Senior Program Manager SOCOM

Redwire Defense Tech

3d•$159,700 - $209,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Program Manager for SOCOM programs provides senior-level leadership, strategic oversight, and authoritative decision-making across complex UAV and mission system programs. This role shapes program strategy, influences SOCOM stakeholders, and ensures multi-phase success spanning development, production, testing, fielding, and sustainment. The Senior PM drives performance across cost, schedule, technical execution, and operational readiness, serving as a trusted advisor to SOCOM headquarters and component commands.

Requirements

10+ years of Program or Project Management experience, or equivalent leadership roles such as IPT Lead, New Product Team Lead, or Systems Engineering Lead.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, engineering, or technical discipline
5+ years of experience working with USSOCOM or Component Commands/Units.
Background in Defense, Government contracting, and Aerospace, with preference for experience in the UAV market.
Experience with design‑for‑manufacturing principles and transitioning systems from development into production.
Hands‑on experience with gated design development processes, including PDR and CDR.
Demonstrated strength in customer engagement, support, and relationship management.

Nice To Haves

Prior private‑industry experience (preferred).
PMP/PMP certified or in progress (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Shape and lead program strategy, long-range planning, execution, and performance for assigned SOCOM programs and related mission portfolios, ensuring alignment with SOCOM priorities and operational needs.
Provide senior-level leadership to cross-functional teams, setting priorities and ensuring coordinated execution across engineering, manufacturing, logistics, sustainment, and support functions throughout all program phases.
Serve as the primary point of contact with SOCOM program offices and operators, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring consistent communication.
Oversee field issue resolution, coordinating engineering and global support resources for troubleshooting, repairs, airworthiness actions, and urgent operational requests.
Oversee and approve corrective action strategies, reliability improvements, and system readiness decisions that impact operational performance.
Monitor schedule performance, milestones, and deliverables using formal project management tools, ensuring adherence to master plans and contractual requirements.
Own the program risk posture, leading mitigation planning, escalation decisions, and multi-team coordination to ensure proactive risk management.
Participate in configuration management processes, including CCB and ECO activities, ensuring alignment between engineering, manufacturing, and product support.
Manage program financials—including budgets, forecasts, EACs, and P&L accountability—and hold teams responsible for financial performance.
Support proposal activities such as RFP interpretation, BOE development, and coordination with pricing, engineering, and supply chain teams.
Coordinate and support training events, demonstrations, test activities, and operational integration with SOCOM units and field teams.
Collaborate with security and administrative teams to maintain compliance across classified and controlled environments
Travel as required to customer sites, test ranges, production facilities, and operational locations as needed.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support mission success.
Assumes all other responsibilities as assigned