Job Posting for Senior Program Manager - Space/Defense at KP Recruiting Group

KP Recruiting Group is a consulting firm that provides leadership and exceptional talent to some of the world’s leading companies. Headquartered in the Midwest, KP Recruiting Group has successfully completed countless engagements in the United States, Europe and Latin America. We represent clients in all industries and all sizes. Our mission is to provide exceptional client and candidate experiences in order to get the best possible results. On behalf of our client, we are excited to present the following confidential role. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing the opportunity!

The Role:

The Senior Program Manager provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s fundamental defense services. The company's employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

Uses proposal plans and strategies to lead team in developing, defining, and implementing cohesive, integrated program/product, subcontractor, and material plans and business plans that achieve overall current and long-term objectives of the program/product, business unit, and division

Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major program roles

Leads the establishment of and sets integrated WBS-based budget and schedule baselines including management reserve for advanced development programs/products or major subcontracts where the scope is not well defined and there is significant possibility for change

Monitors work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet program/product schedules, develops corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams

Balances programs, risks and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets

Manages people who lead department or cross-functional program teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives

Develops personnel to ensure efficient operation

Delegates assignments to others for developing solutions

Sets standards for metric reviews over a family of programs/product line or within a business area

Responsible for maximizing profit and cash flow of products/programs

Prepares and presents program/product status to leadership and external customers

Interfaces with customers on technical matters regarding program/products

Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; leads risk mitigation / opportunity capture activities

Reviews organizational capabilities, and development/execution of strategies, to improve the competitiveness of the organization through actions such as professional growth & development, strategic hiring, strategic partnering, and acquisitions

Identifies market/scope changes and develops product/program positions for costs/price and feature changes or equitable cost/schedule adjustments

Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies

Develops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/program

Leads the patent and data rights for the products/programs/proposals/subcontracts

May be responsible for directing the planning, proposal preparation, negotiation, budgeting, performance measurement, and profit generation of other program managers

May be responsible for Remote Site Management

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Desire to be successful for yourself, the team, the customer and the business

Knowledge of companies, systems, products and technologies involving Space and associated Ground Systems desired

Knowledge of US DoD Space Force or Air Force organization and Government contracting procedures desired

Knowledge of software development and Information Networks process desired

Ability to generate cohesive program plans

Must be able to establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements

Ability to develop and implement a product oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary

Ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans and identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends

Ability to understand and analyze program financial data

Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external representatives

Significant verbal and written communication skills

Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements

Significant understanding of advanced of risk and opportunity management techniques and ability to apply them to programs

Significant knowledge of business objectives proposal techniques, and business development for new business

Ability to lead teams in matrix organization and successfully lead without direct authority

Ability to lead others in team building, conflict resolution, motivation, and leadership t

Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies

Ability to apply advanced negotiation skills to solve internal, external and customer issues

Significant understanding of business and supply chain strategy

Significant knowledge of government contracting practices and regulations regarding acquisition

Outstanding relationship management and marketing skills

Ability to identify partnership candidates best suited to fill product/program gaps

Ability to execute company policies that affect immediate operations

Skilled in the development and implementation of product/program strategy and tactics

Ability to manage/mentor others within program management discipline

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Benefits

401k Matching

Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)

Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays

Long & Short-Term Disability

Identity Theft Plans

Retirement & Pension Plans

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Program

Tuition Reimbursement Programs

Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities

Parental Leave

& More

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