Program Mgmt Sr Manager

SAIC•Bedford, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC seeks a dynamic and accomplished Senior Director to lead and drive growth within a diverse portfolio supporting NAVSEA’s Surface Warfare Centers. Reporting to the Combat and Strategic Systems (CSS) Market Leader within the Army Navy Business Group (ANG), the Senior Director will provide forward-thinking leadership to foster team cohesion, build and maintain strategic relationships, and leverage financial and operational expertise to achieve growth objectives. This highly visible role requires a collaborative and results-driven leader with a proven ability to manage complex portfolios and inspire high-performing teams. With a funding allocation of 75% direct support to customer-facing functions and 25% indirect efforts such as portfolio strategy, business development, and enterprise-level growth, the Senior Director will be pivotal in shaping the future of the CSS Market.

Requirements

Proven ability to manage complex portfolios and inspire high-performing teams.
Financial and operational expertise to achieve growth objectives.
Experience in leading and mentoring Program Managers.
Experience overseeing operational performance of projects, ensuring alignment to customer requirements, stakeholder expectations, budgets, and timelines.
Experience establishing and sustaining mechanisms to monitor project progress and address challenges.
Experience identifying, qualifying, and capturing strategic opportunities.
Experience developing and maintaining a robust, actionable pipeline.
Experience creating and promoting a collaborative cross-functional team environment.
Experience driving the development of comprehensive call plans and gathering customer requirements.
Experience defining and managing budgets for overhead, capital expenditure, and personnel training.
Experience analyzing program financial data to measure performance against cost and schedule objectives.
Experience optimizing resource allocation to maximize operational and financial performance.
Experience collaborating effectively with internal teams, partner organizations, and stakeholders.
Experience maintaining positive working relationships with DoW leadership.
Experience acting as a thought leader and strategic partner in growth strategy.
Experience identifying technical and facility gaps and proposing innovative resolutions.
Experience ensuring adherence to ethical, regulatory, and quality standards.

Nice To Haves

Focus on Strategic Systems, Spectrum Warfare programs, and Autonomous Systems.
Leveraging talent and technical expertise across the SAIC Enterprise.

Responsibilities

Partner with the CSS Market Vice President to define and execute strategic growth initiatives within the ANG, ensuring alignment with SAIC’s enterprise-wide objectives and business standards.
Lead and mentor multiple Program Managers managing diverse engineering and professional services programs that address the Navy’s most complex missions.
Oversee the operational performance of ongoing projects, ensuring alignment to customer requirements, stakeholder expectations, budgets, and timelines.
Establish and sustain innovative mechanisms to monitor project progress, proactively address challenges, and ensure achievement of cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
Identify, qualify, and capture strategic opportunities to grow the Market portfolio, with a specific focus on Strategic Systems, Spectrum Warfare programs, and Autonomous Systems.
Develop and maintain a robust, actionable pipeline that directly supports ANG’s long-term growth objectives.
Create and promote a collaborative cross-functional team environment, leveraging talent and technical expertise across the SAIC Enterprise to deliver world-class solutions tailored to DoW priorities.
Drive the development of comprehensive call plans, gathering customer requirements, and positioning SAIC for success in future pursuits.
Define and manage budgets for overhead, capital expenditure, and personnel training to support the strategic vision for the portfolio’s long-term growth and sustainability.
Analyze program financial data to measure performance against cost and schedule objectives, ensuring sound fiscal management across the portfolio.
Optimize resource allocation to maximize operational and financial performance while fostering a culture of accountability.
Collaborate effectively with internal teams, partner organizations, and stakeholders (focused on NSWCs) to deliver seamless, customer-aligned solutions.
Maintain positive working relationships with DoW leadership, ensuring superior levels of client satisfaction and trusted advisory capabilities.
Act as a thought leader and strategic partner in SAIC’s growth strategy by identifying technical and facility gaps and proposing innovative resolutions to challenges and risks.
Ensure adherence to ethical, regulatory, and quality standards, escalating issues to senior leadership as appropriate.