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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex, cross-functional programs and proposals within government and defense sectors, with a strong focus on translating customer requirements into executable plans. Proficient in stakeholder engagement, risk management, and program execution in dynamic environments.
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Program ManagementGovernment ProposalsCross-Functional CollaborationRisk ManagementPMP Certification
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Hard Skills
Program ManagementProposal DevelopmentRequirements TranslationRisk AnalysisSchedulingCompliance ManagementBudget ManagementStakeholder EngagementAcquisition StrategyTechnical Documentation
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsRelationship Building
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft 365Program Management ToolsCollaboration Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
PMP Certification
Industry Keywords
GovernmentDefenseNational SecurityAerospaceRoboticsCritical InfrastructureMilitaryAcquisitionContractingUnmanned Systems
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Report to the VP, Program Management Office (PMO)
- Work cross-functionally with Business Development, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and other teams
- Partner with Business Development to develop and execute responses to RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, tenders, and other opportunities
- Lead or support proposals, white papers, management approaches, statements of work, schedules, compliance matrices, and customer-facing materials
- Translate customer requirements into executable program approaches covering scope, schedule, milestones, deliverables, resources, risks, assumptions, and dependencies
- Coordinate technical, operational, financial, supply chain, and other functional inputs
- Support opportunity shaping through customer engagements, requirements development, solution development, demonstrations, and acquisition strategy discussions
- Identify and communicate programmatic and execution risks
- Serve as a programmatic interface with government customers, resellers, prime contractors, and strategic partners
- Support domestic and international partners through capture, proposal development, contracting, delivery planning, and program execution
- Establish roles, responsibilities, schedules, deliverables, and communication mechanisms across internal and external organizations
- Lead assigned programs from contract award through delivery, acceptance, training, fielding, and sustainment
- Manage program scope, cost, schedule, resources, risks, dependencies, and contractual/customer deliverables
- Maintain program schedules, milestones, action-item tracking, risk and issue registers, and other program-management artifacts
- Coordinate cross-functional execution and drive accountability for commitments
- Communicate program status, risks, issues, and decisions to customers, partners, and leadership
- Develop mitigation and recovery plans for delays or execution issues
- Support transition from capture and proposal through contract award and execution
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of experience in government, military, defense, national security, aerospace, robotics, technology, critical infrastructure, or a related industry
- Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional programs, projects, proposals, or customer engagements
- Demonstrated experience developing or supporting government proposals, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, tenders, white papers, or similar acquisition responses
- Ability to translate complex requirements and diverse stakeholder inputs into clear, executable plans and customer-facing deliverables
- Experience working with government customers, military organizations, prime contractors, resellers, or strategic partners
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments and drive execution with limited direction
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong proposal-writing and editing abilities
- Strong organizational, analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to build effective relationships across technical, business, customer, and executive stakeholders
- Experience with defense acquisition, government contracting, or government program management strongly preferred
- Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, unmanned systems, defense technology, or related technical domains strongly preferred
- PMP or other recognized program/project management certification preferred
- U.S. citizenship required
- Must be able to pass a standard employment background check
- Ability to obtain security clearances based on customer and program requirements
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365 and common program-management and collaboration tools
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required
- Ability to travel on short notice and for periods ranging from a few days to more than a week
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, project/program management, national security, a technical discipline, or related field
- Philadelphia, PA preferred; remote or hybrid arrangements may be considered for an exceptional candidate
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive base salary
- Full benefits
- Highly motivating equity incentive package
- Flexible time-off policy
- Collaborative, mission-focused environment
- Approximately 25–40% travel