As a Senior Program Manager supporting a high-visibility, mission-critical Department of War (DoW) program you will provide overall leadership, direction, and management for a complex technical program involving multiple projects, stakeholders, workstreams, and contractual requirements. Manage cross-functional teams, overseeing operational activities, and interfacing with program leadership, you will ensure alignment with strategic goals, and serve as the primary interface with customer leadership and internal executives. You will also be responsible for program execution across cost, schedule, performance, risk, quality, staffing, and customer satisfaction objectives.
Responsibilities- Provide overall program management and oversight for a complex technical program.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the customer, corporate leadership, subcontractors, and key stakeholders.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate program schedule, cost, staffing, and performance to ensure successful execution of technical, operational, and contractual requirements.
- Lead integrated program planning and execution across multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, operations, cybersecurity, logistics, finance, and contracts.
- Establish and maintain program governance, management processes, reporting structures, and communication plans.
- Monitor program performance and take corrective actions to address issues affecting cost, schedule, technical performance, or customer satisfaction.
- Oversee development and maintenance of program management plans, integrated master schedules, risk registers, status reports, and other management artifacts.
- Direct subcontractor and vendor performance and ensure effective integration of partner contributions.
- Support business rhythms such as status meetings, program management reviews, milestone reviews, executive briefings, and customer engagements.
- Lead change management efforts, including technical changes, contract modifications, staffing changes, and evolving customer priorities.
- Oversee resource planning, workforce management, and personnel performance to ensure the program is properly staffed and aligned to mission needs.
- Ensure technical teams are supported in delivering quality solutions that meet mission, operational, and performance objectives.
- Develop and execute program strategies, roadmaps, and management approaches for complex technical efforts.
- Translate customer requirements and mission objectives into executable plans and measurable outcomes.
- Lead integrated product teams and coordinate activities across multiple functional disciplines.
- Analyze program data to identify trends, forecast issues, and support decision-making.
- Resolve escalated issues involving technical execution, staffing, customer concerns, subcontractor performance, or schedule impacts.
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- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Physics, Engineering, Program Management, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience, including substantial experience managing complex technical programs.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desired.
- Current COR Level II or Level III certification is desired.
- Demonstrated success managing program cost, schedule, performance, and risk in technical, operational, or mission-critical environments.
- Strong knowledge of program management principles, lifecycle management, and performance reporting.
- Experience managing customer relationships, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executives, technical staff, and customer leadership.
- U.S. Citizenship and active Secret clearance at time of hire.
- Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI as required by the program.
- Ability to work 100% on-site.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Physics, Engineering, Program Management, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience, including substantial experience managing complex technical programs
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Current COR Level II or Level III certification
- Demonstrated success managing program cost, schedule, performance, and risk in technical, operational, or mission-critical environments
- Strong knowledge of program management principles, lifecycle management, and performance reporting
- Experience managing customer relationships, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
- Ability to communicate effectively with executives, technical staff, and customer leadership
- U.S. citizenship
- Active Secret clearance at time of hire
- Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance as required by the program
- Ability to work 100% on-site
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMERICAN SYSTEMS and has not been reviewed or approved by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
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What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
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