Director, Portfolio Program Management TSSCI Clearance

Job Title: Director of Program Management Space Control Systems Portfolio

Job Code: 44098

Job Location: Rochester NY

Work Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

Organization:

-Sector / Division / Business Area: Space Systems / Space Superiority & Imaging / Exquisite Imaging Systems

-Space Control Systems Portfolio Director Reports to Senior Director & General Manager of Exquisite Imaging Systems

Job Description:

The Director of Program Management Space Control Systems Portfolio is responsible for leading a strategically important and rapidly growing portfolio with approximately $60M in annual revenue and a projected growth path to exceed $100M within 12 years. This role provides leadership across portfolio execution financial performance customer engagement talent development and growth strategy.

The incumbent will lead multiple programs and program managers in a complex matrixed environment and will be accountable for delivering strong cost schedule technical and quality performance while positioning the portfolio for scalable growth. This leader will work closely with engineering operations finance contracts supply chain quality and business development to ensure successful program execution and capture of future opportunities in the Space Control Systems market.

Essential Functions:

• Lead all aspects of the Space Control Systems Portfolio including execution customer satisfaction financial performance risk management and resource alignment.
• Creates an execution-focused culture grounded in collaboration discipline and continuous improvement.
• Serves as a trusted leader with customers senior executives and cross-functional partners.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a portfolio currently valued at approximately $75M annually with responsibility to scale the business beyond $100M over the next 12 years.
• Direct and develop program managers and portfolio staff to ensure disciplined execution across all programs.
• Ensure portfolio performance meets or exceeds commitments for revenue margin cash bookings and customer deliverables.
• Establish portfolio governance management operating rhythms escalation paths and performance review mechanisms.
• Drive program execution excellence through disciplined planning baseline management forecasting risk and opportunity management and corrective action implementation.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for portfolio-level customer communications executive reviews and strategic alignment discussions.
• Partner with business development and capture teams to support growth strategy new business pursuits transition planning and executable growth.
• Collaborate across functions to ensure staffing engineering execution supply chain performance contract compliance and operational readiness align with portfolio objectives.
• Lead portfolio reviews and provide regular financial operational and strategic updates to senior leadership.
• Build a high-performing organization capable of supporting increasing scale complexity and customer demand.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance execution predictability affordability and organizational effectiveness.
• Directly impacts portfolio profitability growth customer relationships execution outcomes and long-term strategic positioning.
• Exercises broad decision-making authority within portfolio and business objectives.
• Interfaces frequently with senior executives customers and functional leaders on critical program and business matters.
• Travel as required to support customer engagement program reviews and business operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Engineering Program Management or related field with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
• 12 years of professional experience in program management portfolio management operations or related business leadership roles.
• 5 years experience supporting business financials including forecasting budgeting resource planning and margin management.
• 5 years of experience leading complex programs portfolios or business operations with significant financial accountability.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required
• 5 years experience managing program or portfolio execution with responsibility for cost schedule technical and customer performance.
• Professional experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Business Engineering Systems Engineering or related field.
• PMP PgMP or equivalent certification.
• Experience in space systems space control command and control mission systems or related defense/aerospace environments.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government DoD IC or civil space customers.
• Familiarity with earned value management portfolio governance and development-to-production program lifecycles.
• Experience leading portfolio growth program transitions and organizational scaling in a high-growth business.
• Strong business and financial acumen including forecasting budgeting resource planning and margin management.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in Colorado state Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Minnesota New York state Cleveland Ohio Vermont and Virginia is $160000.00- $297000.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.