Missile Defense Programs Portfolio Leader

Astrion; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Portfolio Director to lead a portfolio of Missile Defense Agency programs in Huntsville, AL. You will oversee technical, schedule, cost, staffing, and customer outcomes, with travel up to 25% and accountability for growth and customer relationships.

The role requires an active Top Secret/SCI eligibility and a track record of building senior government relationships, shaping requirements, and guiding complex programs to successful delivery while maintaining compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, business, program management, or a related discipline with 12+ years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• At least 6 years of experience in management capacity over professional staff and/or subordinate program or project managers.
• Demonstrated experience leading major technical programs in a government contracting environment with accountability for performance across technical, schedule, cost, staffing, risk, and customer dimensions.
• Experience developing or executing a growth strategy, building senior customer relationships, and converting customer insight into qualified opportunities, capture plans, proposals, or follow-on work.
• Experience interpreting and executing contract requirements, managing customer commitments, and supporting contract reviews or governance activities.
• Experience developing staffing plans, budgets/forecasts, integrated schedules, risk/issue plans, and corrective-action strategies for complex programs.
• Strong written, verbal, briefing, negotiation, and executive-level communication skills.
• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS, contract vehicles, task orders, recompetes, proposal development, pricing coordination, and capture governance.
• Ability to work across technical and business functions, protect sensitive information, and make timely decisions in a multi-priority environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance or eligibility as required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain senior customer relationships across MDA, program offices, DoD stakeholders, mission partners, and related organizations.
• Own and execute the MDA portfolio growth strategy with priorities, market approaches, measurable objectives, and investment recommendations.
• Lead the successful execution of a portfolio of MDA-related programs ensuring technical, contractual, schedule, cost, staffing, quality, and customer objectives are met.
• Provide direction to subordinate program managers and technical leads; set priorities, staffing, and performance expectations.
• Serve as a senior company representative to government customers and contract stakeholders; communicate status and risks.
• Engage early with customers to shape requirements and acquisition strategies through ethical, compliant engagement.
• Make evidence-based recommendations on pursuit decisions and coordinate with governance processes.
• Develop differentiated, scalable solutions that connect capabilities to mission outcomes and measurable value.
• Build strategic relationships with primes, OEMs, and partners to expand access to opportunities.
• Coordinate with Growth, contracts, pricing, finance, and delivery teams to ensure pursuits are customer-centered and executable.
• Maintain pipeline using criteria like customer access, funding, and strategic relevance; provide data-supported assessments.
• Represent Astrion in engagements and communicate portfolio value and growth priorities.
• Translate contract requirements into executable portfolio plans and operating rhythms.
• Monitor status of contracts, funding, and resources; forecast financial performance and take corrective actions as needed.
• Oversee integrated program planning, risk/issue/change management, and readiness for reviews.
• Ensure timely, accurate program and contract reporting and reviews; drive QA, mission assurance, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve cross-functional issues and sustain execution.
• Support capture and new-business activities by shaping solutions and pursuing opportunities.

Skills

Program management

Executive communication

Growth strategy

Contract compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in engineering/science/business/PM

Tools

PMP/DAWIA

Job description

Astrion seeks a Portfolio Director to lead a portfolio of Missile Defense Agency programs in Huntsville, AL. You will oversee technical, schedule, cost, staffing, and customer outcomes, with travel up to 25% and accountability for growth and customer relationships.

The role requires an active Top Secret/SCI eligibility and a track record of building senior government relationships, shaping requirements, and guiding complex programs to successful delivery while maintaining compliance with