Senior Defense Program Manager: Strategy & Delivery Lead

Front Door Defense; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Unlimited PTO

401k with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

Overland AI, headquartered in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery across multiple defense programs. You will align with engineering and product teams to ensure timely, on-budget outcomes and will interact with customers in externally facing meetings.

Roles involve developing charters, design reviews, project plans, and monthly financial forecasts; you will influence strategy and growth while partnering with customers and internal teams on a generational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, an Engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience as a Program Manager.
• Ability to obtain a US government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously.
• Establish and lead effective program governance (e.g., stakeholder communication, update rhythms, customer engagements, milestone management, program measurement).
• Ensure that programs are performed on time and on budget.
• Develop enduring relationships with external and internal program stakeholders; be the face of Overland AI in external meetings and onsite with customers.
• Coordinate and create documents in support of the program (e.g., charters, design reviews, project plans)
• Work cross-functionally with engineering teams to deliver technical content.
• Develop monthly program financial reports and forecast models.
• Influence the company's strategy and growth.
• Work cross-functionally to develop statements of work and support proposal development.
• Define and execute growth strategies for current and follow-on contracts.
• Support the product roadmap by being the voice of the customer and advocating for their needs and requirements.
• Align programmatic objectives with other company initiatives to maximize overall engineering contributions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, an Engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Advanced degree in Business, Computer Science, or an Engineering discipline.

Job description

Overland AI, headquartered in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery across multiple defense programs. You will align with engineering and product teams to ensure timely, on-budget outcomes and will interact with customers in externally facing meetings.

Roles involve developing charters, design reviews, project plans, and monthly financial forecasts; you will influence strategy and growth while partnering with customers and internal teams on a generational