Senior Program Manager - Defense Radar Systems

Saab AB; Warners (NY); On-site; USD 166,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Stock purchase opportunities

Job summary

Saab is seeking a Principal Program Manager to ensure profitable execution of development programs within the Surveillance division. This role is on-site at our East Syracuse, NY office and requires extensive experience with large-scale radar systems and defense programs.

The successful candidate will drive program performance (cost, schedule, technical), manage budgets, and lead EVMS-driven reporting while pursuing new business opportunities and maintaining competitive captures in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of Program Management experience, $50M – $100M+ program lifecycle in aerospace/defense.
• Extensive experience successfully negotiating multi-million dollar agreements with large Aerospace and Defense customers.
• Demonstrated track record leading large scale aerospace and defense business capture efforts.
• Must possess advanced knowledge of program management standards and best practices (scheduling, cost accounting, EVMS, Risk/Opportunity management).
• Ability to contribute to the development strategy and lead strategic initiatives in support of functional and business objectives.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% in support of program and business.

Responsibilities

• Specifically accountable for cost, schedule and technical performance of assigned program portfolios.
• Establish and control program budgets that are aligned with program needs.
• Ensure all projects within assigned program are managed and executed within approved program management processes.
• Make personnel recommendations in support of business objectives.
• Drive Earned Value Management principles and initiatives within the business and use EVMS to report program status internally and externally.
• Oversee profitable growth of the program segment.
• Identify and pursue significant new business opportunities.
• Work closely with Sales and Product Management personnel to maintain institutional knowledge of the competitive landscape in the assigned market segment.
• Develop high-quality competitive proposals that facilitate achievement of business segment objectives.
• Collaborate with all functions to leverage program execution and capture strategies, and resources through the design and manufacturing phases of the programs in the portfolio.
• Grow relationships in the customer community and with large industry primes to service existing programs and find new and unique ways to deploy our technology to meet customer needs.
• Provide consistent leadership to the program execution staff to ensure effective and efficient execution of assigned programs.
• Monitor and guide junior PMs to achieve delivery of distinctively high-quality products and services; to include performance, reliability, cost and on-time delivery.
• Contribute to the development and retention of program management talent.

Skills

Program Management

Aerospace & Defense

Contract Negotiation

EVMS & PM Standards

Strategic Initiatives

Communication Skills

Travel 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering

Job description

Saab is seeking a Principal Program Manager to ensure profitable execution of development programs within the Surveillance division. This role is on-site at our East Syracuse, NY office and requires extensive experience with large-scale radar systems and defense programs.

The successful candidate will drive program performance (cost, schedule, technical), manage budgets, and lead EVMS-driven reporting while pursuing new business opportunities and maintaining competitive captures in a dynamic