Program Manager

Avathon Government, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avathon, is a U.S. company based in Austin, TX. Avathon Government harnesses proven AI technology to bolster military readiness, improve decision advantage, and optimize defense operations. At Avathon Government, we partner with the armed forces to improve operational readiness through practical, AI-enabled solutions. Our programs focus on upskilling maintainers, enhancing supply chain visibility, and strengthening logistics and distribution efficiency using predictive intelligence powered by advanced machine learning models.

We modernize the defense industrial base by maximizing capital equipment uptime, forecasting engine and component failures, and improving supplier quality control through technologies such as deep learning, natural language processing, generative AI, and computer vision. Our mission is ensuring warfighter readiness across a diverse set of missions. Are you ready to build the future of AI for national defense? Join our mission today!

Avathon is seeking a highly motivated Program Manager to oversee the execution of key defense and government programs. The Program Manager will serve as the primary interface with customers, ensuring program delivery, contract compliance, and alignment with mission objectives. This role requires a proactive leader who can manage complex programs, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive program success from inception through execution.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, stakeholders, and internal team.
• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of assigned programs to ensure performance, cost, and schedule objectives are met.
• Develop and manage program schedules, milestones, budgets, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate across engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver program outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with all contractual, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Support capture and proposal efforts by providing programmatic expertise, execution strategies, and customer insights.
• Build and maintain strong customer (DoD, Government, and Commercial) relationships to expand Avathon’s presence and opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver regular status reports, briefings, and metrics to customers and internal leadership.
• Identify and mitigate risks to ensure not only successful execution, but contract expansion and/or renewal.
• Provide input to capture and proposal efforts with programmatic expertise.
• Travel to customer sites as needed to support program execution.

Required Qualifications:

• US Citizenship Required
• Have a minimum of 3-5 years of project/program management experience within the defense and government industry, ideally within the technology sector.
• Have excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong understanding of government acquisition processes and contract management (FAR/DFARS, OTA, SBIR, etc.)
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
• Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project proficiency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (Masters degree preferred)
• Demonstrated success managing complex programs with government and defense customers
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills
• Experience working with AI, software development, or defense technology solutions
• PMP Certification
• This position will be in Austin, Texas/Hybrid

Avathon Government is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Avathon Government prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)