The Senior Program Manager is a leader who drives customer requirements, schedules, resources, and overall program progress to ensure customer satisfaction and our business success. The Senior Program Manager owns on-time execution of customer deliverables, can excel as a technical liaison, and can bring together complex technical and operational inputs to meet program milestones.
Responsibilities:- Drives program progress, from identification of market need through sustainment and obsolescence
- Manages the customer relationship and is responsible for customer satisfaction
- Responsible for defining program objectives and aligning resources required to execute
- Responsible for the program budget, schedule, and Key Results (KRs) and their performance; regularly monitors and reports on program health, including ownership of Program Review material preparation and presentation
- Owns the schedule for the program. Responsible for pulling inputs from across the company and re-baselining as changes occur.
- Owns evaluation of technical and program risks/opportunities, drives mitigations of risk and realization of opportunities
- Identifies and helps realize program or product opportunities to strength the business
- Drives program technical and operational objectives, while ensuring program progress and on-time delivery
- Serve as the primary customer point of contact (POC), manage contract scope, prepare material for and hosting regular customer check-in meetings, and lead the preparation of contract deliverables
- Collaborates with team members to write, review, and deliver technical deliverables
- Support business development and capture efforts with programmatic inputs, including cost and schedule.
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
- 8+ year's experience of program management or aerospace leadership
- Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements
- Proven program management experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
- Proven experience leading a team of peers to field integrated products to real operating environments
- Adaptive and introspective, willing to learn, teach, lead, and follow
Preferred Experience: - Advanced degree in a technical field
- Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) and Government Contracts
- Leadership and team building skills to include fostering collaborative and positive cultures, formal and informal influencing skills, and team empowerment and motivation expertise
- Problem solving skills and knowledge of program management tools and procedures
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $130,000 - $160,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.
Classification: Full-time Exempt
Benefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)- Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
- Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
- Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
- Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
- EAP Program
- Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match
- Equity Grants in the Company
How To Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
NOTE: Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.
Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents).Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance. No outside recruiters, please.
