Senior FMS Program Manager
About The Position
Odyssey Systems is hiring a Senior FMS Program Manager to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Program Acquisition Executive (PAE) Electronic Systems Directorate (AFLCMC/ES) at Hanscom Air Force Base. The role supports security and acquisition activities across more than 130 programs for the U.S. Air Force and allied foreign nations, working as part of an integrated team. The position is based at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, and requires at least three and up to five days per week in the office; the additional information describes it as a five-day-a-week in-office role unless the requirements owner determines that it may be hybrid. Travel may be required at customer discretion, including to Jordan and U.S. locations. The role manages Foreign Military Sales acquisition programs under Department of Defense policy and regulations, coordinates with U.S. government agencies and international customers, supports acquisition planning and documentation, and tracks program cost, schedule, and performance. The position also prepares briefings and supports program reviews, meetings, and customer engagements. The employee must be able to work independently and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure program products address mission needs.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must have and be able to maintain a Secret-level clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective professional discipline, including five years in DoD; or 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications.
- Experience or capability in FMS program execution and compliance with DoD security assistance policies, regulations, and processes.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Strong verbal communication and real-time problem-solving skills for complex technical and programmatic questions.
- Ability to work independently and interpret program schedules.
Nice To Haves
- Expertise with SAMRS, DSAMS, and related security cooperation frameworks.
- Experience with DoD acquisition lifecycle management, including market research, industry days, source selection planning, ASP support, and contract negotiation preparation.
- Experience developing acquisition documents, including SOOs, SOWs, PWSs, RFPs, and proposal evaluations.
- Experience managing cost, schedule, performance, program risks, corrective actions, and baseline objectives.
- Experience supporting program reviews and governance, including PARs, ICWGs, Technical Interchange Meetings, and design reviews.
- Experience in program scheduling, weapons-system acquisition planning, international program coordination, and executive-level briefing development.
- Cross-functional leadership and coordination across engineering, logistics, program management, industry partners, international customers, and government stakeholders.
- Executive communication and briefing skills, including presenting program status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Relationship management with U.S. government agencies, foreign ministries of defense, security cooperation organizations, and customer representatives.
- Negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and consensus-building across diverse organizations and multinational teams.
- Adaptability, customer focus, and cultural awareness when coordinating with OCONUS partners and international defense organizations.
Responsibilities
- Manage FMS acquisition programs in accordance with DoD policy and regulations, including SAMRS and DSAMS.
- Execute FMS system acquisition in collaboration with relevant government agencies and offices, including SAF/IA, AFSAC, DSCA, AFLCMC/WFNFM, the Foreign Disclosure Office, and the Tri-Service Committee.
- Manage DoD acquisition planning activities, including industry days, market research, source selection planning, ASP planning, SOO/SOW/PWS writing, RFP planning and preparation, and contract negotiation preparation.
- Comply with FMS-specific requirements, including requirements related to in-country subcontractors, and coordinate with relevant government organizations.
- Prepare for and support program office activities and meetings, including internal U.S. government meetings, case meetings, design reviews, PARs, ICWGs, Technical Interchange Meetings, and case reviews.
- Represent the program office, without decisional authority, to customer-country MODs, ODCs, air forces, and other representatives, and answer complex questions in real time.
- Assess cost, schedule, and performance against program baselines; recommend viable solutions to execution issues and pursue alternative courses of action.
- Research and assess system acquisition across development, production, and deployment of weapons systems and associated equipment; formulate plans and recommend strategies to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
- Develop and present program-status and acquisition-task briefings and schedules to senior management.
- Draft, review, and coordinate government RFP documentation, including technical evaluations of proposal responses.
- Create program-management briefings for industry and international customers.
- Travel to OCONUS locations, including Jordan, and CONUS locations, including CENTCOM and OEM manufacturers in the United States.
- Coordinate activities across engineering, logistics, program management, industry, and international clients so program products are consistent and aligned with mission needs.
- Work independently and remain self-motivated, including when the government PM is TDY or attending to other mission needs.
- Read, understand, and interpret program schedules.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
