Director, Program Startup and Transition Management

SAIC•Reston, VA

17d

About The Position

The Director, Program Startup and Transition Management develops startup and transition strategies, plans, solutions, and reusable materials; supports proposal development and post-submission planning; and serves as the startup/transition manager for selected enterprise and business-group efforts. The role calls for substantial experience managing large, complex program startups and transitions, expertise in related strategies and execution, strong written and oral communication skills, and periodic travel for extended periods. Startup and transition assignments may last from a few days to several months and are generally performed onsite with the client. The Director leads startup and transition activities from opportunity capture through contract or task-order award and execution. This includes preparing integrated plans and schedules, managing teams and indirect reports, maintaining continuity of customer operations and service delivery, preparing program leadership for operations after transition, and communicating status and risks to SAIC and customer stakeholders. The position also provides guidance and mentoring to startup/transition teams and builds trusted relationships through proactive communication and transparency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 18 or more years of large, complex program or project management experience, or a master’s degree and 16 or more years of such experience.
16 or more years of large, complex program management experience spanning technical and non-technical aspects of government contracts or programs, particularly startup, transition, and transformation management.
10 or more years of experience with Federal and DoD customers in program management, transition management, and/or service delivery leadership roles.
Significant experience with Firm Fixed Price and defined-deliverable programs.
Experience with complex engineering, integration, and production programs.
Experience with complex enterprise IT programs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly for proposals, client presentations, and program management.
Experience developing comprehensive solutions, written plans, and schedules for program startup and transition.
Experience with multiple clearance levels, such as Public Trust, Secret, and Top Secret, and the processes for managing them.
Experience with program, project, and transition management processes, tools, and protocols.
Experience managing people, teams, and programs.
Ability to obtain a clearance up to Top Secret level.
Experience as a Program Manager and working with Program Managers.
Experience managing programs or teams with 50 or more resources.

Nice To Haves

PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
Active clearance (DoD, NASA, DHS, Public Trust, etc.).

Responsibilities

Develop reusable startup and transition artifacts and materials for solution architects across the company’s capture opportunities.
Support business development, capture, and proposal efforts with written materials and presentations articulating the details and value of startup/transition management in proposed solutions.
Create comprehensive, integrated startup/transition plans and schedules, generally in Gantt format, covering technical and non-technical phase-in activities such as program management processes and tools, knowledge transfer, staffing, clearances and access, quality and risk management, facilities, asset management, communications and reporting, subcontractor engagement, service delivery, and operational readiness.
Prepare program leadership to manage the environment after startup or transition.
Manage the startup/transition of contracts and task orders for SAIC Federal/Government customers, generally onsite with the client.
Upon award, lead and manage startup or transition execution directly and through indirect reports to ensure timely delivery without disruption to customer operations or service delivery.
Provide guidance, direction, and mentoring to the startup/transition team.
Build trusted relationships with customers and program teams through proactive communication and transparency.
Deliver daily and weekly status reports to SAIC corporate leadership, customers, and other program stakeholders.
Escalate challenges, risks, and issues to SAIC and client leadership, and develop mitigations and contingencies.
Solution, author, and lead startups and transitions throughout the opportunity capture lifecycle.