Are you looking to advance your career and flex your leadership and program management skills in a fast-paced and rewarding organization? Join us! The Director Programs will lead strategic business operations for key programmatic aspects at SNC. This role requires a visionary leader responsible for overseeing customer relationships, cost management, schedule adherence, technical planning, and execution. The Director Programs will ensure program performance objectives are achieved through meticulous tracking and reporting, risk assessment, and resolution of issues. This position involves close coordination with corporate entities, fostering innovation, and deploying complex solutions in a mission-critical environment. The incumbent will be responsible for providing program status updates, reviewing proposals, and negotiating with stakeholders to ensure that projects meet financial and timeline constraints.
Responsibilities- Lead strategic planning, execution, and management of aerospace and defense programs to ensure achievement of customer satisfaction, cost, and schedule objectives.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders, acting as the main point of contact for program-related inquiries.
- Oversee and guide the development of technical planning, tracking, and reporting mechanisms to ensure successful program delivery.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks while ensuring issues are tracked and resolved efficiently.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight in all phases of resource planning and allocation, in coordination with other corporate entities.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing team to foster innovation, develop new solutions, and enhance overall program performance.
- Monitor and control program budgets, expenditures, and resource allocation to optimize financial performance.
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
- Present regular status updates, reports, and proposals to senior management and stakeholders.
- Negotiate contracts, agreements, and terms with suppliers, subcontractors, and customers to ensure favorable outcomes for the organization.
Qualifications You Must Have:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, Finance or a related field
- Relevant experience may substitute for required education
- Typically 10-12+ years of relevant experience; 7+ years demonstrated program management experience
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of program management, aerospace and/or engineering programs in the context of mission system development and aircraft modification.
- Prior experience leading a portfolio with a team of Program Managers and other critical functions residing at multiple locations; ability to recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee career development, succession planning, performance management, coaching, mentoring, as well as promoting self-start initiatives and accountability
- Highly experienced in developing and maintaining relationships with large-company and small business suppliers that promote collaboration, multi-company teamwork aligned to a common objective, and delivering high quality, on-plan results.
- Responsible for high-level relationship management internally (executive leadership, peers, support functions, and subordinates) and external customers; Interact internally with leaders and customers on business matters and partners with functional leadership towards success and continuous improvement
- Experience directing the preparation of proposals, business plans, specifications, and approves basis of estimates and rough order of magnitudes for potential pursuits and ensuring all resources such as engineering, manpower, production and facilities are available to support the program
- Demonstrated working knowledge of managing the cost, schedule and technical performance requirements of multiple programs through an EMD lifecycle
- Proven track-record developing, communicating and executing to meet financial forecasts
- Extensive experience with the development of tactical and strategic business growth strategy
- Responsible for customer engagement, and the overall management of the customer relationship to satisfy contractual requirements and identify new business opportunities
- Responsible for high-level relationship management internally (executive leadership, peers, support functions, and subordinates) and external customers; Interact internally with leaders and customers on business matters and partners with functional leadership towards success and continuous improvement
- Responsible for customer satisfaction, maintaining customer communication, and the overall management of the customer relationship to determine needs, requirements and new business opportunities
- Ability to manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo and demonstrate ability to adapt to dynamic situations
- Proven experience and skills in team building, time management, conflict resolution, communication, briefing, presentation, strategic thinking, marketing, and literacy in the program management disciplines
- Familiarity with managing projects requiring Earned Value Management
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms; ability to tailor conversations to adapt to technical vs. non-technical audiences
- Proven ability to solve highly complex problems with significant business impact
- Shows strong decision-making skills by clearly stating the BLUF (bottom line up front), highlighting what matters most, simplifying complex information, & making timely, well-reasoned decisions that drive the biggest impact (80/20).
- Current/Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain higher levels.
Qualifications We Prefer: - Previous ownership of P&L responsibilities
- Previous management experience that includes understanding in Financial Management, Business Operations, Strategic Planning, Contracts, Risk Management, and Proposal Development
- Significant experience successfully managing suppliers of complex components and systems
- Experience with Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Mission Systems hardware and/or software development and integration
- Experience with FAA and Military Certification Projects
- Ability to motivate others with a shared sense of vision or purpose.
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and understand complex technical and program interdependencies
Essential Functions: - Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Work predominantly in an office environment, with flexibility for hybrid work arrangements as needed.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs occasionally for handling program materials or equipment.
- Strong hand/finger dexterity for computer work.
- Occasional exposure to manufacturing environments, requiring adherence to safety protocols.
- Effective communication and presentation skills for regular interactions with team members, customers, and senior management.
This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.
SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
