Director of Programs - Site Lead

**Job Summary

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This leadership role is crucial for setting the strategic direction and managing the growth and P&L site, which involves managing customer relationships, day to day business operations and multi-year production contracts. The role involves influencing senior leadership on new concepts and practices, recommending and implementing strategies, and developing operational plans to achieve short-to-long-term business goals. Additionally, the Director will build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, customers, and industry partners. Advanced management and leadership skills, broad business knowledge, strong financial acumen, and extensive experience across related disciplines are required.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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• Manage P&L, accountable for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the site portfolio; to include site infrastructure, major defense procurements and bids

• Lead and oversee the Program Management function of the business and adjust strategic direction and processes to achieve year-over-year growth.

• Drive program execution to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income, and free cash flow for new, continuing, or current programs.

• Ensure compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations, working with export officials.

• Drive organizational objectives: financial performance, on-time delivery, quality management, and safety.

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the site; with the ability to establish a culture of trust, open communication, data driven decision making, customer focus and relentless continuous improvement.

• Champion and lead communication and employee engagement activities.

• Define and execute staffing and capital plans for current and future programs.

• Promote EH&S excellence and safety culture.

• Provide technical direction and leadership to direct reports.

• Oversee IR&D efforts to align research spending with future market needs.

• 25% travel may be required to support proposal activity and project execution.

**REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

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• U.S. Citizenship required due to government contract requirements

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to brief at all levels within the company as well as with external customers.

• Ability to develop consensus and drive the organization to achieve program goals.

• Demonstrated highly effective organization, team orientation and leadership skills.

• Proven ability to recruit, train and motivate employees and build best in class teams.

• Strong project management skills including earned value management

• Solid understanding of electromechanical systems, optics, aerospace products or similar technologies

• Ability to coordinate activities inter-company and with multiple departments such as Engineering, Operations, Finance, Customer Service, etc.

• Proficient with contract terms and conditions and subcontract management

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong drive and resilience.

• Action and result oriented

• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

**EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

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• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 15 years of experience within DoD environments with increasing levels of responsibility, including experience successfully managing various projects.

• 10 years’ experience directly owning program(s) P&L and growth.

• 10 years’ people leadership experience.

• 10 years’ experience in strategy development.

You should be proficient in:

• Leadership / People Management
• ITAR Compliance