Operations Manager

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leader in remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars. This role supports the VP by managing capture activities, preparing executive briefings, and providing strategic advice.

About the Role

This is a growth position where the right candidate will transition from a coordinator to a strategic advisor with deep knowledge of GA-ASI's capture portfolio and government affairs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a current, accurate view of capture activity across the organization’s international portfolio.
• Track pursuit status, key milestones, and action items.
• Synthesize inputs from capture teams into consolidated status products for the VP.
• Identify gaps, risks, and anomalies in capture progress and raise them proactively to the VP.
• Coordinate with BD, country teams, and other stakeholders to ensure capture data is current and complete.
• Coordinate with ITC and Government Affairs on export license status.
• Support Government Affairs with Department of Commerce Advocacy Center.
• Build and own the trip book process from scratch, establishing templates, timelines, and input standards for all VP travel.
• Coordinate preparation of briefing materials across BD, government affairs, and P&Ls on behalf of the VP.
• Ensure all materials are delivered on time, properly formatted, and appropriately cleared.
• Continuously improve the quality and utility of briefing products based on VP feedback.
• Own the organization’s weekly reporting cadence to the GA-ASI CEO and President.
• Manage the internal deadlines and accountability required to produce consistent, high-quality reports.
• Track B&P and marketing budgets, identify potential budget risks and/or trends.
• Manage action items, follow-ups, and commitments made by the VP in meetings, reviews, and correspondence.
• Cook up cross-stakeholder coordination to ensure the organization’s priorities are understood and advanced.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related discipline and three or more years of progressive professional project administration experience.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Strong written communication — ability to write clearly, and concisely.
• Bachelor’s degree required; fields such as international relations, political science, business, communications, or related disciplines are relevant but not required.
• Three to five years of professional experience demonstrating strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating across multiple teams or stakeholders in a professional environment.
• Project management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with project tracking tools is a plus.
• Able to obtain and maintain US DoD clearance.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related discipline and three or more years of progressive professional project administration experience.
• Equivalent professional experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Strong written communication — ability to write clearly, and concisely.
• Bachelor’s degree required; fields such as international relations, political science, business, communications, or related disciplines are relevant but not required.
• Three to five years of professional experience demonstrating strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating across multiple teams or stakeholders in a professional environment.
• Project management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with project tracking tools is a plus.