Program Manager - GSS Government Aviation

Viasat, Inc.•Carlsbad, CA

5h•$124,000 - $195,500

About The Position

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team. You're responsible for the successful execution of programs from conception through completion, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, and serve as the point of contact for stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams, driving teamwork and delivering outstanding results. You will work closely with Business Area leadership in managing customer contracts in an organization chartered to deliver high-quality, ground breaking satellite communications system equipment for government customers. The day-to-day Your customer management expertise and passion will be integral to help us craft new networks and service existing programs. You will work closely with our Business Development team and directly with our customers to define system requirements, and will work with our engineering and operations teams to find and deliver practical solutions meeting these requirements. You will be the point of contact for key programmatic communications with our customers and provide best-of-class service and support throughout the entire program life-cycle while participating in business area growth.

Requirements

5+ years' multifaceted Program Management experience supporting Government organizations
Solid track record to work in high pressure situations while maintaining integrity
Ability to present technical and programmatic details at an abstracted level in a customer-facing language
Shown experience leading and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams including, but not limited to, Business Development, Engineering, Contracts, Finance, and Operations both internally and externally
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Programmatic gate process experience
Aerospace engineering subject area with aircraft certification experience
Solid track record with driving contractual requirements to deliver on-time
Bachelor's Degree in a technical subject area or equivalent experience
US Government position. US Citizenship Required
Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to acquire when administratively feasible
Ability to travel up to 50% both CONUS and OCONUS