Sr. Manager, Program Management

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct and control program activities to ensure the program objectives and the Customer requirements are achieved from pre-award program acquisition to program completion
• Partner with Business Development team to support business development activities for both commercial and government pursuits, including leading the team to define clear technical baselines for factory assessment and program costing
• Manage the technical baseline and Contractual requirements of the program and ensure that it satisfies the contractual obligations
• Exhibit professionalism and leadership as the primary focal point to the customer representatives
• Ensure integrity, responsiveness, and ethical business practices exist in all dealings with the Customer
• Manage core team personnel and assign program specific responsibilities to appropriate Subsystem organizations
• Manage program reserves and work with the program business manager to balance risks and opportunities
• Perform program planning risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks
• Cook up reviews, audits, trade studies, fact-findings, and establish corrective action plans and priorities to meet program objectives
• Provide timely and thorough program information as appropriate to executive management

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline. A master’s degree can be counted as two years of experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience including program management of large-scale engineering/manufacturing programs
• Able and willing to be present in the local program office facilities in Palo Alto, CA, on a daily basis

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills with sound financial/business acumen
• Experience with USG proposal development (i.e., color reviews) and program execution
• Knowledge of commercial space architectures, missions, systems, requirements, and acquisition methods required and be able to strategize unique solutions
• Experience leading (dotted line) a matrixed team of engineering professionals in solving challenging problems and working on complex systems

Benefits

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within California is: $163,000.00 - $271,000.00 annually. For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.