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Director, Program Management

L3Harris


Job Location:

Chantilly, VA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 184000 - 341500
Posted: 25 October 2026 (16 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 22 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Director Program Management

Job Code: 46567

Job Location:Chantilly VA

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked (Every Other Friday Off)

Job Description:

L3Harris Space Systems is seeking an accomplished Director of Program Management to lead a strategically important and rapidly growing portfolio of mission-focused software and technology programs. We welcome leaders with experience across the U.S. Department of War Intelligence Community civil space or other mission-critical program environments to apply.

This leader will provide strategic and operational direction across portfolio execution financial performance customer engagement talent development and growth strategy. The portfolio currently generates approximately $100M in annual revenue with significant growth expected over the next 12 years.

In addition to leading multiple complex programs this individual will serve as the site leader for the Chantilly VA location. The successful candidate will be an exceptional program and people leader someone who drives disciplined execution develops high-performing teams builds trusted customer relationships and fosters a culture of accountability collaboration and excellence.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead all aspects of a complex mission-focused program portfolio including execution customer satisfaction financial performance risk management staffing and resource alignment.
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for a portfolio with responsibility for scaling the business over the next 12 years.
  • Serve as the Chantilly VA site leader building a strong culture of engagement accountability inclusion and execution across the local organization.
  • Partner with business development and capture teams to shape growth strategy support new-business pursuits lead transition planning and ensure executable growth.
  • Lead coach and develop program managers functional leaders and portfolio staff to ensure disciplined predictable program execution capable of supporting increased scale technical complexity and customer demand.
  • Establish and maintain portfolio governance operating rhythms escalation paths executive reviews and performance-management mechanisms.
  • Drive 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 engagement executive program reviews and strategic alignment discussions.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering finance contracts supply chain quality security and operations to align program execution with portfolio objectives.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve execution predictability affordability delivery performance and organizational effectiveness

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree 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.
  • 5 years of experience leading complex programs portfolios or business operations with significant financial accountability.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience supporting U.S. Government customers including the DoW Intelligence Community civil space or similar mission-critical environments.
  • Current Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
  • Ability to Travel 25%

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Masters degree in business Engineering Program Management or related field.
  • Demonstrated success managing program or portfolio execution with responsibility for cost schedule technical and customer performance.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
  • Strong business and financial acumen including forecasting budgeting resource planning and margin management.
  • Experience working in a growth-oriented environment with increasing scale and organizational complexity.
  • Strong communication leadership and customer engagement skills.
  • PMP PgMP or equivalent certification.
  • Knowledge of image processing products software and technology or experience managing software development efforts
  • 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.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in the state of Virginia (Greater Washington D.C. Area) is $184000-$341500. 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.

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