Principal, Program Management

Job Title: Principal, Program Management

Job Code: 40591

Job Location: Millersville MD.

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

Job Description:

The Chief of Staff will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the Vice President & General Manager of the Acoustics and Imaging Division, supporting the leadership of a distributed portfolio encompassing Submarine and Surface Navy Systems. This role will act as a force multiplier for the VP/GM, driving strategic initiatives, ensuring organizational alignment, and enabling operational excellence across multiple sites and mission areas.

Operating as an extension of the VP/GM's office, the Chief of Staff will coordinate across engineering, operations, program management, and sector functions to translate strategy into execution. This position requires a sophisticated understanding of defense business operations, exceptional judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment supporting a division with ~800 employees across seven locations.

Essential Functions:

• Partner with the VP/GM to develop, refine, and execute the division's multi-year strategic plan focused on mission relevance, customer alignment, and sustainable growth across acoustic systems, seabed warfare, imaging, and multi-domain integration


• Lead strategic planning processes including annual operating plans, quarterly business reviews, and long-range planning cycles; track and drive accountability for strategic initiatives and key performance indicators


• Serve as a key integrator across the division's seven locations, ensuring alignment between engineering, operations, program management, and functional teams on complex operational and organizational challenges


• Prepare executive communications, presentations, and briefings for senior leadership


• Support financial performance management including monthly/quarterly business reviews, forecast processes, and program health monitoring across the portfolio


• Partner with sector functions (Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, HR) to drive affordability, compliance, and execution velocity


• Support major capture and proposal efforts by coordinating resources, facilitating decision-making, and tracking business development pipeline alignment with enterprise growth priorities


• Lead or support special projects, transformation initiatives, and process improvements that enhance organizational effectiveness and cultural accountability


• Ability to travel 10-15% of the time


• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related technical discipline required and 12 years of related experience or Graduate Degree and 10 years of related experience.  In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.


• Minimum 10–15 years of progressive experience in the defense or aerospace industry


• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, business operations, or program management roles


• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support capabilities


• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation development


• MBA or advanced degree in relevant field


• Active Secret clearance preferred


• Prior Chief of Staff, strategy, or business operations leadership experience


• Strong understanding of defense acquisition processes, US Navy stakeholders, and maritime/undersea mission areas


• Experience supporting P&L leadership in multi-site defense business units

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $133K-$247K.  For California, New Jersey, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $153-$284K.  This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

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