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This role serves as the primary external customer-facing leader for assigned programs and is accountable for execution, customer confidence, financial performance, bookings, proposals, and cross-functional recovery actions. The successful candidate will be a decisive, hands-on program leader who actively engages with Operations and drives results across functions without direct authority.\nResponsibilities\n\n Own day-to-day execution for a broad portfolio of mature/production aerospace and defense programs while serving as the primary external customer-facing representative for PacSci EMC.\nManage multiple complex programs simultaneously, balancing customer priorities, schedules, contractual commitments, financial objectives, risks, and operational constraints.\nMaintain frequent customer communication, lead difficult execution conversations, communicate issues candidly with recovery or mitigation plans, and appropriately challenge requests when necessary.\nMake informed, timely decisions with incomplete information and escalate issues appropriately to protect customer commitments and business results.\nOwn program financial performance and P&L outcomes, including working knowledge of estimate-to-complete (ETC), estimate-at-complete (EAC), forecasting, margins, and corrective actions, with support from Finance and Pricing.\nEstablish, report, and maintain monthly bookings and order forecasts for assigned programs.\n\n Partner with Pricing, Contracts, Finance, and other stakeholders on proposals; own program inputs, ensure customer and execution requirements are captured, participate in reviews and negotiations, and support required approvals and signatures. Program Manager will have ownership of proposal completeness with regard to customer requirements.\nGenerate and release program work authorization documentation defining scope, schedules, budgets, contractual requirements, and deliverables.\nAssess Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback to understand the customer’s operational impact, urgency, and perception of PacSci performance; translate insights into recovery actions and sustaining-growth opportunities.\n\n Support organic growth by identifying customer needs and communicating viable business opportunities internally.\nPrepare and present program reviews, customer updates, and executive-level presentations.\nInfluence and align Engineering, Manufacturing, Contracts, Procurement, Finance, Quality, Strategic Sourcing, and Business Development teams without direct authority.\nLead cross-functional recovery plans, drive accountability, and ensure customer commitments are achieved.\nMaintain a visible, hands-on presence in Operations and on the factory floor to understand constraints, accelerate issue resolution, and drive execution; this is not a desk-only role.\nDevelop sufficient product and process understanding to manage program outcomes effectively; an engineering background is not required.\nTravel as required to support customer, supplier, program, and business needs.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nQualifications\n4+ years of Program Management experience preferred; exceptional candidates with approximately 3 years of relevant, hands-on experience may be considered.\nDemonstrated experience directly managing external customers and high-visibility relationships; internal-only program management experience is not sufficient.\nExperience managing multiple complex programs simultaneously in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.\nDemonstrated ability to handle difficult customer situations, communicate unfavorable news with credible recovery plans, and manage competing priorities.\nWorking knowledge of ETC/EAC, forecasting, margins, bookings, and program financial performance; deep finance specialization is not required.\nExperience supporting proposals, pricing activities, contracts, and negotiations in partnership with functional subject-matter experts.\nAbility to influence without direct authority, lead cross-functional recovery actions, and drive accountability through completion.\nSound judgment and the ability to make timely decisions without perfect information.\nDemonstrated comfort engaging directly with Operations and manufacturing teams to resolve execution issues.\nStrong communication, presentation, relationship-management, and negotiation skills.\nContinuous-improvement mindset and practical understanding of Lean/Six Sigma principles; certification is not required.\nExperience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or similar enterprise systems is preferred.\nEducation and Experience\n\n Bachelor’s degree required; field of study is flexible; Business or Engineering preferred.\nAerospace and defense experience is preferred. Relevant experience from medical manufacturing, semiconductor, or other complex technical manufacturing environments may be considered.\nWork Environment & Travel\nThis position is fully onsite in Chandler, AZ, with no regular hybrid arrangement.\nThe standard work schedule is Monday through Friday, with flexibility outside normal business hours when customer or program needs require it.\nTravel is expected to be up to approximately 25%, primarily for customer visits and occasional supplier support, based on program needs.\nThe role operates in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment and requires strong prioritization, frequent customer interaction, and active factory-floor engagement.\nExport-Control Eligibility\nDue to U.S. Government contract requirements applicable to this position, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment in this role.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5752,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":4,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Growth opportunities"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T21:16:28Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.864,"p_room":1,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-10T05:45:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ralliant-program-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ralliant-program-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T04:40:05Z","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":7224,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"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":2241821},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2241821"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fralliant-program-manager"},{"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%2Fralliant-program-manager"},{"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%2Fralliant-program-manager"},{"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/ralliant-program-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fralliant-program-manager"}]}