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Position Overview Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Huntsville, AL
Travel: Travel is expected, up to 30%
Clearance: Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Security Clearance, with SCI eligibility.
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship required
Summary/Objective
This position is responsible for coordinating business activities, streamlining processes, and maximizing programmatic efficiency. This role includes managing teams, enhancing productivity, coordinating cross-functional efforts, and executing strategies aligned with corporate and customer objectives. The Transformation Manager plays a key role in driving operational excellence, optimizing resources, and promoting customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions
- Align executive vision with measurable outcomes, orchestrate cross-functional delivery, and build the mechanisms (policy, operating tempo, data, tooling, and culture) to sustain long-term transformation
- Analyze business workflows to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation
- Analyze performance trends to assess risks, and identify growth opportunities
- Build strong teams to meet customer requirements
- Collaborate with and provide operational support to programs
- Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure operational alignment with long-term strategic objectives
- Cultivate a positive work environment supporting team morale and growth
- Lead and manage cross-functional teams to drive performance, engagement, and collaboration
- Lead end to end strategic change initiatives improving customer value, operational efficiency, and agility
- Meet timelines, work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and drive continuous improvement
- Proactively identify operational risks and implement effective mitigation plans
- Refine and implement streamlined operational strategies to enhance productivity
- Stay current with industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices
- Translate vision into executable plans with value-tracking mechanisms
- Work independently and/or lead teams in analyzing and resolving issues
Required Education and Experience
- Education: Masters’ in STEM related field from an accredited institution with 10 years of relevant IT experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / projects.
- Acceptable alternative: Bachelor's degree with 15 years of relevant IT experience working on missile defense- related or other complex, large DoD program/ projects.
- PMP Certification
- Acceptable alternative: At Least 10 years of Government Program Management Experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/projects & have at least 2 years of working with projects in support of the DOW SAFe Agile Work Environment
- Works independently, as a team member, or leading teams / tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering / scientific problems
- Must possess the ability to develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
What We Offer:
- 401(k) Matching
- Company Events
- Dental Insurance
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Performance Incentives
- Student Loan Repayment
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Vision Insurance
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.