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Principal, Program Management

Tempe, Arizona; Melbourne, Florida; Londonderry, New Hampshire; Rochester, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah

Job ID 21397
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L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Principal, Program Management

Job ID: 21397

Job Locations: Onsite – Any major CS hub location (Rochester, Salt Lake City, Londonderry, Tempe, Lynchburg, Melbourne)

Job Schedule: 9/80 REG - Under this schedule, employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

Job Description: 

We are looking for a strong Program Management leader to take on a vital role within our Communication Systems Business Segment PMX team. The focus of this role will be to driving critical thinking and business acumen in partnership with our Business Sectors resulting in increased productivity, contract execution, and business outcomes.  It is critical to fully comprehend program management processes, tools and best practices across the entire program lifecycle with the ability to translate into effectively setting up programs and contracts for success for all customer and business objectives.

Essential Functions: 

  • Drive consistent Program Management processes across our programs and product lines including alignment/primary interface responsibility with L3Harris Program Management Excellence (PMX) organization
  • Act as 1st level escalation focal at the Segment level for program teams on PM tools including help needed and areas to improve usefulness and outputs of the tools
  • Ensure the business meets annual objectives by setting standards, implementing PM Best Practices, and monitoring resultant performance
  • Develop key PMX initiatives and effectively collaborate across Enterprise PMX organization, Segment Functional organizations and Sector program teams to drive initiative outcomes and results.
  • Lead special projects focused on driving improved program execution
  • Instrument the business for relevant, actionable, preventative leading indicators
  • Perform and/or facilitate SME reviews for all Tier 1 and 2 Program Baseline Reviews prior to Sector reviews
  • Actively participate within CS Segment PM forum and community development opportunities; sharing cross segment and enterprise lessons learned and best practices
  • Lead projects and short-term deep dives, structure and execute analyses, communicate findings to leadership, determine plan to execute and implement solutions.
  • Leverage cross-functional knowledge and relationships to understand issues, trends, and perspectives.
  • Identify challenges across the organization and create processes to solve them.
  • Partners closely with all sector and functions to align operations with strategy.
  • Identifies the right teams, drives collaboration across the segment, implements processes, and gets in front of potential issues.

Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience or post-graduate degree and 10 years of experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
  • Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Additional Skills: 

  • At least 8 years of prior program management, proposal management and EVMS experience
  • Demonstrated ability to present to executives/management on important topics
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, identify problems and propose solutions
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, across geographically disbursed teams
  • Ability to Travel – 25%
  • Additional prior functional / IPT lead experiences (e.g. – Supply Chain Management, Materials, Finance, etc.).
  • Critical thinking and problem solving, attention to detail and quality of product deliverables.
  • Experience working DoD projects in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) environment.
  • Experience in program growth through value-added change proposal activity
  • Experience developing and executing a strategic plan
  • Capture management and proposal experience
  • Knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, etc.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $130,500 - $242,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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.

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