Title:  Senior Program Manager

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

• The Senior Program Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and consolidating a portfolio of strategic programs and initiatives across the organization. This role ensures effective planning, execution, and reporting of program activities to the Sector/BU leadership team. The Program Manager acts as the primary point of contact for cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, operational efficiency, and timely delivery of results.
• She/he will be responsible to coordinate other potential intercompany teams (i.e. UK and Canada) to provide a consolidated reporting at Sector Level. She/he will be responsible to collect and consolidate all the program data and KPIs, performing critical and proactive analysis.

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities:

• Program Coordination & Execution
• Manage and oversee program plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables across multiple initiatives over the managed portfolio.
• Facilitate alignment between project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Consolidation & Governance
• Consolidate program data, risks, KPIs, and progress updates across the portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and sector-specific standards.
• Reporting & Stakeholder Management
• Prepare executive-level reports, dashboards, and presentations for Sector/BU leadership.
• Act as the communication interface between operational teams and Sector leadership.
• Risk & Issue Management
• Identify, assess, and mitigate portfolio-wide risks and issues.
• Coordinate corrective actions and escalation processes when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, or related field
• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in program or portfolio management in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Proven experience consolidating information across multiple programs and presenting to executive stakeholders.
• Proficiency in financials and good practice with Earned Value Management system and program planning
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in program/project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Power BI, ERP).
• Certification such as PMP, PgMP, or equivalent is a plus.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Fluency in English and in Italian