Deputy Program Manager - Technology Integration

Battelle delivers when others can’t. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients- whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

We are seeking a Deputy Program Manager to help plan, align, and deliver complex technology programs for government and mission-focused customers. This role partners closely with a Senior Program Manager and works across multidisciplinary teams to drive integrated planning, stakeholder alignment, and successful delivery outcomes. The ideal candidate brings strong program management experience in technology-driven environments and is comfortable working across requirements development, integrated planning, systems integration, testing, technology assessment, governance, and customer engagement.

This position is well suited for someone who can balance disciplined execution with adaptability as mission needs evolve. This role requires domestic and international travel, including occasional multi-day or weeklong trips, to support customer meetings, site visits, technical reviews, capability assessments, and key program activities. Travel may be more frequent during startup phases or critical delivery periods.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced technology environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work streams, and details while maintaining disciplined execution.
• Confidence communicating with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Sound judgment in identifying risks, resolving issues, and supporting informed decision-making.
• A collaborative, proactive approach to customer relationships, stakeholder alignment, and team support.

Program Planning and Execution

• Partner with the Senior Program Manager to manage day-to-day delivery of complex technology programs across multiple work streams.
• Establish, maintain, and improve program management processes that align scope, schedule, resources, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Develop and maintain key program artifacts, including integrated schedules, milestone plans, action trackers, risk and issue logs, and status reports.
• Facilitate kickoff meetings, program reviews, technical exchange meetings, working groups, and leadership briefings.
• Identify, track, and escalation risks, issues, schedule variances, and dependencies that may affect delivery.

Technical Coordination and Integration

• Collect, analyze, and track operational and technical requirements to inform planning and delivery.
• Develop and maintain planning artifacts such as requirements trackers, assumption logs, architecture inputs, and decision-support materials.
• Work with technical leads on system architecture, interface planning, interoperability, and integration of hardware, software, communications, sensors, and data systems.
• Plan integration activities across complex operating environments, ensuring technical work aligns with cybersecurity, safety, operational suitability, and mission objectives.

Capability Assessment, Testing, and Transition

• Conduct and support capability assessments, infrastructure reviews, gap analyses, site visits, requirements collection, technical reviews, and capability planning activities for customer and partner sites.
• Evaluate emerging and existing technologies for mission relevance, maturity, interoperability, scalability, and risk.
• Organize prototype, pilot, experimentation, test, and evaluation activities that inform solution readiness and program decisions.
• Document lessons learned, results, recommendations, and performance information to support iterative improvement.
• Assist with transition, fielding, scaling, and handoff planning for validated solutions.

Governance and Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain governance processes that provide visibility, accountability, cross-functional alignment, and effective risk, issue, dependency, and change management.
• Engage customers, mission partners, industry, academia, domestic and international stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Prepare status updates, briefings, meeting materials, and decision-support packages for technical, non-technical, and leadership audiences.
• Ensure collaboration aligns with applicable security, compliance, and…