Aerospace PMO Leader: Program Delivery & Strategy

Socket.dev; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Paid time off

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

ExoTerra is seeking a Sr Manager Program Management to lead the PMO, directing Program Managers, Schedulers, and Planning staff to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery across aerospace contracts. You will establish standards, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement in governance, risk, and reporting.

You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to align programs with strategic goals, while representing PMO to customers and executive leadership. Travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field.
• 15+ years of program or project management experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of experience managing program management teams, including hiring, performance management, and development.
• Proven ability to lead PMO organizations and deliver complex aerospace programs.
• Strong expertise in program controls (cost, schedule, risk, change management) and EVM.
• Experience managing program portfolios with multiple concurrent contracts and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the PMO, including Program Managers, Schedulers, and Planning staff.
• Set PMO objectives and develop and execute strategic plans for execution excellence.
• Own overall program portfolio performance across cost, schedule, scope, and risk.
• Manage PMO budget, resources, and capacity planning across all programs.
• Hire, develop, and retain top program management talent; conduct performance reviews.
• Establish program management standards, processes, and best practices.
• Oversee IMS and Master Production Schedules; drive EVM and risk/change control.
• Lead Agile/Scrum adoption across engineering, manufacturing, and test operations.
• Represent PMO at executive leadership meetings and with customers.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance for alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement and tooling (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Costpoint).
• Support proposal efforts including program planning, cost estimates, and risk assessment.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 and regulatory obligations.

Skills

PMO leadership

Earned Value Management

Program controls

Cost/schedule/risk/change management

Executive communication

Space contracting familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

Master's degree

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Costpoint

Job description

ExoTerra is seeking a Sr Manager Program Management to lead the PMO, directing Program Managers, Schedulers, and Planning staff to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery across aerospace contracts. You will establish standards, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement in governance, risk, and reporting.

You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to align programs with strategic goals, while representing PMO to customers and executive leadership. Travel is required.