Title:  Principal Program Manager

Job Title: Principal Program Manager / Site Leader

Job Code: 27950

Job Location: Melbourne, FL

Job Description:

Are you ready to take your career to new heights by joining us as a Program Manager in our L3Harris Space Systems business? Do you want to be part of a culture that values diverse ideas, perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, and lifestyles? This position will support the Space Ground Solutions Business Area in the Space Systems Sector as well as serve as the Program Management Site Leader for the Melbourne facility within Space Ground Solutions (SGS) Business Area. The Program Manager directs all phases of programs from inception through completion including driving program execution to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income, and free cash flow for new, continuing, or current programs. Responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participate in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, Statement of Work, specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contract. Act as primary customer contact for program activities. Lead program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Develop strategic plans that align with customer roadmaps to expand the business. Direct the work of employees assigned to the program from technical and administrative areas. Lead competitive and sole source pursuits and proposals. This position will support the Space Ground Solutions Business Area in the Space Systems Sector, and will carry the additional duty as the Program Management Site Leader for the Space Ground Solutions (SGS) Business Area.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for managing and driving key performance indicators of cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements of complex technical programs through the life-cycle phases of development, implementation, and operations to meet and exceed revenue and profit objectives
• Maintain an integrated master schedule, manage development and test to a technical baseline, and maintain an active and proactive risk management program
• Manage portfolio/programs to potentially include IRADs/CRADs/proposals of at least $25M/year
• Deliver technical and financial performance measured against cost and schedule indicators
• Develop technology roadmaps to achieve business vision
• Operate in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment to align future program roadmap with customer objectives and mission outcomes
• Work with customers to determine requirements and new business opportunities
• Direct the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements, and specifications to meet those needs
• Drive program strategy and growth plans
• Support capture management efforts of additional scope and support technology roadmap and investment plans
• Responsible for budget management and financial execution of programs
• Ensure programs are executing within compliance with specifications, performance requirements, schedules, cost commitments, and internal policies and procedures
• Drive continuous improvements in operations performance to improve customer satisfaction, reduce project schedules, lower costs, and increase quality
• Active communication with key stakeholders (internal and external, including customers and vendors)
• Display active leadership engagement
• Establish accepting culture and strong team engagement and rapport
• Proactive communication with team, direct reports (if applicable), and leadership
• Ability to communicate across levels of organization including creation and presentation of briefings to executive leaders
• Implement strategic goals in alignment with Business Area/Division roadmap
• Define long-term business strategy to expand upon current efforts
• Provide leadership in the creation and maintenance of robust Customer and Subcontractor relationships
• Partner with Business Development, Sales, and Marketing functions to nurture productive relations, collect the appropriate market and customer intelligence, and formulate strategies in pursuit, sales, and marketing campaigns
• Fully understand customer mission gaps, constraints, and objectives
• Responsible for driving high levels of engagement on the program to ensure quality deliverables, efficient execution and retention of key personnel

Qualifications:

• Current Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience; Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to manage complex, decentralized software development programs with expertise in budget analysis and cost controls implementation
• Strategic thinker with capacity to manage business complexity and to identify and focus on top priorities
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated experience and proficiency in building and managing technical development teams in a matrixed organization
• Experience managing subcontractors
• Ability to manage and analyze budgets and cost controls on a cost-plus and fixed-price program
• Strong customer engagement skills including written and oral communication and experience briefing customers senior leaders
• Proposal management experience
• Risk management experience
• PMP Certification
• EVMS expertise
• Knowledge of image processing products, software, and technology for modeling and simulation
• Engineering or science background is a plus
• Experience managing software development efforts
• Experience leading multi-disciplined, cross-functional teams where management reporting alignment is decentralized

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