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Demonstrates expertise in program delivery management for complex engineering products, with a strong focus on financial performance, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Proven ability to lead and develop program management teams while establishing delivery standards for demanding customers.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Program Delivery ManagementFinancial Performance ManagementRisk ManagementTeam LeadershipAerospace And Defense Experience
Tech Stack
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Key responsibilities & impact- Design and build KRUSH Tech's program delivery operating system from zero, including stage gates, program reviews, planning standards, risk management, reporting, and supporting tools
- Manage the R&D program portfolio, prioritize programs, balance capacity, and make trade-offs visible to leadership
- Own the financial performance of the R&D delivery portfolio, including program budgets, cost forecasts, estimate at completion, and cost-to-complete, in partnership with Finance
- Quantify and communicate the financial impact of schedule, scope, and delivery risks and drive early corrective decisions
- Lead resource and capacity planning across engineering, software, manufacturing, and supply chain
- Manage hardware, software, and system-level dependencies from concept and development through integration, qualification, and production
- Establish delivery standards for defense and other demanding customers, including earned value and contract requirements where applicable
- Provide portfolio reporting to the founder and senior leadership and challenge assumptions on schedule, scope, and resourcing
- Build, hire, and develop the program management team
- Travel domestically and internationally, up to 50% if required
- Attend customer sites, supplier locations, and test or manufacturing facilities as needed
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of experience in program delivery for complex engineering products
- 5+ years leading a program portfolio or a team of program managers at Director, Head of Programs, or VP level
- Experience at an aerospace, defense, or space company with credible exposure to defense or similarly demanding customers
- Experience building or scaling a program delivery function or PMO, including stage gates, risk management, integrated program teams, governance, and executive reporting
- Strong program financial management, including budgets, forecasting, estimate at completion, cost-to-complete, and earned value management
- Hands-on experience delivering programs with significant hardware, software, and systems integration dependencies
- Ability to influence and challenge senior leaders and work closely with Finance and Engineering
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer-sponsored visa support, now or in the future
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or otherwise eligible to access export-controlled information
- Preferred: experience building program delivery at a growth-stage or startup company
- Preferred: experience taking new products from development through qualification and production
- Preferred: experience leading programs across multiple sites, including international or contract manufacturing partners
- Preferred: experience with FAR/DFARS, ITAR, and EVMS
- Preferred: PMP or equivalent program management certification
- Preferred: active U.S. security clearance or ability to obtain one
- Preferred: advanced degree in engineering or an MBA
- Ability to communicate effectively in person and virtually
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods and work at a computer
Benefits
Comp & perks- Build the program delivery system for a deep-tech company from day one
- Work on advanced aerospace, defense, and autonomous systems programs
- Partner directly with the founder and senior leadership
- Build and lead a program management team as the company scales
- Grow your career in a fast-paced, innovative, and mission-driven environment
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the application and hiring process and during employment
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Hard Skills
Program Financial ManagementBudgetsCost ForecastingEarned Value ManagementSystems IntegrationStage GatesRisk ManagementProgram Portfolio ManagementGovernanceExecutive Reporting
Soft Skills
Influencing Senior LeadersEffective Communication
Certifications & Qualifications
PMPProgram Management Certification
Industry Keywords
AerospaceDefenseSpaceFAR/DFARSITARExport-Controlled InformationGrowth-Stage CompaniesInternational ManufacturingProgram Management Office (PMO)Integrated Program Teams