STR

LeadProgramManager

$155–215k ~AI est. Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead Program Manager at STR. Skills: Program management, Cyber R&D, Technical leadership. Manage program technical performance. Manage program financial performance”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve cost objectives; Achieve schedule objectives; Achieve customer objectives; Successful deliveries

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Collaborative problem solving

Eligibility Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Active Top Secret security clearance, U. S. citizenship, 5-7+ years of relevant work experience, BS +7 years or MS +5 years, Experience in project management within DoD or IC, Experience directly supporting program objectives

Nice to Have

Experience leading technical teams on advanced R next generation sensors, Experience with radar, Experience with sonar, Experience with communications, Experience with electronic and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics

What You'll Do.

Manage program technical performance

Manage program financial performance

Manage program schedule performance

Identify and address risks

Address program issues

Manage program performance through metrics

Manage program execution milestones

Gather data from multiple sources

Evaluate data from multiple sources

Synthesize data from multiple sources

Communicate program status

Identify program trends

Interact with external program customers

Interact with internal company leadership

Achieve cost objectives

Achieve schedule objectives

Achieve customer objectives

Enable successful contract execution

Build customer relationships

Establish open lines of communication

Manage all program phases

Facilitate business operations

Receive requirements from customer

Track program schedule

Track program milestones

Coordinate with Contracts team

Coordinate with Finance team

Coordinate with Security team

Coordinate with IT teams

Provide quality assurance on reports

Ensure timely deliveries

Ensure successful deliveries

Support coordination with sub-contractors

Ensure smooth integration

Accomplish assigned tasks

Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams

Support key stakeholders

Improve internal security processes

Improve internal IT processes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multi-disciplinary teams; Key stakeholders

Communication Scope

Customer communication

Process & Methodology

Program management, Cost management, Schedule management, Risk management

Full Job Description

STR is hiring a Lead Program Manager (PM) in the Cyber Division who is passionate about collaborative problem solving and working on the hardest national security problems. This position is located in our Woburn, MA office. The PM will be responsible for a portfolio of cyber research and development programs. This includes managing all program phases, from marketing to proposal development, from contract initiation to execution, and from program close-out to transition. The PM will also be responsible for facilitating business operations across the portfolio to enable successful execution. We believe that each candidate has a unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives that could enable us to provide our customers with innovative solutions. The skills listed below are intended to give you a sense for the position. If you see an overlap with your skills, go ahead and apply! PM responsibilities will include receiving requirements from our program customer(s), tracking the program schedule and milestones, coordinating with the STR Contracts, Finance, Security, and IT teams, providing quality assurance on reports, and tracking program risk to ensure timely, successful deliveries of products to the customer. The PM will also support coordination with STR sub-contractors, ensuring smooth integration and accomplishment of assigned tasks. Additionally, the PM will routinely collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to support the Group Leader and other key stakeholders on staff planning, financial planning, recruiting and onboarding, and continuous improvement of internal security and IT processes. What you will do: Managing program technical, financial, and schedule performance Working with the principal investigator, technical staff, subcontractors, and support personnel to identify and address risks and issues Managing program performance through review of metrics and program execution milestones (including scheduling, cost, and logistics) Gathering, evaluating

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