[Remote] Program Manager & Operations Lead
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. STR is a growing technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. The Program Manager & Operations Lead will coordinate software development efforts across multiple teams, manage budgets, and ensure successful project delivery while overseeing operations within the RAID Group.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate software development projects across multiple programs within the RAID portfolio
- Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules and track program execution
- Prepare technical reports, status briefings, and deliverables for sponsors and internal reviews
- Manage program budgets, financial forecasts, and resource allocation
- Track and manage program risks, issues, and action items; develop and execute mitigation strategies
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between technical teams, leadership, and customers
- Lead proposal development efforts including technical approach and scheduling
- Interface with sponsor Program Managers, technical points of contact, and customer stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements and government regulations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including algorithm developers, systems engineers, and integration staff
- Coordinate staff planning for the RAID team to resource cross-organizational projects
- Collaborate across the operations teams (e.g. contracts, finance, security, IT/IA, etc.) to ensure continued, timely support for current an upcoming projects
- Support approximately 20% travel for customer meetings, program reviews, and integration events
Skills
- Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is a government requirement
- BS, MS, or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field with 2-7+ years of relevant program management experience depending on degree (BS +7 years, MS +5 years, PhD +2 years)
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and customers
- Experience with managing / coordinating projects where software is a key component
- Experience with Integrated master schedule creation and management
- Experience with technical writing, presentation skills, delivery of reviews for sponsors
- Experience with government reporting requirements and contract management
- Experience with budget management, financial tracking and forecasting, risk management
- Experience with proposal leadership and development and contributing to marketing efforts
- Active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
- Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Confluence, etc.)
- Strong risk management and problem-solving skills
- Experience with effective collaboration with cross-functional technical teams
- Experience with management of sensor software development programs
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
- PMP, DAWIA, or similar program management certification
- Technical understanding of RF signal processing systems
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