Senior Program Manager, Products

CesiumAstro•Austin, TX

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Products to transform customer needs and solution architectures into well-defined, executable programs. Working within the Product Development & Assurance organization, this position leads program formation from pre-contract solution development through proposal development, contract definitization, and transition to the execution team. The role partners across Product, Technical Architects, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, and Program Management to translate solution architecture into an execution approach. It establishes program scope and requirements, development plans, cost and schedule baselines, risks and opportunities, ground rules and assumptions, Make/Buy plans, and the overall program execution baseline. The position also contributes to product strategy by identifying opportunities to use existing or in-development products, distinguishing reusable product capabilities from customer-specific development, and aligning program decisions with the broader product roadmap. The position requires eligibility under U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations: applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees or refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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 of related experience; 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 (protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Responsibilities

Lead program formation from initial solution architecture through proposal, contract award, and transition into execution.
Develop integrated program baselines for scope, requirements, cost, schedule, staffing, risk, and resources; establish ground rules and assumptions and confirm the baseline is supported by the teams responsible for execution.
Work with Technical Architects and Engineering to translate solution architectures into development plans, work packages, milestones, deliverables, and integrated program schedules.
Evaluate opportunities to leverage existing and in-development products, distinguish reusable capabilities from customer-specific development, and provide Product leadership with program insights 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 align scope, requirements, deliverables, schedule, assumptions, and commitments with the planned execution baseline.
Coordinate Make/Buy decisions with Product, Engineering, and Supply Chain and establish supplier scope, requirements, cost, schedule, and assumptions for the program baseline.
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, to resolve gaps between proposed, contracted, and executable baselines.
Identify and drive resolution of technical, cost, schedule, contractual, and execution risks before they become downstream program issues; 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 throughout program formation.