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Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our integrated engineering and manufacturing platform transforms complex designs into production-ready solutions, helping customers move faster, build smarter, and deliver critical systems when they matter most. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies. \nJoin us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.\nPurpose\nWe are seeking a highly motivated, analytical, and collaborative Program Management Operations Specialistto support our Aerospace & Defense customer business. You will help drive operational visibility, accurate forecasting, and informed business decisions by connecting customer demand, revenue, awards, workforce capacity, and headcount planning.\nThe ideal candidate is someone who is comfortable working with business data and forecasting tools, understands how operational inputs translate into business outcomes, and can effectively collaborate across Finance, Sales, Program Management, Operations, Engineering, and People teams. This person will play an important role in ensuring that forecasts and business data are accurate, timely, and actionable.\nWe are looking for someone with a winning spirit - a person who takes ownership, asks questions, solves problems, builds strong relationships, and is motivated to help the business and its teams succeed.\nThe Role\nSupport business operations planning, forecasting, and reporting for Aerospace & Defense customers and programs.\nMaintain and analyze business awards, revenue forecasts, pipeline, bookings, and related operational data using established business planning and forecasting tools.\nPartner with cross-functional teams to gather, validate, and maintain accurate business inputs and assumptions.\nAnalyze how customer demand, awards, revenue, program timing, and other business inputs translate into headcount requirements and people capacity needs.\nHelp develop and maintain capacity and workforce forecasts that support business growth and operational planning.\nMonitor forecast inputs and outputs, identify inconsistencies or gaps, and work with the appropriate teams to resolve data issues.\nCollaborate closely with Finance, Sales, Program Management, Operations, Engineering, HR/People, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment across forecasts.\nHelp establish and maintain processes that improve forecast accuracy, data quality, and operational visibility.\nTrack changes to business assumptions and communicate their potential impact on revenue, capacity, headcount, and resource planning.\nPrepare clear reporting, analysis, and presentations for business leaders and stakeholders.\nIdentify trends, risks, and opportunities within the data and proactively communicate findings.\nSupport recurring business reviews, planning cycles, and ad hoc analyses as business needs arise.\nContinuously look for ways to simplify processes, improve data integrity, and make business planning more efficient.\nBasic Qualifications\nAbility to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls \nExperience in business operations, financial/business planning, forecasting, capacity planning, program operations, or a related discipline.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work comfortably with business data.\nExperience working with revenue forecasts, business awards, bookings, pipeline, workforce planning, or similar operational metrics.\nStrong Excel skills and the ability to learn and effectively use business planning, forecasting, reporting, or ERP tools.\nExperience with work on the Jira platform (managing user access, maintaining workflows, developing dashboards and reports, troubleshooting technical issues, and ensuring Jira is aligned with organizational processes and operational needs)\nAbility to understand relationships between business demand, revenue, workload, staffing, and capacity.\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and organizational levels.\nHighly organized with strong attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.\nComfortable challenging assumptions, asking questions, and driving issues to resolution.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting Aerospace & Defense customers, programs, or government contracting environments.\nFamiliarity with workforce/headcount planning and capacity models.\nExperience with business intelligence, forecasting, ERP, CRM, or financial planning tools.\nExperience translating business forecasts into operational or resource requirements.\nUnderstanding of program management, customer contracts, or long-cycle customer demand.\nExperience working in a matrixed, cross-functional organization.\nWork Environment\nHybrid\nCompensation\nAt Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at level S03 as evaluated through our interview process. \nSpecialist III / S03: $100,940 - $138,790\nPay Range\n$100,940—$138,790 USD\nWhat We Offer Our Regular, Full-Time Employees:\nHolistic Compensation Package: Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.\nWellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with paid parental leave, recognizing the importance of bonding time.\nComprehensive Health and Wellness: Prioritize your well-being with our comprehensive health and wellness benefits, offering both HMO and Premium PPO options. Additionally, benefit from company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind.\nInvestment in Growth: We're committed to your professional development. Take advantage of reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives, empowering you to continuously expand your skill set and reach peak performance.\nCollaborative and High-Performing Environment: Join our collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing team within a fast-paced, mission-driven company. Together, we're disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry, fostering innovation, and integrating people and technology to reduce our footprint. \nEqual Employment Opportunity\nDivergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.\nEEO Poster \nIn order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected. \n\nE-Verify: Right to Work\nOur company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. 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