Principal Program Manager

Job Title: Principal Program Manager

Job Code: 46328

Job Location: Melbourne, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Job Description:

The Principal Program Manager leads the execution and growth of complex, mission-critical Space Ground Solutions programs within the Space Systems Sector. This customer-facing leader is accountable for program cost, schedule, technical performance, revenue, profitability, and cash flow from pursuit through delivery. The role leads cross-functional teams, builds strong customer relationships, directs proposals and contract activities, and develops strategies aligned with customer roadmaps to deliver innovative solutions and expand the business.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain an integrated master schedule, managing development and test to a technical baseline, and maintain an active and proactive risk management program
• Manage portfolio/programs, to potentially include IRADs/CRADs/proposals of at least $25M/year, delivering technical and financial performance measured against cost and schedule indicators
• Operate in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment to align future program roadmap with customer objectives and mission outcomes
• Work with customers to determine requirements and new business opportunities; direct the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements, and specifications to meet those needs
• Drive program strategy and growth plans; support capture management efforts of additional scope and support technology roadmap and investment plans
• Responsible for budget management and financial execution of programs; ensure programs are executing within compliance with specifications, performance requirements, schedules, cost commitments, and internal policies and procedures
• Maintain active communication with key stakeholders (internal and external, including customers and vendors)
• Implement strategic goals in alignment with Business Area/Division roadmap
• Partner with Business Development, Sales, and Marketing functions to nurture productive relations, collect appropriate market and customer intelligence, and formulate strategies in pursuit, sales, and marketing campaigns
• Drive high levels of engagement on the program to ensure quality deliverables, efficient execution, and retention of key personnel

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Current Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of program/project management experience; Or, Graduate Degree a minimum of 10 years of program/project management experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• PMP Certification
• Experience with customers within the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community
• Ability to manage complex, decentralized software development programs with expertise in budget analysis and cost controls implementation
• Strategic thinker with the capacity to manage business complexity and identify and focus on top priorities
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated experience and proficiency in building and managing technical development teams in a matrixed organization
• Experience managing subcontractors
• Ability to manage and analyze budgets and cost controls on cost-plus and fixed-price programs
• Strong customer engagement skills, including written and oral communication, and experience briefing senior customer leaders