Skills
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Description
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end program execution, ensuring achievement of technical, cost, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction objectives.
- Serve as the primary customer interface and manage relationships with NATO, government, military, industry partners, and key stakeholders.
- Develop and manage program plans, budgets, schedules, resources, performance metrics, and contractual requirements.
- Provide executive-level status reporting, conduct program reviews, and lead customer meetings and milestone events.
- Oversee subcontractor, vendor, and supplier performance to ensure successful program delivery.
- Direct system integration, testing, deployment, acceptance, sustainment, and technical refresh activities.
- Lead Integrated Product Support (IPS) planning and execution, including logistics, provisioning, maintenance, and supply chain operations.
- Oversee development and delivery of training programs, technical documentation, and customer transition-to-operations activities.
- Ensure compliance with contractual, quality, cybersecurity, security, and regulatory requirements.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, issues, and corrective actions while driving continuous process improvement.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, logistics, cybersecurity, quality, operations, training, and support personnel to achieve program objectives.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Program Management, or a related field.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred.
- Master’s degree preferred.
Requirements
Experience
- 10+ years of program management experience supporting defense, aerospace, telecommunications, SATCOM, or military communications programs.
- Experience managing programs valued at $10M+ with multiple stakeholders and geographically dispersed teams.
- Proven experience managing system integration, deployment, sustainment, and lifecycle support programs.
- Demonstrated success leading customer-facing defense or government contracts.
- Strong understanding of Program Management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
- Experience with risk management, integrated scheduling, resource planning, and performance measurement.
- Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes and configuration management.
- Understanding of Integrated Product Support (IPS) and logistics management concepts.
- Strong financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.
Compensation - Salary
At Fairwinds, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location and experience. Additional incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full time, exempt position.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance:
Must be eligible to work in the US.
AAP/EEO Statement
Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
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