Director, Program Management Excellence (PMX)

Job Title: Director, Program Management Excellence

Job Code: 44898

Job Location: Plano, Rockwall, or Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Lead the Program Management Excellence (PMX) team for the ISR Sector, guiding the program management function across a $4B+ business portfolio. This role is responsible for building and developing high-performing teams, advancing people, processes, and tools, and promoting program execution best practices across the Aerospace & Defense business. The position partners closely with cross-functional leaders to drive continuous improvement and strengthen program team performance across the sector.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.


• 25% travel based on business needs (CONUS or OCONUS).


• Oversee predictable program execution across Division Programs.


• Oversee Program Performance Analysis / Reporting for the Sector.


• Partner with program PMX leads to ensure executable baseline plans (cost and schedule).


• Drive R&O best practices into execution across all programs for the Sector.


• Oversee PMX leads Manage Division PM training.


• Program Leadership Team (PLT) Certification program.


• Program Management (RPM) rotational program.


• Oversee coordination of training requirements and training instruction for program teams.


• Training metrics.


• Organize Gate and Independent Reviews for the Sector.


• Own implementation of tools across the Sector.


• Opportunity & Risk Register.


• Schedule Metrics Analysis & Reporting Tool (SMART).


• Program Health Dashboard (PHD) & Automated Program Review Template (PRT).


• Support various sectors and division reviews.


• Ensure appropriate PMO staffing for program proposals, baseline activities, and execution.


• Enforce Program Management policy and process requirements.


• Coordinates and adjudicates PMX support priorities.


• Collaborate with Segment and Corporate PMX function to develop and disseminate policy, tools, and training.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 13 years of prior relevant experience.


• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.


• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.


• Demonstrated business accumen and highest level of technical mastery in functional area. Leadership capability to guide business or functional teams without formal management role.


• Demonstrated program management, proposal management, program planning, and EVMS experience.


• Demonstrated ability to present to executives/management on important topics.


• Demonstrated ability to work independently, identify problems and propose solutions.


• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, across geographically disbursed teams.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience managing Profit & Loss (P&L).


• Experience providing instructional training to program team(s).


• Knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, etc.


• Knowledge of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).

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