Senior Principal Program Manager

Job Summary

Works closely with Line-of-Business Program Leadership and Engineering to manage a development program or a project, or new product development project portfolio for a product line. May need to intercede with Engineering Management or other functional management to accomplish objectives.  Work outcomes may encompass product development, services or both. Manages and ensures the timely completion of specific, defined technical programs or projects within the product line. Oversee a team or portion of a program to plan, track and execute project plans from start to completion using specific technical knowledge.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and direct the daily execution of multiple programs/product line within contract requirements to ensure that cost, schedules and performance goals are met
• Responsible for leading new product development within the product line
• Ensures proper methods are followed to track program cost, schedules and performance across product line
• Track all program cost, schedules and performance against established program milestones; reporting the status to management stakeholders on a regular basis
• Develop and implement recovery plans for yellow and red programs (i.e. schedule, technical performance)
• May be required to ensure the overall execution of material on schedule and on budget for a business area
• May be required to collaborate on various tasks with various project teams
• May be required to various tasks/team/project/Engineering changes 
• Ensures program methodologies and the program management directives are followed
• Work closely with existing customers, and obtain feedback on the company’s performance
• Work closely with business development, marketing and sales to enhance the business portfolio
• Manage inventory effectively
• Manage internal research and development programs within the product line
• Develop internal relationships with management stakeholders
• Manage Program Management development to include coaching, teaching, retaining, attracting, and mentoring
• Lead monthly program reviews for the product line
• Conducts program reviews that identify root-cause and corrective action as well as continuous improvement and financial performance
• Work closely with Business Development to provide future opportunities for existing customers and solutions for new customers, assisting Line-of-Business Campaign Lead with product and technology strategy development for responsible product line 
• Understand and develop methodologies that allow program managers to apply leading verses lagging indicators
• Develop processes for identifying, assessing, monitoring and mitigating risk throughout the program lifecycle
• May partner with various stakeholders on planning process and system improvements 
• Develop and understand cash flow management principles 
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevent experience
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field required (graduate degree in STEM-related/Finance e.g., or MBA desired)
• Advanced knowledge of program management tools and procedures
• Leadership and management skills, particularly “influence management” and “conflict resolution”
• Significant experience managing product development efforts to include proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation for cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
• Experience managing products through rapid prototyping and transition to production (desired)
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis
• Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management
• Advanced problem solving skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Demonstrated success in managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control
• Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization   
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU)