Lead Subcontracts Program Manager

Job Description

Ready to lead at the intersection of supplier performance, program execution, and advanced space and imaging technologies? Join our growing Space Superiority & Imaging Division as a Program Manager, Subcontracts, where you will play a critical role in delivering high-visibility prime contract work that supports mission-focused innovation.

Essential Functions

• Act as the primary liaison between Program Leadership, IPT Lead, Engineering, Quality, Subcontract Manager, and supplier leadership/functional counterparts
• Monitor and report technical performance of procured hardware and systems
• Lead risk identification, mitigation, and escalation processes
• Manage supplier production plans, delivery milestones, and budget health
• Ensure all subcontract work meets or exceeds affordability requirements
• Represent the program in occasional travel to supplier sites
• Understand supplier Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and key Earned Value Management System (EVMS) metrics performance against IMS
• Collaborate across Business Development, Finance, Contracts, Engineering, and Operations to ensure integrated program success

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience; or Graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills

• Previous work experience in a fast-paced continuous-change integration environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Law, or Business preferred
• Experience in government and commercial contracting/subcontracting, managing supplier performance in the areas of technical scope, schedule, cost, and risk mitigation
• Extensive management and leadership skills to lead cross-department project teams or manage projects across the enterprise
• Able to interpret, condense, and present findings to audiences with variable skill sets and experience levels
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to develop effective working relationships with Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Operations, and external customers
• PMP certification is preferred
• Leverage Lean Six Sigma experience
• Experience as Cost Account Manager for Subcontracts, managing budgets and sales forecasting
• Able to travel to supplier facilities periodically

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays