Principal Program Manager

About the role

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong team building, leadership, and communication skills to build relationships with teams, customers, peers, and leadership
• Monitor the program's performance as well as support the program's schedule and completion of key milestones
• Run key program-level meetings and provide guidance to the program’s team leads
• Support the program’s Earned Value Management (EVM) approach, monitor the program’s budget, and support the completion of financial analysis, projections, and reports
• Manage the program's risks and opportunities and lead the program’s change management processes
• Cook up with other programs/offices to resolve dependencies/reduce program risks
• Cook up with support and functional offices to ensure program compliance as well as enable program support to include supply chain, finance, contracts, subcontracts, scheduling, facilities, and security
• Lead program proposal efforts
• Ensure that the program complies with L3Harris policies and lead the program’s preparation for compliance audits
• Manage program reporting requirements to include contract data requirements list (CDRL) submissions, Monthly Operations Reviews (MORs), and Program Management Reviews (PMRs)
• Inform L3Harris leaders and Government stakeholders of the program’s status and related issues to both resolve problems and ensure program success

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience; Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills

• Ability to communicate within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes, and approaches
• Ability to make significant improvements in processes, systems, or products
• Ability to provide input into new products/processes and implement operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results
• Availability for travel in support of program activities (up to 20% of the time)
• Experience managing programs with DoD or Intelligence Community Organizations
• Experience in managing agile ceremonies
• Deep Knowledge of Earned Value Management