Senior Program Manager, Products

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

About The Position

CesiumAstro is hiring a Senior Program Manager, Products within its Product Development & Assurance organization. The role transforms customer needs and solution architectures into well-defined, executable programs, leading program formation from pre-contract solution development through proposal development, contract definitization, and transition to the execution team. The Senior Program Manager partners with Product, Technical Architects, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, and Program Management to translate solution architecture into an execution approach and baseline. The position establishes program scope and requirements, development plans, cost and schedule baselines, risks and opportunities, ground rules and assumptions, Make/Buy plans, and an overall program execution baseline. It also contributes to product strategy by identifying opportunities to use existing or in-development products, distinguishing reusable capabilities from customer-specific development, and ensuring program decisions align with the broader product roadmap.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, program management, operations management, supply chain management, or a related field with 12–15 years of related experience; or a master's degree with 8–12 years; or a PhD with 5–8 years of related experience in program management, project management, engineering, manufacturing, operations, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience establishing and managing scope, requirements, cost, schedule, risk, and execution baselines for complex technical programs.
Proficiency supporting programs from pre-contract or proposal development through contract award and execution.
Extensive experience collaborating with engineering, finance, contracts, supply chain, and customer-facing organizations to develop and execute integrated program plans.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations, to conform with U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations.

Responsibilities

Lead program formation from initial solution architecture through proposal, contract award, and transition into execution.
Establish integrated program baselines for scope, requirements, cost, schedule, staffing, risk, and resources, including ground rules and assumptions.
Partner with Technical Architects and Engineering to translate solution architectures into development plans, work packages, milestones, deliverables, and integrated schedules.
Evaluate opportunities to use existing and in-development products, identify reusable capabilities versus customer-specific development, and provide program-level insights to Product leadership for roadmap and investment decisions.
Develop programmatic and execution content for customer proposals, including Statements of Work, schedules, cost estimates, risks, assumptions, staffing plans, and execution approaches.
Partner with Contracts and business leadership during customer negotiations to ensure contractual commitments are consistent with the planned execution baseline.
Coordinate Make/Buy decisions with Product, Engineering, and Supply Chain, and establish supplier scope, requirements, cost, schedule, and assumptions.
Ensure awarded programs transition to execution with a clear SOW, requirements baseline, budget, integrated schedule, risk register, supplier commitments, ground rules and assumptions, and Program Management Plan.
Support the execution Program Manager and Engineering team through transition and early program milestones, including SRR, resolving gaps between proposed, contracted, and executable baselines.
Identify and drive resolution of technical, cost, schedule, contractual, and execution risks; ensure capture and proposal commitments are understood, achievable, and appropriately baselined.
Integrate across Product, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, and execution teams to drive decisions and maintain alignment.