Senior National Security Program Manager — Remote

LeoLabs, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid options

Meaningful missions impact

Unlimited PTO

Salary and equity

Health/dental/vision coverage

Frontier in space ops

Job summary

LeoLabs, Inc. is seeking a Sr Program Manager for National Security Programs to lead mission-critical efforts in Space Domain Awareness and related defense initiatives for government and commercial customers.

You will oversee end-to-end program execution, maintain strong customer relationships, and coordinate across Radar Systems Engineering, Mission Architecture, Product, and Operations. National security programs require a seasoned leader who can manage contracts, deliver results, and grow the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Aerospace, Physical Sciences, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience managing technical programs and customer-facing initiatives.
• Proven success leading cross-functional teams in complex environments.
• Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, aerospace, space, or defense programs.
• Strong understanding of program management principles, lifecycle execution, and risk management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of assigned programs as primary interface to customer stakeholders.
• Manage program scope, schedule, cost, performance, risks, dependencies, and contractual deliverables.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, and executive-level reporting.
• Track performance against technical, financial, and contractual objectives.
• Identify and mitigate risks while driving resolution of program issues.
• Support contract administration, change management, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate milestone reviews, demonstrations, and operational transitions.
• Serve as primary customer-facing program lead across government and commercial stakeholders.
• Translate customer mission needs into actionable program priorities.
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and responsiveness to evolving requirements.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, product, operations, and business functions, including Radar Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Product Management, Mission Architecture, Modeling & Simulation, Operations, Business Development, Program Controls.
• Partner with Business Development and Capture teams on follow-on opportunities and contract growth.
• Support proposal development, customer presentations, and solution shaping.
• Provide customer and market insights to Engineering, Product, and Executive teams.
• Contribute to account strategy and long-term mission area growth.
• Represent LeoLabs at customer engagements and industry events as appropriate

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

LeoLabs, Inc. is seeking a Sr Program Manager for National Security Programs to lead mission-critical efforts in Space Domain Awareness and related defense initiatives for government and commercial customers.

You will oversee end-to-end program execution, maintain strong customer relationships, and coordinate across Radar Systems Engineering, Mission Architecture, Product, and Operations. National security programs require a seasoned leader who can manage contracts, deliver results, and grow the