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For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.\nNow part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.\nJoin our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact.\nWhat We’re Looking For:\nIf you are intrigued by space and satellites and love managing technical programs in a fast-paced and customer-focused environment, then you will be excited about the SDA T3 Program Manager opening with Iridium on a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. In this position, you’ll be responsible for working with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives as it relates to a high-impact program with a multi-million dollar impact to the company. In this role, you will focus primarily on integrated program planning, execution, customer engagement, and risk management to ensure contractual commitments are achieved. You will succeed in this role if you have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to successfully work with customers, build relationships, and lead the technical team to deliver solutions that meet our customer’s needs and expectations.\nThis position requires an active/current Top Secret/SCI U.S. Security Clearance with a CI Polygraph or the ability to obtain a TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance with a CI Polygraph (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)\nWhat You’ll Do:\nWork with senior management to develop strategic plans associated with the development and execution of the program’s technical vision, including managing delivery of high-quality results and complex solutions and providing ideas and suggestions for continuous improvement cross-functionally\nManage the coordination and delivery of multiple or complex assignments designed with end goals in mind, within identified timeline and budget\nEnsure that projects meet financial performance targets as established in project pipeline budgets and Estimates to Complete\nEnsure that projects deliver quality results, activities are well-designed, and funds are expended to meet overall project objectives, contract deliverables, and indicator targets\nServe as a sounding board on strategic program decisions and provide thought leadership in program design and delivery\nManage the requirements and planning basis in a methodical and organized manner, including use of configuration management practices (CM)\nDevelop and maintain integrated program roadmaps, execution plans, schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies to successfully deliver program objectives. \nCoordinate priorities across engineering, product, operations, business, subcontractors, and customer stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely execution. \nIdentify, assess, and proactively manage program risks, dependencies, issues, and opportunities while implementing effective mitigation plans. \nFacilitate program reviews, governance meetings, customer briefings, and executive communications to support timely decision-making and stakeholder alignment. \nApply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to monitor program cost, schedule, and technical performance, analyze variances, forecast outcomes, and implement corrective actions. \nLead Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) to validate the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), ensuring scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risks are fully integrated and compliant with contractual EVMS requirements. \nDrive achievement of major engineering milestones and contractual deliverables while ensuring program execution remains aligned with customer expectations.\nWhat You’ll Need to Succeed:\nBachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics, or science or equivalent military experiene in lieu of degree\n12+ years of relevant experience in U.S. Government (USG) development and/or operational program/project management experience, preferably in a large, global organization \n 5+ years’ experience in management of complex technical projects, preferably on Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Intelligence Community (IC) satellite or satellite ground programs\n5-7 years of classical engineering experience\nExperience leading Scaled Agile projects\nExcellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues clearly and confidently, and confidently recognize and adapt to different communication techniques\nBe a strategic thinker who demonstrates good judgment and decisiveness\nBe able to analyze a situation or problem and come up with effective solutions\nThe ability to easily form relationships with executive leadership and encourage cross-functional team building\nThe ability to thrive in a dynamic environment by handling multiple tasks according to deadline and budget limitations\nBe proactive in finding new and enhanced ways of doing things and sharing your knowledge with others\nExperience managing cross-functional issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles\nThe ability to foster cross-functional team building to deliver complex projects/individual goals\nThings That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:\nProject Management Accreditation (APMP, PMI or equivalent)\nWe’ll also need you to:\nBe able to travel up to 20%\nBe a U.S. citizen\nWork Environment:\nThis position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.\nWe believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium’s Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.\nAdditional Information\nThis job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed.\nBase Pay Range: $168,000 - $229,000 USD\nActual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Base salary is only one part of our compensation package for this role. You may also be eligible for company stock and annual bonus. 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