Senior Program Manager

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

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The Leidos National Security Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world.

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The National Security Sector (NSS) is hiring for a Senior Program Manager to help drive Customer/Agency mission by leading on-site contract support to range of services, to include Cyber Operational Planning, Training & Exercises, Strategy and Doctrine Development, providing Campaign Assessments, and ensuring secure IT Communications efforts focused on improving relationships with key partner nations. Direct support will be provided to Customer/Agency J3 (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES). This Key Personnel opportunity is in anticipation of an upcoming contract award!

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage program support and leads people on contract spanning Customer/Agency, CNMF, and JTF-ARES.
• Serve both as Government’s primary point of contact for all contract-related actions and conduit from Leidos to the customer. 
• Lead and supervise contractor personnel and manages technical performance and administrative aspects of program.
• Guide on-going technical efforts, including integration of technical innovations into customer organization. 
• Interface with senior military and Government personnel, while developing and nurturing internal relationships with Leidos corporate leadership, functional leaders, and team members.
• Manage program to scope, schedule, budget and risk, and develops program documentation such as program schedules, financial reports, and risk management documentation to corporate standard.
• Prepare complex charts, tables, graphs and diagrams to assist in analyzing and effectively presenting information for both highly technical and lay audiences. 
• Review program risk and risk mitigation activities and proposes budgets for the same.
• Evaluate, analyze, and propose operational and technical alternatives in concert with senior Government and military leadership that provide for potential on-contract growth.
• Review and provide input for corporate financial reports as appropriate to provide the status of funded projects.
• Review and evaluate projects Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM).
• Schedule and assign work to subordinates and subcontractors and monitors progress and resolves discrepancies to ensure compliance with work quality standards and contract and task order requirements.
• Direct technical teams and facilitate the integration of subtasks to ensure the optimal use of assigned resources and subcontractors.
• Serve as focal point to the Government Program Manager for managing all tasks and subtasks and as principal representative for program direction and providing program status updates, including financial status.
• Provide information to the Government regarding significant issues and provides recommended solutions in a transparent manner, and take corrective action to issues brought by the Government Program Manager or Contracting Officer Representative.
• Mentor mid-level and junior staff. 

What does Leidos need from me?

• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph security clearance required. Must be SCI eligible if no current SCI.
• Minimum Master’s Degree from accredited college or university in any field related to support to government contracting or business management and 10 plus years’ experience leading organizations within Department of Defense (DoD) or United States Government. 
• Minimum seven years’ experience managing program of similar scope and complexity and leading contract personnel supporting multiple customer organizations. 
• Minimum five years’ experience (with at least one year having occurred in the past five years) supporting DoD cyberspace operational environment. 
• Ability to provide timely, accurate, relevant analytic documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
• Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines.
• Possess strong interpersonal,