Program Manager - Military & Defense

Source Code; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Comark is seeking a Program Manager to lead Military & Defense projects, ensure customer satisfaction, manage risks, and align with corporate strategy. The role requires coordinating budgets, schedules, and stakeholders across multiple projects.

The position emphasizes governance, deliverables, and maintaining product roadmap alignment with strategy, with exposure to government contracting and ITAR considerations.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years related experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of Government Contracting or Military Applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Skills in managing budgets and ensuring financial efficiency.
• Ability to proactively identify, assess, and manage risks and issues.
• Highly motivated & driven to deliver results that meet & exceed goals
• Outstanding verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and project management

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive program plans, including setting goals, outlining scope, determining timelines, defining resources, and establishing program governance and controls.
• Complete all deliverables including CDRLS, reports, meeting minutes, and project status.
• Coordinate customer meetings and visits as defined by program requirements.
• Create, manage, and report on program budgets, ensuring efficient use of funds and resources.
• Monitor progress across multiple projects, ensuring they stay on track and align with the program's objectives.
• Resolve issues that arise during the program lifecycle, providing direction and support.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, including leadership, partners, and external parties, and communicate program objectives, goals, and progress to them.
• Define and align program goals with the organization's overarching strategic objectives and priorities.
• Member of proposal team for new program efforts.
• Maintain product roadmap, guiding program alignment to product strategy.

Skills

Verbal communication

Budget management

Risk management

Multi-project coordination

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Since 1974, Comark is a leading edge supplier of custom-engineered, ruggedized edge computing and display solutions in the world. Clients include national militaries, government agencies and household commercial brands – all of whom rely on Comark for mission-critical solutions. With millions of units deployed across the globe, Comark solutions have “Trust Built In”SM.

Located near I495/I90 belt in Milford, MA Comark is a stable and steadily growing company, committed to being a driving force behind our customer's success. We provide a challenging and fast-paced work environment, a variety of design technologies, as well as a competitive benefits package.

Position Summary

As part of the Military & Defense Sales Team, the Program Manager will oversee all Military & Defense projects to ensure overall success, customer satisfaction, risk management, and alignment to overall corporate strategy.

Key Responsibilities – as the Program Manager, you are responsible for the following:

• Develop comprehensive program plans, including setting goals, outlining scope, determining timelines, defining resources, and establishing program governance and controls.
• Complete all deliverables including CDRLS, reports, meeting minutes, and project status.
• Coordinate customer meetings and visits as defined by program requirements.
• Create, manage, and report on program budgets, ensuring efficient use of funds and resources.
• Monitor progress across multiple projects, ensuring they stay on track and align with the program's objectives.
• Resolve issues that arise during the program lifecycle, providing direction and support.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, including leadership, partners, and external parties, and communicate program objectives, goals, and progress to them.
• Define and align program goals with the organization's overarching strategic objectives and priorities.
• Member of proposal team for new program efforts.
• Maintain product roadmap, guiding program alignment to product strategy.

Position Requirements

• 3 to 5 years related experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Understanding of Government Contracting or Military Applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Skills in managing budgets and ensuring financial efficiency.
• Ability to proactively identify, assess, and manage risks and issues.
• Highly motivated & driven to deliver results that meet & exceed goals
• Outstanding verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and project management

Please note that this position will be dedicated to working with customers operating under U.S. export control rules (including ITAR). As a result, this position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls, including restrictions on who may have access. The Company may choose not to apply, or may be unable to apply, for a license as to any applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization. Accordingly, you will be required to provide information regarding your citizenship and immigration status that is relevant for determining whether you could work in the position without a license authorizing your access, and we may decline to proceed with any applicant whose ability to fill the position would depend on such a license.

Comark is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Comark does not discriminateon the basis ofrace, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decidedon the basis ofqualifications, merit, and business need.

Comarkparticipates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to confirm that employees are authorized to work in the U.S.