Senior Manager, Program Management

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success.

About the role

The Senior Manager, Program Management leads the execution of multiple continuous production and entering production solid rocket motors. This role is responsible for cost, schedule, technical performance, and customer satisfaction across all operational sites and product lines. The Senior Manager provides strategic and tactical direction overseeing a team of Program Managers, engages routinely with appropriate prime and government customers, as well as COE peers. The candidate will serve as the senior program leader with accountability for production program proposing, capture, and execution.

Responsibilities

• Owns cost, schedule, resourcing, contractual compliance, and technical performance for multiple production programs within the portfolio across Firm Fixed Price, Fixed Price Incentive, and Cost-Plus programs.
• Manage and mentor a team of Program Managers supporting Production programs at multiple sites.
• Conduct regular program reviews, including cost, schedule, earned value, technical performance, and risk management assessments.
• Present progress, plans, and results in multiple internal and external forums.
• Directly and through support develop competitive proposals for follow-on production opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships with Prime and Government mission partners within the portfolio.
• Direct financial planning and execution for the assigned portfolio including baseline development and approval, EAC maintenance, cash management, and financial forecasting.
• Ensure adherence to all regulatory, export, safety, and corporate policies.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Ability to obtain US Secret clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

Skills

• Proficiency in EVMS principles and leading programs with EVM requirements.
• Strong communication, negotiation, customer facing, and executive level presentation skills.
• Experience with DoD contract execution.
• Position requires overtime work as needed to meet business objectives.
• Working knowledge of general production systems/methods and lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience with hardware production desired.
• Experience with solid rocket motor component development and production desired.

Schedule

9/80 work schedule.

Preferred locations: Huntsville, AL or Camden, AR.