Director, Program Management

L3Harris Technologies•Greenville, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Program Management leads assigned programs from initiation through completion, ensuring execution against cost, schedule, technical, and financial objectives. The role manages program performance to achieve business goals, including orders, revenue, operating income, and cash flow. It serves as the primary customer interface, leads program reviews, and supports contract negotiations and modifications. The Director oversees proposals, statements of work, budgets, schedules, and contract deliverables, and coordinates cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, and administrative functions to support product development, integration, testing, and delivery. The position establishes program milestones, monitors progress, resolves issues, and drives customer growth opportunities. The Director works with the Division General Manager and Business Unit Directors to ensure successful execution across the portfolio and operational and financial excellence against the Annual Operating Plan. The role develops program-management and matrixed cross-functional leadership teams, advances initiatives that improve business and financial performance, maintains stakeholder relationships, negotiates agreements, and identifies sales opportunities. It also leads operational and program execution reviews, coaches program-management personnel, and ensures consistent reporting of program performance and health metrics, including EAC reporting. The position is based in Greenville, Texas, follows a 9/80 schedule, and requires 25% travel within or outside the continental United States based on business needs.

Requirements

Active US Secret security clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and at least 15 years of prior related program management experience; alternatively, a graduate degree and at least 13 years of experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 19 years of prior related program management experience.
Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions among multiple stakeholders across functions and seniority levels.
Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale, complex Defense Industry programs on time and within budget.
Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) practices, project planning and coordination, and scheduling.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of program management processes, principles, and practices, including risk management concepts and risk analysis.
Working knowledge of VIPSAM aircraft modifications, program structure, planning, flight test, and execution.
Experience leading classified programs.
Established working relationship with government customers and end users.
Working knowledge of Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Reimbursable (CR), and Time and Material (T&M) contracting structures.
Working knowledge of business development, marketing, and sales in the global market.

Responsibilities

Lead all phases of assigned programs from initiation through completion, meeting cost, schedule, technical, and financial objectives.
Manage program performance to achieve business goals, including orders, revenue, operating income, and cash flow.
Serve as the primary customer interface; lead program reviews and support contract negotiations and modifications.
Oversee development of proposals, statements of work, budgets, schedules, and contract deliverables.
Coordinate cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, and administrative teams supporting product development, integration, test, and delivery.
Establish program milestones, monitor progress, resolve issues, and drive customer growth opportunities.
Work with the Division General Manager and Business Unit Directors to ensure portfolio execution and operational and financial performance against the Annual Operating Plan.
Develop and lead a program management team and a matrixed cross-functional leadership team.
Lead initiatives that advance the organization and contribute to business and financial performance.
Maintain and establish stakeholder relationships, negotiate agreements, and identify qualified opportunities to maximize sales and results.
Meet with customers, sales, and leadership to understand markets, competition, and applications and develop new business.
Lead operational reviews of established business and performance metrics, as well as program execution reviews, and drive issues to successful closure.
Coach and provide subject matter expertise to Program Directors, Program Managers, Control Account Managers, and Project Leads.
Ensure common reporting of program performance and health metrics, including EAC reporting, and recommend resources and actions for performance improvement.