Director of Programs
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Job Description
Position Title
Director of Programs
Requisition ID
1638
Home Office Location
Fairfax VA
FLSA Designation
Exempt
Hybrid/Remote Option
Hybrid
EEO Job Category
Senior Level Official / Manager
Position Reports To
VP Space Electronic Systems
Pay Range
DOE
Supervises Others
No
FTE
1.0
At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers evolving needs.
We are a mission partner supporting DoD Intelligence Community and Civil space customers. We develop complex radiation effects mitigated designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Divisional Director to oversee the Space Electronics Systems (SES) Business Unit (BU) operations and serve as the Deputy to the SES President. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of business operations at a product development company coupled with exceptional leadership skills and an acumen for being a business operator in the space electronics industry. As the SES Director you will be responsible for leading the successful operation of the BU to meet Trident and LightRidge goals.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Has SES BU operations and P&L flow down responsibility from the President of SES.
- Work closely with the Divisional Directors to ensure SES operations execute flawlessly between Programmatic Technical and Operational requirements.
- Serve as the main liaison between Contracts F&A and Operations (supply chain production) for BU matters. Resolve issues that may arise between SES BU and functional groups.
- Maintains SES BU combined revenue forecast (backlog pipeline) and supports BU level updates to Trident F&A to support AOP 39 66 and 93 financial forecasting activities.
- Maintains SES combined material forecast (backlog pipeline) working closely with BD and PMO to aggregate demand and work for Trident/LRS approval of demand.
- Generate track and report metrics applicable to BU performance which include KPIs such as DL utilization labor/material flash reporting etc.
- Supports special projects aligned with SES business area.
- Lead process improvement initiatives within SES ensuring continuous improvement.
- Support alignment of Business Development (BD) activities with transition to execution into the PMO.
- Support the proposal generation and review process to ensure proposals are completed on-time and in alignment with SES standards.
- Support development of pipeline revenue spread models that accurately forecast program execution by COG and discipline. Promulgate best practices to BD and PMO.
- Supports President and Divisional Directors in indexing PMO IRD/Tech Roadmap and BD tasks/operations as delegated.
- Establish common tools and templates (pipeline material forecasting) used by the SES BU and work to continuously improve them.
- Represent the SES BU at internal executive and stakeholder reviews (PMRs BMRs etc.) presenting reports and metrics or preparing reports for SES President to present.
- Ensure predictability and understanding of SES BU cashflow position; represent BU position during cash flow meetings with F&A and Trident stakeholders.
- Develop a strong knowledge of SES strategy BD campaigns family of products customers and mission areas to provide effective leadership of SES Business Unit.
- As required serve as executive BU leadership at customer meetings and reviews.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree and 12 or more years of related experience.
- Experience orchestrating business operations to meet financial goals and balancing competing priorities in business operations.
- Demonstrated experience and strong working knowledge of Program Management and Engineering Principles and application to Government development programs and business operations.
- Working knowledge of various contract types (FFP CPFF T&M FAR-based OTA etc.) with associated Terms & Conditions payment plans and fee structures.
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Clearly and effectively convey issues status reports risk assessment quality management data validation and interface executive level members of Trident and LightRidge.
- Strong MS Office skills especially Word Excel Project and Power Point
- Ability to use PowerBI reports and Business Central data in successful management of the PMO
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP Certification
- Masters degree
- Degree in Engineering discipline
Benefits
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:
- Health benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic life with AD&D
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D accident critical illness hospital and pet)
- Spending accounts (HSA FSA and DCFSA)
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- 401(k) (including automatic company contribution)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Leaves (Parental pregnancy and military)
- Annual Bonus Incentive
Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process please contact.
Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
