Senior Program Manager

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager providing support to the C3C/Kessel Run (KR) Division.

 

This is a full time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

 

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to: 

 

Support and work closely with Product teams to ensure requirements are being achieved by the developers.  This also includes helping define delivery dates so new development efforts can be started.  

Work closely with Program Office product owners and leaders to provide operational assessments of problems and advise on development solutions.  This advice has implications on the product road map over the next 5 years. 

Participate with testing events to observe software being readied for release.  Assist with prioritization of fixes and keep PMO informed of status of software and when it will be ready to be deployed to the field on NIPR and SIPR.

Advise on exercise support and routinely support major exercises 

Supporting exercise users at the wing and HQ levels helps novice users gain operational understanding of the C2IMERA program and improves Base Level and Theater/Regional Level command and control(C2)

Assist with operational training of users on features expected to be used during exercise and provide over-the -shoulder coaching during the exercise

Expected travel is determined by the PMO, and they select which exercises require contractor support, 1 trip per month

Work closely with stakeholders to ensure they see requirements being developed and fielded.  Additionally, this engagement includes working with their user bases to define problems and set expectations for Minimal Viable Products, Improvements, New Features, and Data Integration with external software programs approved for use within the DoD.

Routinely give demonstrations of the software to a host of Air Force members from the base to DAF.  

 

• Support cost and schedule reduction activities for acquisition and development efforts.
• Provide program level acquisition support to the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by helping guide successful program execution to maintain the acquisition battle rhythm and deliver warfighter capability
• Provide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and analyzes overall program health and advises program leadership on options to maintain cost, schedule and performance objectives
• Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management
• Provide expert Program Management inputs to Request for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specs, Electronic Warfare Systems (SRDs), Statement of Work (SOWs), and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs), and other RFP products
• Review acquisition documents and provides comments with programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy. Documents may include, but are not limited to, ADMs, LCSP, Acquisition Strategies, APBs, Risk Management Plans, PMRs and milestone decision briefings
• Support, prepare, review and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI 5000.02
• Support implementation and execution of acquisition and development effort processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime contractors
• Provide non-technical acquisition program management to include guidance and expertise necessary to apply principles, criteria, and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1, DoDI 5000.02, NSSAP 03-02, and other DoD, AF, AFMC, and AFLCMC Instructions, Directives, Regulations, and guidance documents as applicable
• Outline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition efforts
• Advise the PM on best practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements, efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance
• Assist with planning, evaluating and implementing program acquisition strategies. This includes DoD and AF policy and/or guidance; technical approach and/or requirements; risk assessment; and realism in achieving a product suitable for the warfighter within cost, schedule, and performance constraints. Also includes broad range of program acquisition strategies, market research, evaluating deliverables requirements and best practice management; this includes support to Urgent Capability Acquisitions and Middle Tier of Acquisition as defined in DoDI 5000.80, Operation of the Middle Tier of Acquisition and DoDI 5000.81, Urgent Capability Acquisition
• Support and coordinate with program level scheduling personnel
• Develop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management