What are the responsibilities and job description for the Division Manager – Space Technologies Division position at Radiance Technologies?
Radiance Technologies is seeking a highly qualified Division Manager to lead its Space Technologies Division in support of United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command-Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This senior leadership role is responsible for overseeing a multidisciplinary team providing Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support across science & technology, modernization, rapid prototyping, cybersecurity, security management, and program operations. As the Army continues to prioritize modernization and rapid capability fielding, the Division Manager will play a critical role in advancing innovative solutions that accelerate prototype development, integrate Soldier feedback, and transition emerging technologies to support the Warfighter. The successful candidate will lead a diverse workforce while maintaining strong customer relationships, driving operational excellence, and ensuring high-quality support aligned with mission objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Division Leadership & Workforce Management
Key Responsibilities
Division Leadership & Workforce Management
- Lead, coordinate, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary workforce consisting of engineers, cybersecurity specialists, security managers, acquisition professionals, and business support personnel.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct supervisory and administrative management functions, including employee timecard oversight and approval.
- Develop and implement employee career development plans and individualized growth strategies.
- Perform annual performance evaluations and provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to employee-owners.
- Implement corrective action plans and personal improvement plans when necessary in coordination with Human Resources.
- Support recruiting and staffing initiatives by anticipating customer requirements and proactively developing speculative job postings to rapidly fill emerging vacancies.
- Ensure workforce readiness and alignment with evolving customer mission requirements.
- Interface with Radiance leadership and government stakeholders to ensure exceptional customer satisfaction and mission support.
- Maintain strong relationships with government leadership and proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and enhanced mission support.
- Support Radiance leadership in developing and communicating Monthly Status Reports and other program execution metrics.
- Coordinate across technical and business teams to ensure timely, accurate, and mission-focused deliverables.
- Drive operational efficiencies and support continuous process improvement initiatives across the division.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and customer engagement skills.
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary technical and business teams in a fast-paced government contracting environment.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with senior government personnel and internal stakeholders.
- Experience managing multiple priorities, personnel actions, and customer requirements simultaneously.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Program Management, Engineering or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience supporting Department of Defense programs.
- Experience supporting Army modernization initiatives, science & technology projects, or rapid prototyping.
- Familiarity with DoD program management processes, and SETA support operations.
- Experience operating in classified environments and supporting sensitive government programs.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven ability to lead organizational growth and customer expansion initiatives.
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Program Management, Engineering or related discipline.
- Experience supporting technology centers or research laboratories.
- Demonstrated success leading matrixed teams.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity, systems engineering, and acquisition program support functions.