Program Manager for Growth, Modernization & Sustainment

V2X Current Openings•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

V2X is growing! V2X is looking for a Program Manager to join our team! Modernization & Sustainment seeks a Program Manager (PM) supporting the Modernization and Sustainment business in Indianapolis. The PM leads a dynamic and multidiscipline team(s) through the Modernization and Sustainment business proposal process. In this role, the individual will enhance the business leading and driving teams through proposal development and capture processes to win competitive business. Role will focus on leading proposals, building winning teams, driving new business capture. This leader develops the quick team standup, approach and drives the cross-functional team to develop proposals within critical timelines for the Modernization and Sustainment business. The successful candidate will provide on-time, compliant proposals, within negotiated budgets. The candidate will also support and mentor other program managers to lead proposals on their own opportunities. The PM will be accountable for achieving all internal financial goals for growth and cost targets, supporting process improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance to all applicable policies and procedures. As required, the PM will lead/perform the following tasks:

Requirements

Eight (8) or more years of relevant work experience.
Five (5) or more years successfully developing opportunities and leading proposals for new business.
Three (3) or more years of successful leadership experience successfully leading a cross functional team of diverse individuals through development to transition to production.
Capture/proposal development experience to include writing of detailed Basis of Estimates.
Bachelor’s degree or Eight (8) years of additional work experience in lieu of degree.
Experience leading development teams and system requirements management.
Entrepreneurially minded individual with demonstrated experience growing and executing a successful business, program and/or leadership of teams.
Demonstrated innovative ‘out of the box’ thinking to support business objectives.
Sound ethical values built upon trust, respect and ‘doing the right thing’.
Experience utilizing program management practices including scheduling, earned value management systems (EVMS), financial systems and program control, risk and opportunity (R&O) management.
Effective oral, written, listening and computer skills to develop and present narratives and briefings using Microsoft Office.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Demonstrated ability to effectively work with and communicate with multiple levels of management and individual contributors on teams.
Experience with Microsoft Office suite of tools.
Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret level clearance.

Nice To Haves

Eight (8) or more years of successful Department of Defense (DoD) program management or Integrated Product Team (IPT) experience.
Capture Management Certification
Mechanical and/or electrical type product-based development leadership experience including interfaces to engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers of products.
Experience and understanding of the DoD 5000 lifecycle model, DoD uniform/civilian acquisition experience, and DoD development processes.
Experience on DoD Internal Research and Development (IRAD, Customer Research and Development (CRAD), Technical Demonstration (TD), System Development and Demonstration (SDD) or Engineering, Manufacturing, & Development (EMD) Programs.
Experience with weapon systems or special mission military platforms, architectures, capabilities, customers, and/or missions.
Familiarity with Counter Air Systems including Radar/EO-IR/RF detection, target tracking, sensor fusion, RF effects, kinetic/non-kinetic defeat, and networked kill-chain workflows.
Experience with domestic & international allied customers
Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) degree and/or experience.
Master’s Degree or other graduate degree.

Responsibilities

Accountable to the business to achieve financial business goals for growth, proposal costs and customer required timelines
Provide mentoring and guidance to other program managers in executing proposal activities
Act as the face of the company to customers for opportunities creating an open dialog with the customer and using this rapport is understand key elements of the proposal.
Maintain relationship of trust and respect with internal stakeholders, customers, chief engineers, and other internal functional leaders.
Work with all functions (contracts, finance, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, mission assurance, pricing) to successfully plan and execute opportunity capture.
Participate in internal and external Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and participate in TIMs with the customer and subcontractors as required.
Prepare status or briefings for management via collaboration with others to organize briefings and meetings for internal and external representatives.
Manage Risks and Opportunities.
Elevate issues and risks to appropriate levels within Program Office.
Effectively delegate tasking to the other PMO leaders/functional team while driving accountability
Coordinate customer communications with contracts, PMO and chief engineer.