Senior Director Programs - Army & Ground Systems Product Line

As Senior Director Programs you will be providing oversight in all phases of business in coordination with other corporate entities to drive our strategic business operations for all programmatic aspects of your assigned projects/programs. You’ll operate with specific focused responsibility for; customer relationship, cost, schedule and technical planning, resource planning/ tracking and reporting, technical execution and ensuring overall program performance objectives are achieved.

You will work directly with executive leadership and business development for capture opportunities that help fulfill portfolio strategies. You will have Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibilities for a program portfolio that will include a product line (or subset) of customer deliverables.

You'll oversee program execution of your team to ensure process, procedure and compliance for all aspects is upheld, project/program status updates, proposal review and approval, and negotiations with project/program stakeholders to ensure enterprise initiatives meet cost, budget, and schedule constraints.

Further, you will be responsible for planning, organizing and implementing large, complex, strategic programs that are typically highly visible initiatives with significant impact on business or product viability and ranging across multiple disciplines, businesses, and/or product offerings.

You will be responsible for advancing the organizational strategic and business objectives through the alignment and integration of all programs and projects under your purview, and the coordinated management of all Program Managers. In addition, you'll support the development and oversight of process and procedure for assessing and mitigating program risk and ensure program issues and problems are identified, tracked and resolved.

This role is responsible for the portfolio of Army aviation and multi-service ground programs and customers with the Electromagnetic Systems Business Unit.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Must Haves:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Economics a related field

Relevant experience may substitute for required education

Thorough knowledge and understanding of program management, science, aerospace and/or engineering programs

Responsible for leading a team of Program Managers and the programs they are managing; Change Management, Career Development, Succession Planning, Performance Management, Coaching and Mentoring, as well as holding people accountable and conducting performance reviews

Responsible for high-level relationship management internally (executive leadership, peers, support functions, and subordinates) and external customers; Interact internally with leaders and customers on significant business matters and partners with functional leadership towards success and continuous improvement

Responsible for customer satisfaction, maintaining customer communication, and the overall management of the customer relationship to determine needs, requirements and new business opportunities

Demonstrated working knowledge of managing the cost, schedule and technical performance requirements of multiple programs through all phases from inception to completion

Mastery of the ability to manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo and demonstrate ability to adapt to dynamic situations

Proven experience and skills in team building, time management, conflict resolution, communication, briefing, presentation, strategic thinking, marketing, and literacy in the program management disciplines

Familiarity with managing projects requiring Earned Value Management (EVM)Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms; ability to tailor conversations to adapt to technical vs. non-technical audiences

Experience directing the preparation of proposals, business plans, specifications, and approves basis of estimates and rough order of magnitudes for potential pursuits and ensuring all resources such as engineering, manpower, production and facilities are available to support the program

Proven ability to solve highly complex problems with significant business impact

Proven track-record developing, communicating and executing to meet financial forecasts

Extensive experience with the development of tactical and strategic business growth strategy

Prior electronics related to at least one of the following domains:

Army rotary wing

Army ground systems

US Marine Corps ground systems

General understanding of at least one electronics area:

Navigation and landing

SIGINTElectronic Warfare

Prior P&L experience

Project/program management experience

An active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required?

Preferred:

Typically 12-15+ years of relevant experience; 10+ years demonstrated program management experience

Strong background in ELINT, COMINT, and/or Electronic Warfare

Army and/or USMC requirements and planning

Previous management experience that includes understanding in Financial Management, Business Operations, Strategic Planning, Contracts, Risk Management, and Proposal Development

Ability to motivate others with a shared sense of vision or purpose

Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and understand complex technical and program interdependencies Possess a strategic mindset, linking technology and business

Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)/Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance

Working knowledge of Program Management Institute Program Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and/or Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Prior experience managing projects using Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), agile and or spiral development models

Ability to lead Program Management process and tool improvement for the Business Unit

Ability to establish centralized, coordinating body for program concerns, recommendations, and issues; developing recommended process improvements; facilitating opportunities with corporate

Ability to establish new and further refining existing templates, tools, and guidelines for program documentation and execution

Experience with ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2000 Policies and Processes

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S.

Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNCEstimated Starting Salary:

$194,559.46 - $267,519.25

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires current/active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (Do

D CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

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