Program Manager

Job Summary

This role provides senior-level program leadership for complex, mission-critical government programs, overseeing the full lifecycle of satellite ground system software and architecture delivery. The position serves as the primary interface with government stakeholders, ensuring successful execution across technical, schedule, cost, quality, and compliance objectives while leading large, multi-disciplinary and multi-subcontractor teams in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for government stakeholders, leading overall program execution and communication

• Manage all phases of program delivery, from baseline execution through task order completion

• Lead development, integration, and deployment of complex satellite ground system software and architectural components, including mission planning, data ingestion, processing pipelines, modeling frameworks, and visualization tools

• Oversee Agile development activities across integrated product teams, ensuring effective sprint planning, backlog management, and cross-team alignment

• Ensure compliance with program requirements, including systems engineering processes, cybersecurity standards, configuration management, and milestone tracking

• Forecast customer needs, derive requirements, and develop execution plans to advance program objectives

• Direct and integrate efforts across multiple subcontractors and technical domains

• Manage technical and programmatic risks and provide data-driven insights to government decision-makers

• Facilitate collaboration between contractor teams and government stakeholders through regular planning sessions, demonstrations, and reviews

• Support system design and delivery decisions with a strong understanding of space domain operations and ground enterprise architectures

• Oversee staffing, resource allocation, performance tracking, and risk management across functional teams

• Provide regular progress reports, deliverables, and milestone documentation

• Promote a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering, computer science, business management, or a related field

• 10+ years of experience managing large, multi-year government programs involving software development, system integration, or solution delivery

• Experience managing programs with responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance under Agile methodologies

• Demonstrated experience leading multi-subcontractor efforts and integrating cross-functional technical teams

• Strong knowledge of ground system architectures, including data ingestion pipelines, cloud-based operations, and modeling frameworks

• Experience developing and managing integrated program schedules

• Relevant professional certification (e.g., PMP, PgMP, CISSP, or equivalent)

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

• U.S. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting government or space-focused agencies

• Familiarity with satellite ground systems, space missions, or space-related data products and workflows

• Understanding of cybersecurity authorization and compliance processes (e.g., RMF, FedRAMP)

• Experience managing contracts with milestone-based or incentive-driven delivery models

• Active U.S. Government security clearance (Secret or higher)