Senior Program Manager - Defense Programs & Strategy Lead

Sonatech, LLC; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3% 401(k) company contribution (no mix

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance, paid vacation, sick-le

Supportive, inclusive work environment

Job summary

Sonatech, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to lead defense programs, balancing cost, schedule, and technical performance for multi-million dollar initiatives supporting the US Navy and major primes.

The role manages cross-functional teams of design engineers, manufacturing, and test, driving program strategy, risk management, and customer interfaces while coordinating with senior leadership and subcontractors to ensure successful program execution and capture efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 10 years of Program Management experience in defense related multi-million-dollar programs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for cost, schedule, and technical performance for assigned projects and programs.
• Execute programs to meet business financial goals.
• Develop program strategy, vision, and direction for program execution by multifunctional teams, suppliers, subcontractors, and consultants.
• Lead program teams composed of multidisciplinary personnel including design engineers, manufacturing, and test for major programs in support of USN and major primes including technical, quality, cost, schedule, and associated risk management.
• Responsible for new program capture, leading or supporting proposal preparation.
• Responsible for articulating to senior leadership program cost and schedule performance; strategies for execution and strategic improvement.
• Enhance working relationships with established customer base and prime partners.
• Maintain effective customer interfaces; leads all contract formal reviews with customer.
• Communicates program status and risks to senior management.
• Develop corrective actions to mitigate issues and changes to program scope, assisting with aligning resources in a multiple team member environment to ensure effective performance

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Forecasting

Customer interface

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Capture & proposal management

Job description

Sonatech, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to lead defense programs, balancing cost, schedule, and technical performance for multi-million dollar initiatives supporting the US Navy and major primes.

The role manages cross-functional teams of design engineers, manufacturing, and test, driving program strategy, risk management, and customer interfaces while coordinating with senior leadership and subcontractors to ensure successful program execution and capture efforts.