support transparency through dashboards, reports, scorecards, and governance status materials, OKRs, and Metrics * Help improve governance effectiveness through process refinement, performance tracking, and follow-up discipline * Support alignment of governance processes with enterprise priorities, compliance expectations, and operational needs ## What You Must Have * Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, public administration, manag

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