Senior Program Manager

Overview

Senior Program Manager to work in Huntsville, Alabama. The Senior Program Manager is a strategic leader who supports the Utility Helicopters Project Manager (UHPO) whose duties will oversee and coordinate multiple related projects to achieve overarching organizational goals. They are responsible for ensuring a program's overall success by managing budgets, resources, schedules, reporting, and stakeholders at a high level.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the program vision, scope, and objectives to align with UHPO broader strategic goals.
• Identify and mitigate program-level risks, issues, and develop mitigation strategies to meet Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer requirements.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to a team and other staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Communicate and manage customer expectations with Army Security Assistance Enterprise (ASAE) stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders and contracted vendors.
• Evaluate program performance against key metrics and identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation, and learning.
• Ensure the program adheres to United States Government (USG) policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Provides support to the analysis of results and preparation of reports and documentation in accordance with applicable DoD standards and regulations.
• Receives guidance from senior level managers, functional leads and/or analysts to work as part of a team to accomplish the assigned tasks.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• 15 years of relevant DoD experience
• Experience working with other Department of Defense (DoD) organizations as well as industry partners
• Experience supporting FMS acquisition programs
• Provides evidence of possessing organization skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with limited guidance or oversight
• Ability to work several high-priority tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work within a team environment and communicate effectively
• Ability to prioritize tasks and communicate within a team and senior leaders
• Self-starter, detail oriented, able to prioritize multiple tasks, and possess excellent organizational skills