Senior Manager of Program Management

Description

You will report to the Manager, Business Execution, in an on-site role in Salt Lake City, UT.

The company builds technical systems and values trust, problem solving and a strong quality of life for its staff.

You will lead through influence and resolve problems with internal and external customers, and shape business decisions across several portfolios.

You will help set negotiation strategies and program recovery plans.

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year portfolio roadmap, rank programs and technologies by priority, and align them with customer roadmaps and corporate strategy.
• Make sure programs meet contract, technical, schedule and budget commitments and stay compliant with customer and regulatory rules.
• Own portfolio P&L inputs, consolidated forecasts, budget trade-offs, variance explanations and corrective action plans.
• Turn the roadmap into resource forecasts, allocate people across sites, manage program management hiring priorities and settle cross-site conflicts.
• Set and run the policy for demonstration hardware, spares, obsolescence, custody and refresh cycles to support demos and bids.
• Standardize common technologies and lead centralized procurement by forecasting portfolio demand, securing volume discounts and cutting duplicate buying across sites.
• Own the portfolio risk register and mitigation plans, plus export and compliance controls and configuration and certification consistency across programs.
• Provide governance and direct assignments, lead the program management team, train Associate PMs, run quarterly portfolio reviews and mentor PMs to raise program management maturity.
• Own key customer and internal relationships, resolve contract and technical issues, and pursue strategic programs based on market trends.
• Lead RFIs, RFPs and capture strategy for the portfolio, direct proposal development and themes, coordinate technical and price teams across sites and ensure proposals are competitive and compliant.
• Decide where to invest in R&D, demonstrations or capability building to keep the portfolio competitive for future opportunities.
• Define portfolio KPIs and deliver consolidated program reporting to leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business.
• At least 5 years of program management experience.
• At least 10 years of professional work experience, including program management.
• Proven leadership, strong listening and persuasive skills.
• Good team collaboration, emotional intelligence and a clear customer focus.
• Proven ability to understand and explain the technical side of programs.
• Proven strategic and analytical thinking to drive process improvement and operational excellence.

Conditions

Would be great: defense, aerospace or space industry experience.

Would be great: 2+ years of direct management experience.

Preferred: knowledge of the missiles market.

Salt Lake City, UT: $150,000.00 to $185,000.00 per year.

The range is the company's pay band for this role at this location. Actual pay depends on location, experience and performance, and other rewards may include annual bonuses, an employee stock purchase plan, open paid time off and region-specific benefits.

On-site role. Schedule is 9/80: Monday to Thursday, 7:00am to 4:00pm, and every other Friday 7:00am to 3:00pm, with every other Friday off.

Requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Unsolicited agency resumes are not accepted. Agencies must be invited by the talent acquisition team and have signed terms in place first; resumes sent directly to staff will not qualify for a fee and become company property.

Benefits

• Pay: competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, 401k with matching, employee stock purchase plan in select locations, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Time off: flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave and relocation assistance.
• Health: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, employee assistance program and supplemental coverage.
• Development: tuition assistance, mentorship, coaching, leadership development and personal growth programs.
• Culture: a warm, respectful, family-like workplace built on 12 core values, employee resource groups and team-building activities.
• Additional site-specific benefits are available.