Deputy Director, Programs
About The Position
Join our dynamic and innovative team at ThayerMahan, a world leader in autonomous maritime surveillance and monitoring. Headquartered in Groton, CT, we are a fast-growing, mission-focused, innovative technology company in the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) space. At ThayerMahan we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth. ThayerMahan Ocean Technologies is looking for a Deputy Director of Programs. This position is in Groton, CT and is full-time on-site. The primary responsibility will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals. Deputy Program Directors are responsible for managing all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 6 years, or master’s degree and 4 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
- Proven experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager
- Demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint
- Willing and able to travel up to 15% of the time
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance
- US citizenship is required
Nice To Haves
- Experience interfacing with DoW/USN customers
- Maritime industry leadership experience
- Experience conducting or managing operations at sea
- Significant customer and senior (VP level) management engagement experience
Responsibilities
- Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
- Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
- Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
- Measuring and reporting program performance
- Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
- Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, milestones schedule, and key terms and conditions
- Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test
- Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
- Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
- Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
- Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
- Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
- Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Professional development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
