Vice President Programs

The Vice President Programs will provide executive leadership and strategic direction for a portfolio of programs, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and customer requirements. This role encompasses full Profit & Loss (P&L) responsibility, cross-functional collaboration, and oversight of program execution from inception through completion. The VP Programs will lead efforts in program management, fostering innovation, and driving business growth, while maintaining a consistent execution cadence.

This executive role demands visibility, accessibility, and the ability to convey a clear vision to all levels of the organization. As leaders of SNC, we commit to embodying the spirit of One SNC by working as a unified, collaborative team to drive innovation and growth. Guided by our core values, we will break down silos, foster cross-functional partnerships, and lead with a shared vision.

As an executive of SNC, we will leverage our collective strengths to deliver on our customers most critical missions, building a stronger, more integrated organization. By embracing this mindset together, we will drive SNC toward sustained success, transformative growth, and a lasting legacy of excellence.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for aerospace and defense programs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and customer needs.
• Oversee the financial performance of programs, including full P&L responsibility, budgeting, and cost management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and other support functions to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Guide the overall execution of programs, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers, stakeholders, and partners.
• Build Executive relationships and regular program rhythms to increase revenue within the existing contract base while protecting performance and compliance.
• Lead major program development efforts, from initial concept and proposal through execution and delivery.
• Drive transformation and growth initiatives, maintaining a focus on execution and operational excellence.
• Communicate and convey a clear vision for the organization, ensuring that all team members understand and are aligned with strategic objectives.
• Drive multi-year growth strategy by setting clear portfolio objectives, establishing booking targets and guiding market, account and campaign plans that expand presence in priority customer missions.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, standards, and company policies.
• Provide regular updates and reports to senior leadership and stakeholders, highlighting program status, risks, and opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Engineering or a related field
• Typically 20+ years of relevant experience; 15+ years demonstrated program management experience; 15+ years in a supervisory or management capacity; 15+ years direct work experience in engineering or program management of aerospace/defense programs
• Relevant experience may substitute for required education
• Strong program management execution skills, results driven, and ability to hold team accountable for end results, setting appropriate milestones along the way to validate progress
• Solid leadership, communication, motivation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage programs that will include working with individuals with varying disciplines, backgrounds and experience levels
• Proven track record of successful, innovative leadership and delivery of performance results in complex program execution; strong implementation skills to ensure programs and policies support business objectives and initiatives
• Proven relationships with growth results with prior DoD customers and mission sets.
• Prior experience with ISR aircraft modification.
• Prior experience leading capture/business development strategy for aerospace & defense programs, foreign…