Director, Program Management

Job Title: Director, Program Management

Job Code: 46567

Job Location: Chantilly, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked (Every Other Friday Off)

Job Description:

L3Harris Space Systems is seeking an accomplished Director of Program Management to lead a strategically important and rapidly growing portfolio of mission-focused software and technology programs. We welcome leaders with experience across the U.S. Department of War, Intelligence Community, civil space, or other mission-critical program environments to apply.

This leader will provide strategic and operational direction across portfolio execution, financial performance, customer engagement, talent development, and growth strategy. The portfolio currently generates approximately $100M in annual revenue with significant growth expected over the next 1-2 years.

In addition to leading multiple complex programs, this individual will serve as the site leader for the Chantilly, VA location. The successful candidate will be an exceptional program and people leader - someone who drives disciplined execution, develops high-performing teams, builds trusted customer relationships, and fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects of a complex mission-focused program portfolio, including execution, customer satisfaction, financial performance, risk management, staffing, and resource alignment.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a portfolio, with responsibility for scaling the business over the next 1-2 years.
• Serve as the Chantilly, VA site leader, building a strong culture of engagement, accountability, inclusion, and execution across the local organization.
• Partner with business development and capture teams to shape growth strategy, support new-business pursuits, lead transition planning, and ensure executable growth.
• Lead, coach, and develop program managers, functional leaders, and portfolio staff to ensure disciplined, predictable program execution capable of supporting increased scale, technical complexity, and customer demand.
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance, operating rhythms, escalation paths, executive reviews, and performance-management mechanisms.
• Drive execution excellence through disciplined planning, baseline management, forecasting, risk and opportunity management, and corrective-action implementation.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for portfolio-level customer engagement, executive program reviews, and strategic alignment discussions.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, finance, contracts, supply chain, quality, security, and operations to align program execution with portfolio objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve execution predictability, affordability, delivery performance, and organizational effectiveness

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex programs, portfolios, or business operations with significant financial accountability.
• Demonstrated leadership experience supporting U.S. Government customers, including the DoW, Intelligence Community, civil space, or similar mission-critical environments.
• Current Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
• Ability to Travel ~25%

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Master's degree in business, Engineering, Program Management, or related field.
• Demonstrated success managing program or portfolio execution with responsibility for cost, schedule, technical, and customer performance.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including forecasting, budgeting, resource planning, and margin management.
• Experience working in a growth-oriented environment with increasing scale and organizational complexity.
• Strong communication, leadership, and customer engagement skills.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.
• Knowledge of image processing products, software, and technology or experience managing software development efforts
• Familiarity with earned value management, portfolio governance, and development-to-production program lifecycles.
• Experience leading portfolio growth, program transitions, and organizational scaling in a high-growth business.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in the state of Virginia (Greater Washington, D.C. Area) is $184,000-$341,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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