Director, Program Management

L3HHCM20•Palm Bay, FL

About The Position

As a key leader within L3Harris’ Maritime Sector, the general manager business leader is responsible for developing and executing the strategic vision for the Integrated Systems & Encryption, Surface & Subsea Systems (S3) business area. This role carries full profit-and-loss accountability and is charged with delivering both financial and operational results. The general manager will manage and expand our Autonomous Capabilities portfolio, including Torpedo Tube Launch and Recovery (TTLR) programs, and our Electrical & Propulsion System Integration (EPSI) programs such as T-AGOS, the Ship-to-Shore Connector, IVER 4-900, and related efforts. The position requires attracting, developing, and retaining a high-performing team of Program Managers, System Architects, and Engineers capable of executing complex maritime programs. The leader will establish organizational direction, ensure adherence to company processes and policies, and build strong relationships with customers, industry partners, and internal functional teams. This business area operates across Herndon, VA; Fall River, MA; and Palm Bay, FL, with the division headquarters located in Camden, NJ. Travel up to 30% is expected. In this pivotal role, you will advance L3Harris’ position as a world-class strategic partner to U.S. and international shipyards. You will lead the delivery of market‑leading systems integration across electrical systems, propulsion technologies, and software integration engineering. Your leadership will drive innovation, supply chain efficiency, and engineering excellence—enabling shipyards to design, procure, manufacture, and deliver advanced autonomous and crewed warships. Additionally, you will guide the development, integration, and production of cutting-edge undersea maritime autonomy solutions to address the Submarine Navy’s most challenging missions. Through strong collaboration with shipyard partners, suppliers, and internal engineering teams, you will ensure that L3Harris solutions meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and mission impact. Key responsibilities include developing trusted relationships with internal and external customers, ensuring exceptional execution of development and production programs, and partnering closely with Business Development and Capture teams to shape new opportunities and define competitive, winning solutions. The leader will leverage IR&D investments to position L3Harris for success in future pursuits. This role requires effective navigation of a matrixed organization, strong program management fundamentals, and proven competitive capture experience. It is a high-visibility position with frequent engagement at executive levels and within the customer community. The position carries functional authority for planning, organizing, controlling, documenting, tracking, integrating, financially monitoring, and completing customer programs. Success requires close collaboration with Engineering, Finance, Business Development, Program Excellence, Supply Chain, Operations, and Quality teams. The leader will oversee pipeline development and proposal management from requirements definition through solution creation, negotiation, and contract award. The ideal candidate fosters a cooperative, high-performance environment, sets clear objectives, provides transparent guidance, and ensures accountability across the team. They empower team members, identify growth opportunities within funded programs, and drive new customer engagements. The successful leader will exemplify and demand ethical, professional conduct consistent with company values, while building the broader capabilities needed for a winning culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering and 15 years of experience managing a team in the Aerospace & Defense market (Maritime preferred), with 7+ years senior management role leading and motivating a diverse workforce focused on system integration. Or a Graduate degree with 13 years of applicable experience. In lieu of degree, a minimum of 19 years of applicable experience.
Minimum of 7 years of experience of cross functional leadership experience spanning business development, program management, engineering, and operations.
Minimum of 5 years experience with Navy or equivalent acquisition process.
Experience in Systems Engineering
Capture Management and Proposal Management Experience in advanced technology
Extensive experience with Fixed Price contracts and Fixed Price major subcontracts.
Experience with EVMS demonstrated on successful production programs.
Demonstrated experience leading parallel development and deployment efforts through delivery and trials
Demonstrated track record successfully transitioning new products and systems through qualification and into production
Demonstrated ability to lead proposal development and capture efforts
Active US Secret Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Post Graduate / Master’s Degree in Engineering or Business
Proficient in SAP, MS Office, strong communication traits
Project Management Institute (PMI) Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification or working towards certification

Responsibilities

Develop a vision, strategy and associated tactics for the S3 business that drives growth, develops our program manager’s acumen and leadership and established a culture of operational excellence.
Drives active program and cross-functional management to ensure 100% schedule adherence.
Lead and manage the business and achieve operational excellence and high customer satisfaction while meeting financial performance targets.
Provide leadership to Business Development activities, including strategic business planning, new business forecasting and strategic capture.
Plans in advance and conducts reviews & coordinate approvals of major bids and proposals to ensure success through opportunity, risk and financial analysis.
Establish, grow and maintain close customer relationships, participate in the marketing and sales process, and actively promote the organization’s capabilities and strengths; ensure that customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities.
Drives high standards for individual, team, and organizational accomplishment through teamwork and empowerment; tenaciously work to meet or exceed challenging goals and foster continuous improvement.
Demonstrated experience building exceptional customer relationships in Department of Defense market
A strong natural leadership style that motivates and inspires excellence, and staff development skills
A prudent change agent, able to quickly assimilate to a new organization effectively