Program Manager – AOC Falconer Modernization

• Mission-Facing Program Leadership

Program Manager – AOC Falconer Modernization

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• Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work:
  Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

K  is seeking a senior Program Manager to lead a large, mission-critical Air Operations Center (AOC) modernization and sustainment effort. Prior to award, the Program Manager will support capture, proposal, and transition planning activities to ensure K  develops an executable, mission-focused solution. Following award, the Program Manager will assume overall responsibility for program execution, including customer engagement, technical performance, cost, schedule, staffing, subcontractor management, risk management, and delivery of mission outcomes.

This is a mission-facing leadership role requiring a proven leader who can build trusted relationships with government stakeholders, operators, and teammates while successfully delivering complex operational and technical programs.

The ideal candidate is a former senior AOC, air operations, or operational C2 leader who understands how an AOC actually functions under real mission tempo. This person must understand how government programs are run from the government side: cost, schedule, performance, risk, requirements, stakeholder alignment, contractor accountability, operational readiness, and the realities of fielded weapon system sustainment. The candidate will exhibit collaborative leadership with the government program office, operators, teammates, and the requirements community.

• Mission-Facing Program Leadership
• Lead K 's Falconer/AOC program strategy and execution activities, ensuring alignment between customer objectives, operational needs, and program performance.
• Apply firsthand understanding of AOC operations, command relationships, ATO cycles, operational readiness, mission assurance, continuity of operations, and distributed command-and-control requirements.
• Evaluate proposed technical and programmatic approaches to ensure they are operationally practical and support mission execution.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with government stakeholders, operational users, teammates, and internal leadership.
• Government Program Management Insight
• Apply extensive program management experience to drive successful execution of cost, schedule, performance, and risk objectives.
• Develop and implement program management processes, governance structures, staffing plans, reporting mechanisms, and performance metrics.
• Establish program priorities, monitor program health, and proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure all program activities align with customer expectations, contractual requirements, and mission outcomes.
• Capture and Proposal Support
• Support K ’s pre-RFP and proposal readiness activities by helping translate mission requirements into clear execution concepts and proposal language.
• Contribute to win themes, discriminators, program management approach, transition strategy, staffing approach, performance objectives, and customer engagement strategy.
• Help prepare for site visits, one-on-one engagements, technical interchange meetings, oral presentations, and executive reviews.
• Coordinate with the Technical Lead, capture leadership, pricing, contracts, BD, operations, and SMEs to ensure…