Program and Strategy Manager - Naval and Defense Programs

Undersea Program and Strategy Manager

The Undersea Program and Strategy Manager leads a major program across the full lifecycle and is accountable for customer outcomes, contract performance, and business results. This role serves as the primary interface with Navy undersea program offices, naval warfare centers, prime contractors, and other government stakeholders. The Program Manager integrates engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, contracts, and finance to deliver compliant products and services on schedule, within budget, and to technical requirements.

• Lead a cross-functional integrated program team by establishing clear objectives, work plans, decision rights, operating cadence, and accountability.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with Navy program offices, undersea warfare organizations, warfare centers, contracting activities, prime contractors, and end-user representatives.
• Serve as the primary customer interface for programmatic matters; prepare for and lead program reviews, technical and schedule reviews, executive briefings, and customer communications.
• Interpret and execute contract requirements under applicable federal acquisition regulations, contract clauses, statements of work, specifications, data item descriptions, and deliverable requirements in coordination with functional leaders.
• Manage contract type and funding constraints, including fixed-price and cost-reimbursement work, options, incremental funding, deliverables, milestones, and change authorization.
• Track and communicate cost, schedule, technical, supply-chain, and contractual performance; analyze variances and lead timely recovery plans.
• Own the program risk and opportunity process, including identification, quantitative assessment, mitigation planning, escalation, and closure.
• Control scope and configuration changes; evaluate customer direction, prevent unauthorized work, and coordinate requests for equitable adjustment, claims support, and contract modifications with Contracts.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of customer deliverables, reports, invoice or milestone evidence, and all records required by contract.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Quality, and Export Compliance to meet applicable requirements, which may include export controls, cybersecurity requirements, supply-chain controls, and government property management.
• Identify and lead corrective actions and continuous improvements that strengthen program execution and customer confidence.
• Foster a positive, accountable culture consistent with core company values and perform other duties assigned by the Director of Program Management.

• 6+ years of relevant experience in program or project management for complex engineered products, including significant responsibility for defense or other U.S. Government contracts.
• Demonstrated experience managing programs under federal acquisition requirements and working effectively with Contracts, Finance, Quality, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain.
• Experience owning cost, schedule, scope, risk, customer commitments, and contract deliverables for production programs.
• Working knowledge of contract types, change management, government funding, proposal development, and program financial forecasting.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, program management, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Executive-level communication, negotiation, relationship-management, planning, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to translate technical, contractual, and financial information into clear decisions and recovery actions while maintaining attention to…