Deputy Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Focused and synchronized efforts to manage and ensure program wide staffing is meeting program needs, and continue to manage staffing fluctuations.
• Ownership and execution of the program staffing plan (Weekly and Monthly).
• Capture and ensure plan is updated weekly to adhere for change in tasking technical direction from the customer as well as staffing changes.
• Coordinate with the Program Manager to lead and provide technical leadership for various program efforts as deemed necessary by customer priorities.
• Overall, provide support to program manager, and support ad-hoc projects and proposal efforts as necessary.
• Direct subordinate managers and teams; maintain a professional, performance-oriented organization; demonstrate highly ethical performance and behavior that is conducive to professional growth, employee engagement, and continuous staff development.
• Organize/lead metrics gathering program wide and define and implement a monthly metrics collection and reporting plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of program management experience, including 5+ years of successful supervisory or leadership experience in a technical systems engineering environment.
• 2+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Active and current Top Secret with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage diverse workforce at multiple locations.
• Strong track record of organizational leadership and business management, including strong analytical, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Possess outstanding verbal and written communications skills.
• Able to gain internal support and consensus; able to operate independently using solid judgment and without extensive supervision or feedback.
• Well-developed reasoning and problem-solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to manage risk.
• Able to establish an effective working relationship with customers, technical staff, managers and peers; able to motivate employees and ensure engagement.
• Able to partner with support personnel to include project control, finance, contracts, subcontracts, HR, recruiting, and business development personnel.
• Experience managing a diverse staff of engineering professionals.
• Experience with recruiting and establishing staffing needs for a multi-year program.
• PMP Certification.

Qualifications

Experience with the Tomahawk Weapon System
Requirements Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering
Agile team management
Experience with national security organizations is highly desired.

Skills

Strong analytical, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
Outstanding verbal and written communications skills.
Effective leadership and management skills.
Ability to manage risk and ensure compliance.
Strong organizational and planning skills.

Benefits

The pay range for this position is $107,900.00 - $195,050.00. Additional factors such as responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law, will be considered in extending an offer.

About the Role

The Decision Advantage Business Area within Defense at Leidos has an opening for a Top Secret cleared Deputy Program Manager to support the TMPC programs in California, MD.

Pay & Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Leidos

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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