Head of Programs and Delivery

What you'll do

• Serve as the primary program executive and point of contact for Department of War and U.S. Army leadership.
• Lead multi-million-dollar development programs from prototype execution through operational testing to secure full-rate production contracts.
• Manage contract scope boundaries and change requests to prevent engineering scope creep and protect technical bandwidth.
• Own the Integrated Master Schedule for all workstreams including hardware, software, firmware, and manufacturing.
• Manage program P&L, CapEx, headcount, and IRAD allocations while tracking monthly forecast-vs-actuals.
• Orchestrate cross-functional teams across engineering, cyber, manufacturing, and supply chain to meet delivery milestones.
• Build and execute an active program risk management matrix and deliver data-driven status dashboards to the C-suite.

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of progressive program management experience leading large, complex product development programs in defense contracting or military hardware/software integration.
• Demonstrated experience as the primary customer POC or Program Director for major DoD/U.S. Army programs, managing Government APMs, PMOs, and end-users.
• Proven experience managing complex schedules using Microsoft Project and executing against formal schedule health metrics like DCMA 14-point assessment criteria.
• Strong financial acumen with direct experience managing program budgets, CapEx, resource allocations, and cost controls across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Exceptional technical literacy to bridge hardware, software, embedded sensors, and operational field testing.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently with a strong bias for action to navigate ambiguity and drive rapid context-switching.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% for customer engagements, field test events, and operational demonstrations.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (preferred).
• Direct program management experience on soldier-worn systems, wearable electronics, tactical heads-up displays, or dismounted edge communications platforms (preferred).
• Experience transitioning defense programs from Other Transaction Authority (OTA) or competitive prototyping into Program of Record (preferred).
• Active PMP certification or formal Earned Value Management (EVM) training (preferred).
• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance (preferred).