Program Manager - Frontier Technology Inc.

FTI is seeking a Program Manager for its Space Operations Group, reporting directly to the Director of Space Programs. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team of over 100 FTEs, including both FTI and sub-contractor staff, while serving as the P&L lead for this business area. The Program Manager will drive business development efforts, providing strategic operational support to enhance customer engagement. This position requires strong business acumen to interpret customer needs and translate them into new contracts and revenue streams that are effectively executed. Additionally, the Program Manager will be responsible for tracking key performance metrics, meeting company and customer deliverables, and ensuring customer satisfaction through first-level management. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to build high-performing teams that leverage diverse skills and perspectives to achieve both customer and company objectives.

The Program Manager will provide leadership in analyzing and developing budgets, program requirements, configuration management, risk management, and service catalog management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acquisition and Budget Planning: Support day-to-day acquisition planning by applying relevant regulations and standards, including budget development and execution. Manage current and future fiscal year forecasting, tracking, and reporting to align with program goals.
• Customer and Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a liaison between FTI, engineering, non-engineering departments, and senior management, ensuring program alignment and effective communication. Coordinate with customers and end-users to gather data, refine objectives, and establish funding requirements.
• Program and Technical Leadership: Lead and coordinate program deliverables, including status reports, review meetings, and schedule updates. Provide strategic guidance to leadership, technical teams, and business development on program direction.
• Business Development and Strategy: Identify new opportunities within target markets, collaborating with the Business Development team to support go-to-market (GTM) strategies and achieve organizational goals. Leverage FTI technology tools to enhance strategic planning, modeling, decision support, and life-cycle management.
• Functional Leadership: Lead program staff, fostering a collaborative environment to achieve program objectives. Maintain industry awareness through competitive analysis and market trend tracking, ensuring strategic alignment with leadership and technical teams.
• Security and Travel Requirements: Must have an active security clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain higher-level clearances as needed. Prior experience in senior roles within relevant defense or government sectors is highly desirable. This position may require periodic travel.

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance, with eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field required; a Master's degree is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Project/Program Management, with at least 10 years in a DoD environment, including:
  • Experience with DoD 5000.02, FAR, DFAR, POM, and PPBE.
  • Experience in space systems acquisition, including satellites, control and ground segments, and communication systems.
  • Proven track record in managing complex projects with cross-functional, geographically diverse teams.
  • Experience as a P&L Lead, with expertise in financial management and reporting tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM).
  • Experience managing multi-task contracts and subcontracts, including leading multi-vendor environments.
• PMP Certification is highly desired.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools, including MS Excel, for developing and presenting information.
• Understanding of Agile development processes, specifically SAFe, and familiarity with cyber-security concepts.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills for synthesizing information into actionable plans.
• Ability to facilitate cost-performance trade-offs and conduct business case analyses (BCA).
• Proven experience in supporting business development efforts to expand existing projects and identify new opportunities.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills for delivering technical documents and briefings.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

For this role, the compensation range for candidates in Colorado is ($120,000.00 - $202,000.00).

Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors (including the specific role) and commensurate with qualifications & experience. FTI has a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.

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