Senior Program Manager, Modernization & Sustainment

Job Description:

V2X is seeking a Senior Program Manager (PM) supporting the Modernization and Sustainment business unit. The PM leads a dynamic and multidiscipline development team(s) within the M&S product line. In this role, the individual will engage customers, identify solutions, and develop new business opportunities.

This leader establishes the vision for the program team and inspires the team to exceed program objectives. The successful candidate will provide oversight to ensure adherence to program schedules, costs, milestones and technical performance, prepare corrective action plans for technical and schedule issues, and coordinate proposal preparation. The PM will be accountable for achieving all internal financial goals including profit and loss, supporting process improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance to all applicable policies and procedures. The PM will be responsible to the customer to deliver compliant solutions or services. The PM will work closely with aviation and ground customers across all service areas (USA, USAF, USMC, USN) to ensure programmatic concerns are addressed in a timely manner and foster a strong working relationship. The specific position focuses on support of development programs where strong engineering development background is key.

We are seeking a strategically and growth experienced individual to support new business activities including lead development, solution development, captures, proposals, and long-term strategy in conjunction within the M&S domain. This leadership position requires collaboration across all entities external and internal. The individual supports the M&S strategy to actively pursue and grow our presence in existing and adjacent markets. This role will require a seasoned and accomplished leader with substantial business development and operational expertise along with a demonstrated record of winning new business.

As required, the PM will lead/perform the following tasks:

Develop customer, competitor, and market understanding and relationships across USG and industry customers.
Conduct primary and secondary research to determine customer needs and generate business leads by building relationships and identifying and qualifying new opportunities
Develop and implement multi-level and multi-dimensional customer contact plans
Use consultative selling techniques to better understand customer desires and work with solutions development teams to create customer-centric solutions
Analyze customer information and develop customer hot buttons, key performance parameters, and opportunity price-to-win
Leverage capabilities of multiple functions and customer access to create, identify, develop and qualify opportunities
Develop initial opportunity capture strategy and conduct a smooth transition of opportunity to capture manager
Work closely with capture managers to provide customer knowledge and strategic support for capture and proposal process
Work closely with other program managers to provide customer knowledge and strategic support for executing programs
Support assigned business leader for new business
Conduct internal and external customer briefings
Position will require 25-50 domestic travel

Required Skills/Experience:

Eight (8) or more years of relevant work experience in the defense industry
Four (4) or more years demonstrated successful new business/growth experience
Experience with program management of large portfolios (>$100M)
Experience with Air Force aircraft technology insertion, upgrades, and sustainment
Experience leading new business and/or capture teams.
Entrepreneurially minded individual with demonstrated experience growing and executing a successful business, program and/or leadership of teams
Effective oral, written, listening and computer skills to develop and present narratives and briefings
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
Demonstrated ability to effectively work with and communicate with multiple levels of management and individual contributors on teams
Experience with Microsoft Office suite of tools
Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret level clearance

Desired Skills/Experience:

Four (4) or more years of successful Department of Defense (DoD) government or industry acquisition experience
Specifically examples of leading/generating new business opportunities with USG acquisition customers or Defense Industry Primes
Experience and understanding of the DoD 5000 lifecycle model, DoD uniform/civilian acquisition experience, and DoD development processes
Experience on DoD Internal Research and Development (IRAD, Customer Research and Development (CRAD), Technical Demonstration (TD), System Development and Demonstration (SDD) or Engineering, Manufacturing, & Development (EMD) Programs
Experience with weapon systems or special mission military platforms, architectures, capabilities, customers, and/or missions
Masters Degree or other graduate degree

Education

Job Requirements:

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or eight (8) years of additional work experience in lieu of degree

Benefits include the following:

Healthcare coverage
Retirement plan
Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
Wellness programs
Paid time off, including holidays
Learning and Development resources
Employee assistance resources

Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

Job Ident #: PROGR014960

Company Details

V2X

555 Industrial Drive South
Madison, Mississippi 39110 USA
www.vtxaero.com

V2X has long been an industry leader in delivering a full spectrum of Aviation Aftermarket Services with a strong legacy of extreme customer and mission focus. V2X is a global and premier provider of “best value” services in their respective markets and...

Supported Manufacturers:
95% military aircraft

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Job Info

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Type

Permanent

Company Details

V2X

555 Industrial Drive South
Madison, Mississippi 39110 USA
www.vtxaero.com