Senior Manager, Program Management

Job Title: Senior Manager Program Management Resilient Maritime Strike

Job Code: 37478

Job Location: Salt Lake City UT; San Diego CA; Carlsbad CA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Lead a high-impact growth portfolio focused on delivering advanced communications systems for the Navys next-generation aircraft. This Director-track role requires a strategic leader who can navigate ambiguity drive customer-centric solutions and deliver complex programs while scaling the portfolio from $70M to $140M over the next three years. Youll build the foundation for sustainable growth while maintaining program excellence and customer trust.

Essential Functions:

• Lead $70M Air Wing of the Future communications portfolio with aggressive growth targets to $140M by 2029 through new platform integrations capability expansions and adjacent opportunities
• Develop and execute comprehensive growth strategy in partnership with Business Development Capture and Strategy teams to identify shape and win new opportunities
• Build business cases and investment proposals for new program initiatives balancing current delivery excellence with future growth investments
• Partner with senior stakeholders across engineering operations business development Navy program offices and fleet operators to shape portfolio strategy and roadmap
• Build business cases and investment proposals for new program initiatives balancing current delivery excellence with future growth investments
• Partner with senior stakeholders across engineering operations business development Navy program offices and fleet operators to shape portfolio strategy and roadmap
• Apply rigorous program management discipline across growing portfolio including Earned Value Management (EVM) integrated master schedules risk management and change control
• Develop and maintain comprehensive risk registers with proactive mitigation strategies; escalate and resolve critical technical schedule and integration risks
• Lead change management processes ensuring proper impact analysis stakeholder alignment and configuration control across multiple aircraft platforms
• Establish program baselines performance metrics and reporting cadences that provide transparency and enable data-driven decisions
• Manage portfolio P&L ensuring healthy margins while investing appropriately in growth initiatives and IR&D
• Develop annual operating plans and multi-year financial projections aligned with 2x growth trajectory
• Optimize resource allocation across delivery growth and infrastructure investments
• Track and report growth metrics including pipeline value win rate contract awards and revenue realization
• Partner with Finance and Contracts teams to structure deals that support profitable sustainable growth
• Lead mentor and develop team of program managers and supporting staff scaling organization to support portfolio growth
• Build organizational capacity through strategic hiring talent development process optimization and succession planning
• Foster high-performance culture characterized by accountability collaboration empowerment and growth orientation
• Provide coaching and career development to prepare team members for increased responsibilities
• Model executive presence and Director-level leadership behaviors including strategic thinking influencing across matrixed organizations and thriving in ambiguous rapidly changing environments

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with 12 years prior experience Graduate Degree with 10 years prior lieu of a degree minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

• Minimum 10 years of program management experience with at least 5 years leading complex multi-disciplinary programs
• Minimum 10 years demonstrated track record managing and growing portfolios >$50M; demonstrated experience scaling programs or portfolios
• Active Us Top Secret Security clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with business development capture support or new program standup in growth environments
• Experience managing growth portfolios or emerging capability development programs
• Track record of successful customer relationship management that led to contract expansions or follow-on work

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California Massachusetts New Jersey Washington and the Greater D.C Denver or NYC areas is $153000 - $284000.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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