Program Director

Job Description

What’s it like working for a company where you are treated as more than a number? Empowering. Joining our Enterprise Shared Services team means you are the backbone behind managing all the technology aspects for multiple contracts and programs that help keep nations safe. With the diversity of our offerings and work, you’ll get to take on new challenges while your career reaches new heights.

BAE is looking for an experienced Program Manager (PGM) to manage a complex, enterprise impacting Contract Life-Cycle Management (CLM) Program. The role will report into our IT Program Management Office (PMO), with deep engagement with stakeholders across BAE Systems headquarters and business sectors. The PGM will be responsible for end to end execution of the CLM Program, managing matrixed Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).

The candidate will have strong program management experience managing multiple concurrent programs with several projects rolling up under each of the program. The candidate will be leading programs and projects through the project lifecycle including Planning and Analysis, Execution, Delivery, Stabilization and Benefit Realization.

Program leadership in this role will include:

• Business case development.
• Effective design and development of Portfolio, Program, Project (P3) execution strategies.
• Cross boundary integration, dependency identification & tracking.
• Effective leadership and program & project execution.
• Develop solutions to complex problems which require use of ingenuity, innovation and robust design.
• Management of requirements, priorities and alignment with organizational objectives & success criteria.
• Work breakdown structure, effort estimation, resource loaded schedule management and execution to the strategy/plan, proactive risk identification and mitigation,
• Team leadership including guiding and motivating team members,
• Cost breakdown structure, cost estimation, cost management throughout the project lifecycle including management of cost overrun/underrun.
• Quality / Test Management.
• Vendor relationship management including working with third-party systems integrators
• Organizational change management, communication, training, stakeholder engagement, enablement.

The candidate shall be highly customer focused, meeting customer expectation and responsive to feedback. The ideal candidate will have experience in both IT and in leading complex business facing initiatives with the ability to drive technology adoption within BAE Systems business sectors. The candidate shall leverage servant leadership, emotional intelligence, strong communication and decision making skills to navigate effectively across all functional areas and organizational levels.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 12 years work experience.
• Enhanced servant leadership skills.
• Effective customer ownership, customer centricity.
• Effective design and development of P3 execution strategies.
• Effective leadership of program / project execution, program/project success.
• Hands-on experience with agile project execution, release agility.
• Demonstrated experience leading requirements and design (functional and technical)
• Understanding of US government contract requirements, cyber security policies that govern such contracts, and implications on IT solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills. Detail oriented, organized, disciplined. Proactive, problem solving skills, innovative, change champion.
• Business and strategic plan development. Project finance management experience. Earned Value Management experience.
• Process development experience. Executive level communication and presentation skills.
• Learning agility, relentless improvement mindset.
• Expertise in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience driving enterprise standardization and transformation, with accountability to the executive level.
• PMP Certification.
• Agile Certification.
• Understanding of security and compliance requirements, including data encryption, access control, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with data migration and integration tools, such as data mapping, data validation, and data transformation.
• Aerospace & defense industry experience

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $153377 - $260743

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.


Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems, Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.