Senior Program Manager

Senior Program Manager

If you have a strong background in program management and experience overseeing complex government contracts, then you will be excited about the Senior Program Manager opening with Iridium on our Technology, Development, & Operations Team supporting Government Programs! As a Senior Program Manager, you will manage projects by working with internal and external customers and stakeholders, and will lead multi-discipline engineering project team(s) to identify, gain approval for, and implement engineering solutions for new and ongoing services and products. You'll collaborate with senior leadership to help implement strategic objectives and oversee programs with significant multi-million dollar impact. To succeed in this position, you will need exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to engage with government customers and technical teams in delivering solutions that meet contract requirements and mission needs.

This position requires an active / current Top Secret / SCI U.S. Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

What You'll Do :

• Work independently to manage projects from concept through contract award, planning, execution, and final delivery, while proactively managing quality, budget, and overall project performance
• Coordinate with stakeholders across a portfolio of services to ensure a mutually beneficial technology roadmap for both commercial and government programs
• Coordinate with the engineering leads to identify efficiencies which would lead to increased capacity or sales
• Incorporate stakeholder feedback to guide prioritization of project execution
• Manage execution expectations for stakeholders based on engineering resource availability
• Identify and rectify gaps in communication within the portfolio
• Use breadth of knowledge to manage the project execution strategy including gates, milestones, deliverables, and acquisition strategy including make or buy decisions, subcontracting strategy, etc.
• Lead internal and external teams to execute the full spectrum of the project
• Develop solutions for project risks to minimize impact to the program
• Participate in major milestone meetings with internal or external customers (ex. SRR, CDR, FAT) and senior officials to communicate status and / or implement Agile or Scaled Agile development practices
• Confidently present on project status, on-going financial viability, and identification of key issues to senior management
• Investigate customer changes and follow up on change related costs and supporting proposals for both government and technical scope of work deviations

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Work Environment :

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.