Principal, Strategy & Chief of Staff - ISR

L3Harris•Greenville, TX

12d

About The Position

The Principal, Strategy & Chief of Staff serves as a trusted advisor and force multiplier to the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Sector President. The role combines strategy development, portfolio shaping, operating cadence leadership, and cross-functional execution. It translates sector strategy into action, drives execution across the enterprise, and supports alignment, resourcing, and performance against growth and mission objectives. The position leads strategic planning and portfolio work, manages the sector’s operating rhythm and executive-office processes, supports business operations and financial performance, and drives cross-functional programs and executive initiatives. It also builds relationships with customers, partners, and internal leaders, and coordinates communications that align teams around business priorities. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance, depending on program needs, and approximately 25–40% domestic and international travel based on business needs.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance (Secret or Top Secret, depending on program need).
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior program management/business operations experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior program management/business operations experience.
Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in aerospace/defense, strategy, program management, operations, or consulting, including cross-functional leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP/MRP and CRM tools.
Advanced degree (MBA, MS/Systems/EE/CS, or similar).
Experience running operating cadence, leading portfolio/strategy work, and partnering closely with executives.
Financial experience commensurate with the role level, including P&L, margin drivers, and portfolio trade-offs; ability to translate complex technical and market insights into actionable business decisions.
Experience engaging internal and external stakeholders, including at the executive level, and discretion in handling sensitive topics.
Familiarity with ISR, RF, EW, C2, resilient communications, or telemetry domains.
Experience in capture/negotiation for complex, multi-site programs.
Experience with data-driven operations (e.g., Power BI, SQL) and modern collaboration tooling.
Active clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead the annual AOP/LRP planning cycle and synthesize market, competitive, customer, and technology trends across ISR, communications, networking, and EW to inform investment, divestment, and growth priorities.
Shape portfolio strategy by developing investment themes, market-entry options, and stage-gate decision briefs for R&D, IRAD, and bid/capture activities, based on mission outcomes, customer demand, and financial returns.
Partner with Business Development, Strategy, and Programs to create growth roadmaps, pipeline health assessments, and win strategies for priority market segments.
Support portfolio reviews, make-buy-partner assessments, and strategic initiatives that strengthen competitive positioning and long-term value creation.
Run the sector operating rhythm, including MBRs/QBRs, program reviews, capture gates, and OKR progress reviews; drive follow-through on decisions and remove execution barriers.
Serve as the President’s proxy in select forums and support alignment of actions, messaging, and priorities across the leadership team and key stakeholders.
Prepare executive briefs, board materials, and strategic narratives for internal and external audiences.
Create and maintain executive dashboards covering financial performance, delivery, risk, growth, and talent, including KPIs, leading indicators, and recommended actions.
Establish governance mechanisms and decision frameworks to improve organizational speed, rigor, and accountability.
Partner with Finance/FP&A to track P&L performance, margins, cost takeout, and productivity initiatives, and surface risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
Coordinate capital planning, facilities and secured-spaces strategy, and compliance with export controls and cyber/security requirements.
Drive complex cross-functional programs involving engineering, production, supply chain, security, and corporate functions to on-time, on-budget outcomes.
Lead special projects such as acquisition integration, production variance reduction, organizational design, digital operations enablement, and other executive initiatives.
Integrate work across functions to align priorities, resolve trade-offs, and accelerate strategic execution.
Build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and internal leaders; support strategic negotiations and executive engagements.
Orchestrate internal communications, including All Hands, leadership updates, and executive messaging, to align teams and reinforce business priorities.