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This leader will drive operational excellence, ensure high-quality program performance, and empower Program Managers, Task Leads, and staff to deliver results that advance both customer and company objectives.\nIn this role, the Associate Director embodies Commitment by championing mission success and customer satisfaction, demonstrates Ambition through continuous improvement and proactive growth of their portfolio, and models Respect by building trusted relationships, elevating employee engagement, and fostering clear, positive communication.\nThe Associate Director oversees program operations, financial performance, supervision, and subcontractor partnerships while working closely with our Business Development team to support strategic growth. Odyssey’s CCN2 Group delivers critical support to customers whose work enables warfighter mission success-and this position plays a key part in powering that purpose.\nThe position manages all aspects of execution (e.g., personnel, contract, and funding/billing) of the Portfolio at San Antonio, TX.\nResponsibilities\nDuties include but are not limited to:\nPlan and execute projects and customer engagements to achieve client objectives, milestones, and program benchmarks.\nContract Execution\nIdentify task requirements, interdependencies, and key resources for project success.\nSet goals, benchmarks, and objectives with progress milestones to measure success.\nSupervise Program Managers and Task Leads as appropriate to achieve program milestones and portfolio successes.\nManage subcontractor relationships and engagements when required.\nContinuously measure task performance, reporting progress, risks, issues, problems, and variances from benchmarks.\nEnsure team performance consistently meets or exceeds established customer satisfaction benchmarks.\nDevelop and foster solid customer relationships and maintain healthy management relationships.\nRegularly meet (typically biweekly/weekly) with the CORs and provide status on contract, schedule, and have semiannual or bi-monthly meetings with the division leadership (director, SML, deputy-director, etc.) to share status and get feedback.\nProvide feedback and value-added recommendations and communicate effectively with customers and managers to anticipate, identify, and eliminate project deficiencies or issues.\nCommunicate and meet frequently with the customer(s) to anticipate emerging requirements and develop effective support solutions.\nPartner with Talent Acquisition to attract, recruit, and retain team members who meet or exceed customer requirements and Odyssey's high standards.\nPlan and budget for all resources required to develop, motivate, and reward team members and staff to achieve and recognize employee accomplishment and retention goals.\nWork with the Contracting Officer Representative and PMs to ensure that needed funding is obligated.\nDelivered monthly status reports and vacancy CDRLs, reviewed quarterly and annual surveillance, and assisted with other contract deliverables.\nTrack costs and compare them to established budgets monthly, conducting variance analyses as required.\nEmployee Relations\nProvide guidance, feedback, and coaching in support of employee development.\nIdentify and help satisfy development needs, advocate for and project budget requirements to meet those needs.\nDevelop and document personal and professional development goals that support individual, project, and organizational goals.\nWork with the Odyssey Business Development and Proposal team to promote and enable company growth by developing and supporting business development and capturing strategies.\nDevelop and document customer profiles and support competitive planning and analysis.\nParticipate in Capture and Proposal development and proposal review activities.\nHelp coordinate Odyssey corporate resources in support of proposal activity, including data gathering and reviews.\nFacilitate company communication and ensure consistent corporate messaging.\nCommunicate and visit team members concerning program status, performance, corporate policies and initiatives, corporate news, and other projects, sites, and corporate developments.\nCommunicate regularly with the team about program status, customer status, anticipated resource requirements, and business opportunities.\nAs appropriate, carry and relay corporate messaging to customers and sub-contractors.\nLeadership Attributes\nProven record of managing multiple staff within departmental, programmatic, or functional areas to ensure results.\nExperience in preparing and presenting results related to programmatic or functional progress to customers and corporate leadership.\nExceptional cross-functional team player.\nAbility to set and convey priorities to meet objectives.\nDemonstrate sound character and ethical behavior.\nAccepts accountability to Customers (internal and external), corporate leadership, and employees.\nProven ability to provide timely feedback to employees.\nAbility to create a positive work environment.\nWillingness and experience in building employee trust.\nProven ability to interface effectively and professionally with the Government client on all aspects of contract execution and quality support delivery.\nThis is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, effort, or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to reflect the current position accurately, the company reserves the right to revise the job's functions and duties as circumstances dictate.\nQualifications\nMinimum Required Qualifications\nClearance: Active Secret-level clearance\nEducation: Bachelor's DegreeYears of Experience: 10 plus years of comparable experience within the CCN2 mission set\nTechnical Skills\nProven senior management experience in the delivery of technical and management services (Program Management and Operations execution)\nThe capability to work effectively with a broad range of people with a wide variety of technical skills and experience.\nAbility to react quickly in a rapidly changing environment, motivate and manage a team, and support staff.\nAbility/experience managing professional personnel in a defense environment.\nAbility/experience managing contract execution in a defense environment (hours, vacancies, funding, performance, quality)\nAbility/experience managing contract financial execution/tracking/expenditures in a defense environment.\nAbility/experience interfacing regularly with Government clients (Military and Civilian) on all aspects of contract execution.\nWorking Knowledge/Experience in Foreign Military Sales Programs highly desirable.\nInterpersonal Skills\nLeadership\nEntrepreneurial\nExperience leading portfolios of 100+ employees.\nPlanning, Organizing, Directing, and Controlling\nCommunication: Writing, Speaking, and Interpersonal\nCustomer Relations \nAdditional Information\nLocation: San Antonio, TX area\nTravel: 10%\nRemote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Hybrid, onsite, three days (Onsite requirements can include Odyssey locations and Client Locations at San Antonio, TX)\nCompany Overview\nOdyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.\nOdyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.\n Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities","description_format":"text","description_chars":8232,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["C4ISR","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-16T11:45:15Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 6","filings_12m":6,"filings_prev_12m":0,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":287500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":13,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/odyssey-systems-associate-director-operations","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/odyssey-systems-associate-director-operations.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-17T20:54:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":5194,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2670648},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2670648"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fodyssey-systems-associate-director-operations"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fodyssey-systems-associate-director-operations"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fodyssey-systems-associate-director-operations"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/odyssey-systems-associate-director-operations\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fodyssey-systems-associate-director-operations"}]}