(Senior) Program Manager

orcristtechnologies; United States; Remote; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first setup

30 days vacation

Home-office budget

Development budget

Job summary

orcristtechnologies in Germany is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own end-to-end public-sector programs, translating customer needs into funded projects and pilots across defense, security, and government domains.

You will lead cross-functional teams, structure pilots, manage delivery scope, schedule, and risk, and build governance with procurement bodies and partners. Fluency in German and English is required, with willingness to travel 30–40%.

Qualifications

• Six or more years of program management experience in public-sector or regulated environments.
• Proven track record turning leads into funded projects and delivering complex programs.
• Experience working with defense, security, or government clients is required.
• Hands-on in structuring pilots or prototypes with undefined requirements.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and structured execution.
• German and English fluency (C1+); eligible to work in Germany; travel 30–40% in Germany/Europe.

Responsibilities

• Convert prioritized leads into concrete, funded project opportunities with BD and product teams.
• Engage with public-sector customers to unpack problems and procurement logic.
• Structure pilots, MVPs, and demonstrators with clear test scenarios and milestones.
• Own program delivery end-to-end: scope, schedule, budget, and risks.
• Build relationships with users, decision-makers, and external partners.
• Capture feedback and governance to inform product decisions and platform capabilities.

Skills

Program management

Business development

Solution delivery

Public-sector experience

English proficiency

German proficiency

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Role overview

A next-generation data intelligence platform is hiring a Senior Program Manager to own the full lifecycle from prioritized opportunity to delivered, scalable customer program. The role sits at the intersection of business development, product, and operational users, translating complex public-sector needs into funded projects and pilots, then driving them through delivery in defense, security, and government environments.

Responsibilities

• Convert prioritized leads and customer needs into concrete, funded project opportunities in partnership with business development and product teams.
• Engage directly with public-sector customers and operational users to unpack complex operational problems, user needs, and procurement logic.
• Structure and coordinate prototypes, demonstrators, MVPs, and pilot projects with clear test scenarios and decision milestones.
• Take end-to-end ownership of program delivery after award, managing scope, schedule, budget, technical implementation, dependencies, and risk.
• Build trusted relationships with users, decision-makers, procurement bodies, and external technology or consortium partners.
• Capture customer feedback and operational insights systematically, turning them into product decisions and reusable platform capabilities, and establishing governance, reporting, and decision structures that keep contractual obligations on track.

Requirements

• Six or more years of professional experience in program management, project management, innovation management, solution delivery, or technical business development.
• Proven track record of turning early leads or customer needs into funded projects and delivering complex, cross-functional customer programs.
• Demonstrable experience working with defense, security, government, or comparably regulated public-sector environments.
• Hands-on experience structuring pilots or prototypes with technical teams and operational users where requirements are not fully defined upfront.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership, structured execution, and the ability to link strategic objectives to operational delivery.
• Business-fluent German and English (C1 or above), eligibility to work in Germany, willingness to undergo security clearance, and readiness to travel roughly 30–40% within Germany and Europe.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Kubernetes, SaaS delivery models, or air-gapped on-premise deployments in sensitive environments.
• Experience shaping procurement approaches or consortium setups for public-sector buyers.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first setup across Germany, with regular team gatherings in Berlin and other off-site locations.
• Flexible working hours and a personal home-office equipment budget.
• Thirty days of vacation, plus performance bonuses tied to agreed objectives and key results.
• Budget for personal and professional development, a welcome goodie bag, and regular team and seasonal events.