Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. STR is a growing technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. The Program Manager & Operations Lead will coordinate software development efforts across multiple teams, manage budgets, and ensure successful project delivery while overseeing operations within the RAID Group.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate software development projects across multiple programs within the RAID portfolio
• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules and track program execution
• Prepare technical reports, status briefings, and deliverables for sponsors and internal reviews
• Manage program budgets, financial forecasts, and resource allocation
• Track and manage program risks, issues, and action items; develop and execute mitigation strategies
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between technical teams, leadership, and customers
• Lead proposal development efforts including technical approach and scheduling
• Interface with sponsor Program Managers, technical points of contact, and customer stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements and government regulations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including algorithm developers, systems engineers, and integration staff
• Coordinate staff planning for the RAID team to resource cross-organizational projects
• Collaborate across the operations teams (e.g. contracts, finance, security, IT/IA, etc.) to ensure continued, timely support for current an upcoming projects
• Support approximately 20% travel for customer meetings, program reviews, and integration events

Skills

• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is a government requirement
• BS, MS, or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field with 2-7+ years of relevant program management experience depending on degree (BS +7 years, MS +5 years, PhD +2 years)
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and customers
• Experience with managing / coordinating projects where software is a key component
• Experience with Integrated master schedule creation and management
• Experience with technical writing, presentation skills, delivery of reviews for sponsors
• Experience with government reporting requirements and contract management
• Experience with budget management, financial tracking and forecasting, risk management
• Experience with proposal leadership and development and contributing to marketing efforts
• Active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Strong risk management and problem-solving skills
• Experience with effective collaboration with cross-functional technical teams
• Experience with management of sensor software development programs
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
• PMP, DAWIA, or similar program management certification
• Technical understanding of RF signal processing systems

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