Strategic Space Programs Lead – Cross-Site Integration

Socket.dev; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a qualified Program/Project Manager to lead day‑to‑day acquisition and site‑integration programs in the aerospace/defense sector. You will translate objectives into executable plans, drive cross‑functional delivery, and manage risks, milestones, and readiness activities across multiple functions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of program management experience, with strong communication, budgeting, and reporting skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, engineering, operations, finance, or a related field.
• Four or more years of experience in project or program management, integration, enterprise transformation, business systems, operations, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading a cross-functional project or program through completion, coordinating multiple functions, sites, or vendors and owning delivery results.
• Experience developing integrated plans and managing milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, readiness activities, changes, and management reporting.
• Ability to lead through influence, resolve routine delivery issues, hold owners accountable, and escal­ate material risks with clear business impact and recommended options.
• Knowledge of program budgets, cost forecasts, resource planning, and benefit tracking and the ability to partner effectively with Finance and functional owners.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills; proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and project‑management tools.

Responsibilities

• Develops integrated plans defining objectives, workstreams, owners, milestones, dependencies, resource needs, readiness criteria, and operational handover.
• Coordinates delivery across Finance, HR, Legal, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, IT, Cybersecurity, site leadership, vendors, and advisors.
• Leads workstream and milestone reviews, clarifies commitments, and drives functional owners to complete required actions and deliverables.
• Manages program risks, issues, and dependencies and resolves routine sequencing and coordination challenges while supporting recovery planning.
• Supports acquisition diligence and pre‑close readiness by coordinating assigned assessments and converting findings into integration actions.
• Leads readiness planning and reviews for Day 1, Day 30/60/90/100, stabilization, and cutover milestones and secures required sign‑offs.
• Coordinates business process, ERP, infrastructure, identity, cybersecurity, data, vendor, communications, and training dependencies.
• Monitors integration costs, commitments, forecasts, and benefit measures with Finance and functional owners and recommends corrective actions.
• Prepares program updates highlighting milestone performance, business impact, risks, options, required decisions, and upcoming actions.
• Maintains scope and decision records, assesses impacts of proposed changes, and routes significant trade‑offs or unresolved conflicts through authorized approvers.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Milestone planning

Risk management

Budgeting

Communication

Facilitation

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/IT/engineering/operations/finance

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Project-management tools

Job description

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a qualified Program/Project Manager to lead day‑to‑day acquisition and site‑integration programs in the aerospace/defense sector. You will translate objectives into executable plans, drive cross‑functional delivery, and manage risks, milestones, and readiness activities across multiple functions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of program management experience, with strong communication, budgeting, and reporting skills.