Senior Manager, Business Operations

Responsibilities

Join the team supporting NASA’s scientific balloon program delivering low-cost access to near space at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)!  Our highly-skilled launch teams travel around the world to launch scientific payloads to the edge of space.  The Business Operations Manager position is a fast-paced, critical leadership position supporting CSBF activities at our main facility in beautiful east Texas.  Our rural campus offers the ability to work in a low-cost of living area, but within an easy drive of Tyler, Dallas and Houston.    

 

Responsibilities of the Position:

• Leads the CSBF Business Operations team
• Provides business and financial status reports to the Program Manager
• Manages the program’s financial operations with assistance from the financial analyst
• Works with the program’s contracts analyst to provide responses to customer’s inquiries regarding the program’s contractual obligations
• Works with the program’s financial analyst to prepare recurring financial reports
• Reviews cost forecasts for worldwide launch campaigns and major projects to ensure they remain within budget
• Monitors on-going task orders and projects to ensure they are on schedule/budget
• Monitors status of facilities maintenance activities and projects
• Assigns work to subordinate team members
• Supervises the daily activities of employees
• Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion, coordinates work activities with other supervisors.
• May act as the program manager in their absence.
• Solves problems guided by policies and procedures

 

 

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Requires Bachelors Degree and 12 years’ experience, and at least 4 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Experience managing business financial operations
• Familiarity with government contracts and interfacing with government customers
• Experience preparing contract deliverables
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills for both internal and external customers

 

Desired Qualifications:

• BS in finance or business administration preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience in areas of purchasing, logistics and facilities
• Experience working with international operations
• Experience in an ISO 9001 environment.

 

 

 

 

 

Peraton Overview

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Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.