Director, PMO Strategic Initiatives

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At SES Space & Defense, we deliver secure, resilient connectivity and integrated space solutions for customers operating in the world’s most demanding environments. As part of SES S.A., a global leader in satellite-enabled communications, we combine capabilities across all orbits with extensive global ground infrastructure, managed networks, hosted payload solutions, and mission integration services to support communications, sensing, data transport, and operational resilience worldwide.

Our vertically integrated space and ground capabilities bring together satellite capacity, terrestrial infrastructure, advanced network technologies, and deployed user terminals to support mission-critical government operations around the world. We are a trusted partner to the U.S. Federal Government and national security community, allied governments, NATO, NASA, and other civilian agencies, delivering reliable, high-performance solutions when mission success is critical.

At SES Space & Defense, our people are our competitive advantage. You’ll work alongside a mission-driven team committed to integrity, innovation, accountability, and delivering real-world impact for customers whose missions matter most.

In this role, you’ll lead the execution of a portfolio of complex, cross-functional programs across SES Space & Defense, including strategic initiatives, Intelligence Community customers, and LEO services. You’ll be accountable for portfolio performance across scope, schedule, financials, technical execution, service quality, risk, and customer commitments while providing executive-level visibility into program health, issues, and corrective actions. You’ll also lead and develop a team of Program Managers, driving consistent execution, financial discipline, and adoption of formal program management controls across the organization.

This role sits at the center of program delivery, connecting customers, engineering, operations, finance, contracts, supply chain, subcontractors, and senior leadership. You will lead programs from planning and contract award through design, development, integration, deployment or launch, commissioning, and transition to operations, while maintaining accountability for ongoing service delivery and customer commitments. In parallel, you will help strengthen the SES Space & Defense PMO by improving the processes, controls, tools, and operating disciplines used to manage complex programs and portfolios.

• Lead a diverse portfolio of programs spanning strategic initiatives, LEO services, and other mission-critical programs, with accountability for overall portfolio performance, execution, and customer outcomes.
• Own full program/portfolio execution across scope, schedule, cost, financial performance, technical execution, service quality, risk, and customer commitments.
• Provide executive leadership with clear visibility into portfolio health, financial and schedule performance, risks, issues, customer commitments, corrective actions, and emerging priorities.
• Lead execution of strategic growth initiatives, including MEO-enabled programs supporting space data relay, hosted payloads, free-flyer missions, and other emerging space-enabled services.
• Lead integrated, cross functional program teams spanning engineering, operations, supply chain, contracts, finance, product development, and other functional organizations.
• Partner with business development and capture teams to support market development, strategic pursuits, capture activities, and proposal development.
• Direct program execution across the full lifecycle, from contract award and program initiation through development, integration, deployment/launch, commissioning, and transition to operations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Program Managers, establishing clear accountability for execution, financial discipline, customer commitments, and adherence to PMO standards.
• Oversee the development, maintenance, and control of key program baselines, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), program management plans, and technical baselines.
• Drive financial performance across the portfolio through disciplined management of budgets, forecasts, EAC/ETC, revenue, cash flow, margins, and financial recovery plans.
• Establish and enforce rigorous program controls, including EVMS principles, integrated scheduling, risk and opportunity management, change and…