Senior Program Manager

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years 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.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Manager within the Airborne Systems Line of Business.  The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s fundamental defense services.  General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

 

The position will require operational leadership, proposal support, customer interaction, growth initiatives and managing profit/loss.  The Program Manager will be assigned a portfolio of programs that includes: concept, proposal, design, development, integration, production and support of airborne electronic solutions for various Department of Defense platforms. We are a trusted provider of ruggedized open architecture mission and display processors and computers, scalable stores management systems, multi-level security solutions and sensor processing solutions.  As an integral part of the leadership team, a vital responsibility is the achievement of financial operating goals through effective management of a profit and loss center. The candidate must be able to develop strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and customers.  A commitment to customer satisfaction with the ability to deal with internal and external clients in high pressure situations within a dynamic environment is critical.

 

The Senior Program Manager will work with the Business Segment Director to provide leadership within a matrix organization. Major functions are matrixed across all of GDMS. The Program Manager will be expected to leverage the matrixed capabilities across the organization to maximize the effectiveness for their project. The Program Manager is accountable for the overall execution of the project and will work to establish project baselines, monitor performance against the baseline, drive the implementation of technical solution, support change proposals and new business opportunities, and help achieve customer growth to ensure the project achieves its commitments at all levels.  The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring successful program execution from the team and is expected to have a high-level of proficiency in applicable technical and financial concepts as well as communications up and down the organization. The Program Manager must have demonstrated and relevant experience working with both internal and external customers, delivering complex systems and solutions.

 

As aspiring leaders, General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) believes there are several enabling behaviors which will influence your success. These behaviors will also serve as leading indicators of likely success (or difficulty), and will be used by your manager in evaluating your performance and growth as a leader, and will serve to build trust from your teams, your customer, and the organization. These behaviors are:

 

• Develop yourself
• Develop others
• Be a team player
• Communicate effectively
• Develop and sustain the relationships you need to be successful
• Shape culture and positively impact the morale, motivation, and engagement of those around you
• Operate at the right level and deliver on your commitments
• Think and act strategically
• Confront reality
• Take reasonable, managed risks

It is expected the successful candidate will utilize these tenets so they can build on their own essential skills and traits.

 

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

 

• Uses proposal plans and strategies to develop, define, and implement cohesive, integrated program, subcontractor, and material plans that achieve overall current and long term objectives of the program, business unit, and division
• Functional manager for several project managers.  Provide oversite for their project.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project managers to develop their program and project management skills to help them succeed in their careers.
• Develops WBS and WBS dictionary as baseline for scope definition and effective integrated cost/schedule management of the project<