Principal, Program Management Excellence- Acoustic Systems

L3Harris•Palm Bay, FL

About The Position

The Program Management Excellence (PMX) team within the Maritime Sector is looking to fill a PMX role. The successful candidate should be an experienced Program Manager or Proposal Manager who is well-versed in People, Process, and Tools best practices within the Aerospace & Defense industry. The successful candidate will serve as the single point of functional program management execution for the Acoustics System PMX Lead. The candidate will work effectively with the other members of the Maritime PMX staff, functional partners and the sector program teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience or Post-graduate degree and 10 years of experience or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance which requires US citizenship
10+ years of prior program management, proposal management, program planning, and EVMS experience
Experience working DoD projects in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) environment

Nice To Haves

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
Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance
Prior experience managing Profit & Loss (P&L)
Prior experience managing direct reports
Prior experience providing instructional training to program team(s)
Knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, etc.
Knowledge of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP)
Ability to Travel – up to 50%

Responsibilities

Drive predictable program execution across Division Programs
Own Program Performance Analysis / Reporting for the Division
Partner with programs to ensure executable baseline plans (cost and schedule)
Drive R&O best practices into execution across all programs for the Division
Manage Division PM training
Program Leadership Team (PLT) Certification program
Program Management (RPM) rotational program
Coordination of training requirements and training instruction for program teams
Training metrics
Organize Gate and Independent Reviews for the Division
Own implementation of tools across the Division
Common Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS)
Common Data Matrix (CDM)
Cobra Standardization
Opportunity & Risk Register
Schedule Metrics Analysis & Reporting Tool (SMART)
Program Health Dashboard (PHD) & Automated Program Review Template (PRT)
Support various sector and division reviews
Ensure appropriate PMO staffing for program proposals, baseline activities, and execution
Enforce Program Management policy and process requirements
Continuous improvement projects
Coordinates support of internal and customer audits
Coordinates and adjudicates PMX support priorities
Ability to travel ~25%