Senior Director, Program Management

Teledyne Technologies • Billerica, MA

17h

About The Position

Teledyne FLIR Defense is seeking a Senior Director of Program Management to join their team. This role is crucial for advancing strategic and business objectives through program execution and growth. The Senior Director will lead and develop Program Managers, ensuring programs are delivered on time and within budget. This position involves driving process improvements, managing risks, and engaging with customers throughout the sales and delivery lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader who thrives on making an impact and contributing to a winning team in the defense and public safety industries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience leading US Government projects of significant size and complexity.
• Tenacity, dedication, inventiveness, and a strong self-motivation to drive the business to succeed.
• Success in performing in a matrixed organization.
• Exposure to robust system engineering methodology/terminology.
• Minimum of ten years’ experience as a Program Manager, Senior Leader, Lead Engineer or Systems Engineer.
• Proven track record of managing programs with challenging technical, schedule, and cost requirements as well as complex customer and subcontractor relationships
• Knowledge of US Government procurement practices.
• Familiar with DOD/MIL standards and the military equipment acquisition and qualification process.
• Superb analytical, project management and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in preparing & and delivering presentations to senior leaders in government, customers, or peers.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively to promote collaboration across the corporation.
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent computer skills with a strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Microsoft Project as well as working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Must be willing and able to travel internationally.
• Must be able to obtain a US Government security clearance.
• Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with large programs and/or with international customers.
• Experience in development of EOIR systems desirable.
• Desirable to have certification from DAU or Project Management Institute (PMI) Project/Program Management Professional (PMP/PgMP).

Responsibilities

• Manage Program Managers in the execution of programs of various size and complexity for both domestic and international customers, with a focus on strategically significant programs.
• Assess and communicate program requirements to appropriate functions across the corporation and coordinate functional support.
• Organize, plan, and direct program schedules and costs across all functional areas.
• Develop, lead, and report relevant metrics, drive action items, and ensure accountability.
• Monitor programs to detect or anticipate conditions that threaten the achievement of the program plan.
• Establish and lead Integrated Program Teams (IPTs) through the lifecycle of product development and delivery.
• Develop and expand customer relationships to meet business objectives, seeking new customer relationships and aiding in marketing efforts.
• Monitor and report program progress status internally to leadership and externally as required.
• Monitor profitability, risk, and risk management actions and results for concerned programs.
• Act as the key channel of communication for customers and serve as an escalation point for customer issues.
• Drive risk management processes that identify risks and mitigation solutions.
• Be responsible for maintaining excellent customer relations with both new and existing customers.
• Oversee all interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of all commitments related to product development timelines, delivery, quality, and business metrics.
• Oversee and manage export compliance activities associated with the transfer of materials, data, and services.
• Lead Lean Management activities to assure continuous improvement of overall order to delivery processes.
• Maintain current and continuously identify/develop new business opportunities.
• Support Business Development in winning contract negotiations and identify additional sales within existing contracts.
• Review and approve bids/offers/quotations with a focus on SoW, schedule, risks, and costing of program management.
• Provide inputs for new services, products, improvements, or changes to existing products to drive increased revenue.
• Assess business risks and actively manage/coordinate risk mitigation activities.
• Be the leader for total delivered performance as seen by the customer and collaborate with other stakeholders.
• Communicate customer issues to the organization and coordinate corrective action efforts.
• Actively contribute and deliver content in the development of winning proposals.
• Drive Program Management Process improvements.
• Responsible for customer satisfaction reviews and corrective actions.

Benefits

• Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards.
• We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders.
• Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
• Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior