Sr. Program Manager

True Anomaly; Quinte West; Hybrid; CAD 194,000 - 346,000; Full time

Job summary

True Anomaly seeks a Senior Program Manager to guide mission-critical programs from concept to execution, coordinating technical, schedule, and cost baselines. You will foster strategic customer relationships and lead cross‑functional teams across engineering, operations, and mission delivery to meet client goals.

Your proven expertise in risk management, stakeholder engagement, and program execution will advance national security and space-domain value for clients.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering a space vehicle through the full lifecycle.
• Proven ability to build strong customer relationships and lead teams.
• Hands-on risk management with cost, schedule, and technical baselines.
• Analytical skills for evaluating proposals/quotes and budgets.
• Eligibility for Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to integrate and execute space vehicle missions.
• Develop, implement, and own program baselines (cost, schedule, technical).
• Manage relationships with customers, aligning goals with mission objectives.
• Oversee subcontractor activities and ensure high-quality results.
• Prepare bids, proposals, studies, and reviews for customer engagements.

Skills

Program management

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Customer relationships

Leadership

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Job description

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

OUR VALUES

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

YOUR MISSION

True Anomaly is seeking a Senior Program Manager who will serve as a trusted partner to our customers, guiding mission-critical programs from concept to execution while seamlessly integrating technical, schedule, and cost baselines. In this customer-centric leadership role, you will foster strategic relationships, ensuring that customer needs are at the heart of every decision as you manage complex program lifecycles and oversee subcontractor performance. You will work closely with cross-functional teams in engineering, operations, and mission delivery to provide transparent, agile solutions that directly support our clients’ goals. Your provenexpertisein risk management, stakeholder engagement, and program execution will be key to advancing our national security mission and delivering exceptional value in the space domain.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo, anddemonstratethe ability to adapt to dynamic situations

• Serve as the primary liaison between our company and our customers—developing deep relationships to understand their needs and align our program goals with their missionobjectives.

• Create, implement, and own the coordinated program baseline (cost, schedule, technical) with the chief engineer

• Lead cross-functional teams to successfully integrate and execute space vehicle missions as well as deliver tailored products and services that meet and exceed customer expectations.

• Direct the responsibilities and activities of the program team including program management, systems engineering, communications and IT, mission operations, facilities management, security, safety, and contracts/financial/supply chain support functions

• Supportestablishinga centralized, coordinating body for PM concerns, recommendations, & issues; developing recommended process improvements;facilitatingopportunities with Finance

• Provide strategic direction and setting priorities that reflect customer goals while managing day-to-day issues to keep projects on time and within budget.

• Perform risk and issue assessments with a focus on minimizing customer impact, ensuring rapid resolution and transparent escalation when needed.

• Develop innovative solutions to resolve difficult program challenges including cost, schedule, and technical performance

• Deliver compelling presentations and lead preparations of bids, proposals, studies, and deliverables, effectively communicating our value proposition during customer reviews and engagements.

• Oversee and manage subcontractor activities to ensure all external contributions meet the high-quality standards our customers expect

• Lead preparations of bids, proposals, studies, and deliverables

• Develop and lead internal and external program management reviews

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proveexperience delivering a space vehicle through the entire engineering life cycle—frominitialconcept and design through integration, testing, and final deployment.

• A proventrack recordin building strong customer relationships through effective team building, conflict resolution, and communication—both internally and externally.

• Hands-on experience managing risk and overseeing cost, schedule, and technical baselines in aerospace, engineering, or software development programs, all with a clear focus on delivering customer value.

• Strong analytical background with the evaluation of requests for proposals and/or quotes.

• Experience with preparing, reviewing, andsubmittingproposals and/or quotes

• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience;Or,Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree

• Experience working within a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team environment to meet contractual commitments and create outstanding customer experiences.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that every projectmaintainsa strong customer focus.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong background in customer interfacing and experience in National Security aerospace programs.

• Ability toestablishnew & further refining existing templates, tools, & guidelines for program documentation & execution

• Experience with ensuring compliance with approved Corporate and ISO 9001:2000 Policies and Processes

• Senior Program Manager: BS degree or higher in Management or Engineering or a related field isrequiredplus 14 or more years related experience.

• Active TS/SCI US government security clearance with SCI eligibility strongly preferred

COMPENSATION

• **Base Salary:** $140,000 - $250,000

• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Your actual level and base salary will bedeterminedon a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location —Successful candidates will belocatednear Denver. While weobservea hybrid work environment, some work must be done on site.

• Work environment —the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person’s working conditions while performing the job.

• Physical demands —the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting,liftingand driving.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.