Staff Program Manager - Capture

About the role

Moog Space Sector has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Program Manager – Capture to lead a portfolio of our business, and the related programs, in the Hypersonics market for our Hypersonic Vehicle Systems business unit. This business unit provides complex integrated systems involving elements of flight control actuation, navigation sensing, and computing for high-value strategic weapon systems.

Responsibilities

• Crafting execution growth strategies with tactics within your business portfolio segment derived from the business unit’s overall strategy.
• Building strong and productive relationships with customers and partners.
• Cook up and own the financial performance for the overall execution portfolio and individual program budgets within the portfolio.
• Manage costs, scheduled task completions, and deliveries for performance against budgets and the master schedules. Work with your team to take appropriate corrective actions when necessary.
• Leading your own assigned development and/or production programs.
• Potentially supervise 2-6 direct reporting Program Managers.
• Lead the efforts to update and report portfolio-level and individual program status, major events, issues and escalations, etc., to senior leaders inside and outside the organization.
• As a key member of the Business Unit’s leadership team, support aspects of new business development including providing inputs to sales and demand managers for development of bookings and sales forecasts.
• Influence and lead acquisitions, to ensure both requirements and designs address operational needs via requirements reviews, increment planning sessions, design reviews, increment demonstrations, etc.
• Lead activities with functional specialists, including contracting, engineering, manufacturing program control, configuration/data management, test, and logistics and operations support.
• Works closely and substantially with program Contacting Officer's Technical Representatives (COTRs) and prime contractors to provide leadership and ensure program objectives are achieved within stringent cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements.
• Provides authoritative recommendations, briefings, and other formal and informal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred. Otherwise, have a degree in business or a technical field demonstrating experience to leading a portfolio of mission critical business.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience as a Program Manager for a Defense-related product manufacturer.
• Proven knowledge and experience with formal project management, including use of project management tools such as schedule management, earned value management, risk management, and scope change management.
• US Military Officer with warfare, acquisition, procurement and/or contracts experience is highly desired.
• A Program Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
• Earned Value Management experience, preferred.
• Must be familiar with methods, procedures and techniques used in quality and material control systems.
• Must have excellent listening, collaboration, and persuasive skills to both understand, explain, and expedite when necessary.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence are a must to handle internal and external customers in a positive manner.
• Must have excellent writing skills for customer and Moog communications as well as proposal work.
• Candidate should have demonstrated success in organizing and influencing people and have an outstanding ability to communicate and facilitate.
• A highly collaborative and consensus-driven leadership approach.
• Ability to access US export-controlled information (ITAR).

Qualifications

• Must have a US security clearance.
• Strong experience working within the Redstone Arsenal portfolio is highly preferred.

Skills

• Project management
• Business development
• Customer relationship management
• Financial management
• Program management
• Strategic planning
• Technical expertise

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Holidays and parental leave program
• Relocation assistance
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
• Tuition Assistance
• Mentorship and coaching opportunities
• Ledership development and other personal growth programs
• Multiple Employee Resource Groups

Pay

$145,000.00–$195,000.00 Annually

Schedule

Onsite – Huntsville, AL