Defense Program Manager: Hybrid Delivery Lead

Thales

Salt Lake City (UT)

Hybrid

USD 85,000 - 144,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Job summary

Thales in Salt Lake City is seeking a Program Manager with experience managing production programs. You will report to the Director, ATM Programs, and lead day-to-day program execution, coordinating cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

The role involves managing risks, tracking financial and schedule performance, maintaining baselines, and serving as the primary customer interface.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
5+ years of program or project management experience.
Experience managing customer-facing projects or programs in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or technology.
Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence.
Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Manage Customer Relationships: primary customer contact; communicate status, milestones, risks, and issues; coordinate deliverables.
Deliver Program Commitments: execute programs per contract, schedule, and quality; monitor cost, schedule, and objectives; escalate significant issues.
Program Planning and Control: develop schedules, budgets, baselines, and forecasts; monitor EAC; track progress; prepare status reports.
Lead Cross-Functional Program Teams: coordinate activities; assign work packages; facilitate stakeholder communication; monitor scope, schedule, budget.