Program Manager

Day-to-Day Operations and Cohort IntegrationServe as the resident operations officer for TAP Lab Texas,maintainingdaily situational awareness of all active cohort activities, resources, and timelines.Sit with cohort teams during sprint cycles tofacilitatethe integration of their tools, applications, and datasets into the SDA TAP Lab Texas infrastructure and data environment.Coordinate access to lab computational resources, secure data feeds, andGaiaGraphintegration pipelines on behalf of cohort teams.Manage onboarding and off-boarding of cohort participants, including data-sharing agreements, lab access, and orientation to USSF mission context.Serve as the primary operational interface between cohort teams and TAPLabtechnical leads, ensuring that technical direction from the PI/Director is clearly communicated, understood, and executed by cohort participants.Cost / Schedule / Performance ManagementOwn the integrated master schedule (IMS) for all TAP Lab Texas activities, tracking milestones across cohort cycles, infrastructure buildout, and reporting obligations.Monitor grant expenditures against the approved budget, coordinate with UT Austin Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) on financialreporting, andproactively flag variances and risks to the PI/Director to enabletimelycourse correction.Prepare and deliver periodic programmatic and financial status reports to the Texas Space Commission, USSF mission partners, and UTAustinleadership.Maintain risk registers and mitigation plans; proactively escalate issues that threaten cost, schedule, or performance baselines.Ensure deliverablescomply withTSC grant terms, UT Austin sponsored project policies, and applicable federal regulations (2 CFR Part 200, DoD flow-down clauses).Stakeholder Coordination and LiaisonServe as the primary liaison to U.S. Space Force System Delta 85 and the SDA TAP Lab national program officelocatedin Colorado Springs, CO (sdataplab.org).Coordinate with the SDA TAP Lab Maui node on shared cohort resources, joint activities, and cross-site programmatic alignment.Represent TAP Lab Texas at USSF headquarters meetings, program reviews, and coordination sessions as directed by the PI/Director.Cultivate andmaintainproductive relationships with DoD program officers, AFRL, AFWERX/SpaceWERX, DIU, and other innovation ecosystem partners.Interface with UT Austin's Office of Sponsored Projects, Office of Research, and legal/contracts offices on sub-award, teaming, and compliance matters.Technology Transition and ReportingTrack the technology readiness levels (TRLs) and transition status of cohort solutions,maintainingan up-to-date capability mapping aligned to USSF mission threads.Support the PI andGaiaVerseGaiaGraphteam in benchmarking cohort performance andidentifyinggapsrelativeto operational priorities.Contribute to after-action reports, cohort outcome summaries, and transition packagessubmittedto TSC and USSF mission partners.Support preparation of presentations, white papers, and briefings for DoD audiences under the direction of the PI/Director and in coordination with JDIG staff.TravelTravel as mission requirements demand to:U.S. Space Force Headquarters, Colorado Springs, CO program reviews, partner coordination, and SDA TAP Lab national program office meetings.SDA TAP Lab Maui node cross-site coordination and joint cohort activities.Other locations asrequiredfor conferences, technology demonstrations, or stakeholder engagement.