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Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Program Management

Job Code: 24237

Job Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris Space Systems is seeking a Program Manager for the Space Defense Solutions (SDS) Business Area. We are looking for a program manager who will be responsible for successful program execution, customer satisfaction, and financial performance in this high-performance business area. The Program Manager leads the execution of all phases of programs from start-up to delivery for customers. By drawing upon technical development and project management experience, the Program Manager develops strategies to influence programmatic direction and enable both program and business success. In this position, the Program Manager will communicate directly with customers, leadership, and cross-functional program teams. Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are regularly complex, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that impact multiple areas of the organization.

Essential Functions:

• Accountable for overall program performance commitments to include:
• Customer Satisfaction: Continually delighting our customers with our values, responsiveness, and overall mission performance
• Financial: Orders, sales, operating income, investment, cash flow, budget, and reserve forecasting and execution
• Schedule: Timely, responsive, and successful completion of all program activities (informal) and deliverables (formal)
• Quality: Program deliverables meet or exceed L3Harris and customer expectations
• Responsible for managing the cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements of a program through all lifecycle phases
• Identifies program risks and creates opportunities to manage the operational impacts
• Responsible for program change management, controlling program performance measurement baseline of cost, schedule, and performance
• Develops, reviews, and approves plans, schedules, subcontract agreements, and other program documents
• Coordinates and monitors supplier activities, deliverables, and finances, and aligns supplier performance with L3Harris business financial performance  
• Ensures that all resources such as engineering, manpower, production, and facilities are available to support the program
• Ensures clear understanding and communication of program status, changes, and performance to the Customer and L3Harris leadership
• Prepares and provides reports, briefings, and technical reviews to the Customer and L3Harris leadership
• Develop program and adjacent growth opportunities to meet strategic business objectives for the product line or portfolio
• Leads the preparation of program proposals, proposal scope, budget and expenditure plans, and financial terms of contract

• Travel occasionally to customer or supplier locations in the Washington DC area or to other domestic US locations

Qualifications:

• Active TOP SECRET security clearance with SCI
• Must be able to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; Or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; Or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• CI Polygraph desired
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal skills for both internal and external customers
• Experience with ground-based development programs
• Experience with classified govt. customers
• Possess PMI Program Management Professional (PMP) certification, desired but not required
• Experience managing technology development program(s)
• Knowledge managing cross disciplined workforce of approximately 15+
• Familiarity managing subcontractors and suppliers in a performance-based environment
• Experience with Earned Value Management

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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