Sr Director Programs (Clearance Required)

Sierra Space•Centennial, CO

About The Position

As Director Programs you will be driving our strategic business operations for all programmatic aspects of your assigned projects with specific focused responsibility for customer relationship, cost, schedule and technical planning, tracking and reporting, technical execution and ensuring overall program performance objectives are achieved. You will provide leadership, guidance, and oversight in all phases of business resource planning/tracking in coordination with other corporate entities, and build and lead an exceptional team to innovate, invent, implement, and deploy complex solutions in a mission-critical environment. You'll oversee process and procedure for assessing and mitigating program risk and ensure program issues and problems are identified, tracked and resolved. You'll be responsible for project/program status updates, proposal review and approval, and negotiations with project/program stakeholders to ensure enterprise initiatives meet cost, budget, and schedule constraints.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, Finance or a related field
Relevant experience may substitute for required education
Thorough knowledge and understanding of program management, science, aerospace and/or engineering programs
Prior experience leading a team of Program Managers and the programs they are managing; ability to recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee career development, succession planning, performance management, coaching, mentoring, as well as holding people accountable
Experience directing the preparation of proposals, business plans, specifications, and approves basis of estimates and rough order of magnitudes for potential pursuits and ensuring all resources such as engineering, manpower, production and facilities are available to support the program
Demonstrated working knowledge of managing the cost, schedule and technical performance requirements of multiple programs through all phases from inception to completion
Proven track-record developing, communicating and executing to meet financial forecasts
Extensive experience with the development of tactical and strategic business growth strategy
Responsible for high-level relationship management internally (executive leadership, peers, support functions, and subordinates) and external customers; Interact internally with leaders and customers on business matters and partners with functional leadership towards success and continuous improvement
Responsible for customer satisfaction, maintaining customer communication, and the overall management of the customer relationship to determine needs, requirements and new business opportunities
Ability to manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo and demonstrate ability to adapt to dynamic situations
Proven experience and skills in team building, time management, conflict resolution, communication, briefing, presentation, strategic thinking, marketing, and literacy in the program management disciplines
Familiarity with managing projects requiring Earned Value Management
Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms; ability to tailor conversations to adapt to technical vs. non-technical audiences
Proven ability to solve highly complex problems with significant business impact
An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment

Nice To Haves

Typically, 10-12+ years of relevant experience; 7+ years demonstrated program management experience
Previous ownership of P&L responsibilities
Previous management experience that includes understanding in Financial Management, Business Operations, Strategic Planning, Contracts, Risk Management, and Proposal Development
Ability to motivate others with a shared sense of vision or purpose.
Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and understand complex technical and program interdependencies
Possess a strategic mindset, linking technology and business
Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)/Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance
Working knowledge of Program Management Institute Program Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and/or Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Prior experience managing projects using Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), agile and or spiral development models
Ability to lead Program Management process and tool improvement for the Business Unit
Ability to establish centralized, coordinating body for program concerns, recommendations, and issues; developing recommended process improvements; facilitating opportunities with corporate
Ability to establish new and further refining existing templates, tools, and guidelines for program documentation and execution
Experience with ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2000 Policies and Processes

Responsibilities

Driving strategic business operations for all programmatic aspects of assigned projects
Focused responsibility for customer relationship, cost, schedule and technical planning, tracking and reporting, technical execution
Ensuring overall program performance objectives are achieved
Providing leadership, guidance, and oversight in all phases of business resource planning/tracking in coordination with other corporate entities
Building and leading an exceptional team to innovate, invent, implement, and deploy complex solutions in a mission-critical environment
Overseeing process and procedure for assessing and mitigating program risk
Ensuring program issues and problems are identified, tracked and resolved
Responsible for project/program status updates, proposal review and approval, and negotiations with project/program stakeholders to ensure enterprise initiatives meet cost, budget, and schedule constraints