Subcontract Program Manager

Canvas, Inc.; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas, Inc. is seeking a Program Oversight Leader to manage the subcontractor workforce and ensure adherence to contract requirements for DoD projects in the New York/Upstate area. You will develop program management plans, track milestones, and report progress to senior leadership and sponsors.

The role oversees up to 200 personnel, requires strong budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, facilitate program reviews, and ensure

Responsibilities

• Programmatic Oversight Lead, manage, and oversee all aspects of the Canvas subcontractor workforce, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and performance standards.
• Develop and implement program management plans, schedules, and milestones to track progress and ensure timely delivery of services.
• Monitor and report on program outcomes, outputs, risks, and issues to senior leadership and government sponsors
• Directly supervise and coordinate activities of up to 200 personnel, including recruitment, onboarding, training, performance evaluation, and professional development.
• Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team
• Oversee all travel, ODC, labor, and programmatic expenditures, ensuring compliance with contractual and organizational policies.
• Develop and manage program budgets, forecasts, and financial reports; identify and mitigate risks related to resource allocation and cost control
• Ensure all program activities adhere to DoD, AFRL, TMAS, and Canvas contract requirements, including reporting, deliverables, and quality assurance.
• Maintain contractor interface with senior levels of the customer’s organization, consulting with stakeholders to review task plans and deliverables
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Canvas, Torch Technologies, government sponsors, and other subcontractors.
• Facilitate recurring program meetings, status reviews, and technical interchange sessions with internal and external stakeholders

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Programmatic Oversight Lead, manage, and oversee all aspects of the Canvas subcontractor workforce, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and performance standards.


• Develop and implement program management plans, schedules, and milestones to track progress and ensure timely delivery of services.


• Monitor and report on program outcomes, outputs, risks, and issues to senior leadership and government sponsors

Personnel Management

• Directly supervise and coordinate activities of up to 200 personnel, including recruitment, onboarding, training, performance evaluation, and professional development.


• Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team

Resource & Financial Management

• Oversee all travel, ODC, labor, and programmatic expenditures, ensuring compliance with contractual and organizational policies.


• Develop and manage program budgets, forecasts, and financial reports; identify and mitigate risks related to resource allocation and cost control

Contract & Compliance

• Ensure all program activities adhere to DoD, AFRL, TMAS, and Canvas contract requirements, including reporting, deliverables, and quality assurance.


• Maintain contractor interface with senior levels of the customer’s organization, consulting with stakeholders to review task plans and deliverables

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Canvas, Torch Technologies, government sponsors, and other subcontractors.


• Facilitate recurring program meetings, status reviews, and technical interchange sessions with internal and external stakeholders

Reporting Structure

This position reports directly to the Business Unit Director for TMAS Programs, ensuring clear lines of accountability and communication for program status, risks, and resource needs

Canvas was founded by Jami Peyton in 2007 to deliver real-world engineering and technology solutions that strengthen national defense. Since then, we’ve been guided by technical excellence, operational insight, and a shared commitment to the warfighter. Teamwork drives everything we do, enabling close collaboration across programs, customers, and colleagues to solve complex challenges. Our work supports key national security priorities like missile defense, test and evaluation, digital transformation, and warfighter readiness. As an award-winning company built on integrity, agility, and innovation, Canvas continues to grow and deliver mission-critical solutions that support the future of national defense.