Mission Operations Lead-Commercial

About the role

As Mission Operations Lead, you will serve as the program owner for customer engagements, accountable for end-to-end program execution. This includes developing a deep understanding of customer requirements, translating them into integrated program plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and success metrics, and leading cross-functional teams to manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk. You will establish program governance, drive execution reviews, and proactively identify and mitigate risks to ensure delivery through deployment and sustainment. Working closely with Engineering and Product to shape viable solutions, and with Operations to ensure readiness and operational excellence, you will be responsible for on-time, on-mission delivery and long-term customer success.

Qualifications

• Strong interest / experience working within the Department of Defense / Government / Defense Tech industry / Commercial Logistics customers and vehicle OEMs
• Strong interpersonal skills will be required to engage with business partners and customers
• Comfortable setting and achieving goals in an amorphous environment
• Enthusiasm for, and broad knowledge of, technology
• Must be able to travel at least 50% of the time
• Must be eligible to obtain and hold a US DoD Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a start-up or similar fast-paced environment
• Experience selling to, or working within, the Department of Defense or Commercial Logistics industry
• Engineering or Technical Degree - or you nerd out hard on emerging tech

Education & Experience

Describe the experience and attributes of the ideal candidate

US Salary Range

$125,000.00—$175,000.00

Benefits

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Growth

Clarksburg, MD
Arlington, VA