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Program Manager

  • Vancouver, BC
  • On-site
  • Posted Sep 18, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

You will lead the Freelancer Enterprise Government Bid Team and manage the end-to-end delivery of NASA Task Orders. This includes overseeing the program portfolio, managing commercial contracts, and influencing all aspects of operations and proposal development.

Job details

Freelancer.com is the world's largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, with more than 90 million professionals across the globe. Our marketplace hosts a real life economy, where work is undertaken in every area you can think of. From design, writing, data entry and software development; through to cleaning, plumbing and dog walking - even NASA uses us! The Enterprise team works with the largest organizations and governments in the world (80% of Fortune 500s), helping them move towards the future of work - a blended workforce of full-time employees and freelancers working side by side. We are growing at an accelerated pace and have aggressive growth targets for 2027 and beyond. You will lead the Freelancer Enterprise Government Bid Team headquartered out of our Vancouver office. The team works with NASA and US Government agencies on delivering end-to-end program management for cutting edge NASA Task Orders. In this role you will be responsible for maintaining and delivering on the pipeline of NASA Task Orders identified through a major NASA program. This role will see you lead the individual project management of each Task Order and also lead the overall NASA / Government program portfolio. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead US Government originated engagements, including influencing all aspects of the program from proposals, commercials, P&L through to operations and delivery. Requirements: Strong communication skills with excellent technical writing skills: you can translate business needs into technical requirements and explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience Highly organized, analytical and able to work independently: you can juggle multiple engagements at the same time, you take ownership and you have a sense for prioritizing features, making estimates and creating timelines Comfortable liaising and influencing multiple senior stakeholders Proven work experience as a Project Manager or Program Manager Attention to detail and a strong level of customer focus High level of integrity and sense of urgency to “make things happen” Negotiating favourable commercial contracts and terms Comfortable writing bids and proposals, ideally for the Government sector Ability to read, analyze, and dissect legal, compliance, and technical bid proposals and complex projects Nice to Have: US Citizenship (for US Government project clearance and on-site visits) Benefits This won't be a cog-in-the-machine job; you will be joining a global technology company that is a meritocracy, so if you are looking to make a difference and be rewarded for your efforts, this is the place for you. We offer: A meritocratic culture with the ability to take ownership and fast track your career. Regular appraisals and personal development plans Weekly Town Halls with the all important Q&A session with the CEO (you really can ask him anything)! Relaxed dress code Transparent communication and no bureaucracy Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better: Change lives every day – Everything we do as part of our jobs contribute to improving the lives of our users on a global scale. Our mission is to provide one billion jobs. Not many companies actually make a difference like Freelancer does in providing opportunity and income to people all around the world. Fast-track your career - We boast a meritocratic culture, renowned for hiring into senior roles from within and producing many business and product leaders in the technology industry.

What you’ll do

You will lead the Freelancer Enterprise Government Bid Team and manage the end-to-end delivery of NASA Task Orders. This includes overseeing the program portfolio, managing commercial contracts, and influencing all aspects of operations and proposal development.

Requirements

The ideal candidate has proven experience as a Program or Project Manager with strong technical writing and analytical skills. You must be comfortable liaising with senior stakeholders and possess the ability to dissect complex legal and technical bid proposals.

Benefits

  • Meritocratic culture
  • Personal development plans
  • Regular appraisals
  • Weekly town halls
  • Relaxed dress code

Listed skills

  • Project management · Preferred
  • Stakeholder Management · Preferred
  • Communication Skills · Preferred
  • Operations Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Program management
  • Project management
  • Technical writing
  • Stakeholder management
  • Commercial contract negotiation
  • Bid proposal writing
  • Analytical skills
  • Communication skills
  • Government procurement
  • Compliance analysis
  • P&L management
  • Operations management
  • Strategic planning
  • Customer focus
  • Technical requirements translation
  • Profit And Loss (P&L) Management
  • Technical Requirements
  • Software Development
  • Customer Service
  • Communication
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Data Entry
  • Economics
  • Plumbing
  • Project Management
  • Operations
  • Program Management
  • Technical Writing
  • Timelines
  • Detail Oriented

Job areas

  • Management & Leadership
  • Government & Public Sector
  • Consulting
  • Technology
  • Software
  • Program Manager
  • Program Manager (General)
  • Policy and Planning Managers
  • Managers, All Other

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