General Manager- Federal & Commercial Programs (F&CP)

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

Building on The Aerospace Corporation's reputation as a trusted, impartial advisor with integrity and dedication to mission success, the Civil Systems Group (CSG) combines deep technical expertise with market-leading innovation to help our customers solve complex systems engineering and integration challenges. CSG is organized by core customer-facing lines of business to manage and grow programs within NASA, NOAA, and the NNSA, while extending our capabilities to other civilian federal government agencies fully integrated within Aerospace rules, regulations, processes, values, and behaviors.

We are seeking a growth oriented General Manager, with a strong mix of technical expertise, business acumen, and customer focus, to lead and integrate the Federal & Commercial Programs (F&CP) division. This position will report to the Senior Vice President of the Civil Systems Group (SVP, CSG).  The Federal & Commercial Programs division offers deep technical expertise and cutting-edge innovation to support the United States government to solve some of the most complex systems engineering and integration challenges within complex, high-consequence environments. The General Manager will possess a proven ability to run a Profit and Loss center with a highly diverse customer set, while making sure resource allocation decisions maximize a return on investment. Do you want to do work that makes a positive difference for the nation and national security by leading an elite team? This is the opportunity!

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Crystal City, VA

What You'll Be Doing

• Overall leadership and management of Federal & Commercial ​Programs division. Develop division vision, strategy, and objectives consistent with corporate goals and initiatives and customer expectations.  Provide direction and planning for achieving both strategic and tactical goals.
• Establish trusted relationships with key senior space leaders at multiple echelons across key  NOAA, NASA, FAA, and commercial organizations.  Establish and maintain Aerospace’s positive reputation with new and existing customers as a problem solver and thought leader that works at the enterprise level.  Anticipate future customer needs and evolve an agile, high-quality technical and enterprise support work force (on-site and matrix) to respond at speed.
• Lead and support cross-corporation and cross-organizational teams to execute studies and analysis activities of national significance.  Foster appropriate cooperation and coordination across the space enterprise to help assure enterprise mission success.
• Maintain division focus on mission success from cradle to grave across the portfolio, track and communicate the risk posture, and facilitate enterprise teams as appropriate to provide viable solutions to mitigate mission risk and promote mission viability and strategic alignment to national policy.
• Provide strategic leadership and support to the government planning and implementation of policy, acquisition, and requirements initiatives for developing architectural alternatives, assessing system acquisitions, budgets, and rationalizing investment portfolios.
• Operate F&CP division according to Aerospace core principles; creating and instilling a culture characterized by agility, speed, information sharing and continuous learning.
• Position Aerospace in the highest value functions across the customer portfolio, translate customer technical operating plans into technical priorities, manage budget constraints, plan and execute staffing as required.
• Provide strategic leadership and support to the government planning and implementation of policy, acquisition, and requirements initiatives for developing architectural alternatives, assessing system acquisitions, budgets, and rationalizing investment portfolios.
• Provide leadership for team members, setting expectations and direction, mentoring, providing critical feedback, succession planning, and coaching aimed at developing an agile management team and technical staff.

What You Need to Be Successful