Program Manager - Capture

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Staff Program Manager - Capture

Onsite – Huntsville, AL

Moog Space Sector has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Program Manager – Capture to lead a portfolio of our business, and the related programs, in the Hypersonics market for our Hypersonic Vehicle Systems business unit. This business unit provides complex integrated systems involving elements of flight control actuation, navigation sensing, and computing for high-value strategic weapon systems. The ideal candidate will be counted on to work with the business unit’s leadership team to create and implement execution growth strategies while leading a team of experienced program managers for this segment of the business.

A strong program management background with a proven execution track record, combined with business development experience, is highly desired. Experience working directly with, or in, a military branch of service with an existing security clearance, or the ability to obtain one, is desired. Candidates for this position will have an onsite in Huntsville, Alabama. This on-site role focuses on Army and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) opportunities in the Redstone Arsenal market.

This position will be responsible for the opportunity lifecycle including business development, capture management, strategy, customer relationship building, proposals, design/development, and transition to production, all in support of “equipping those who defend freedom” for some of our Nation’s most complex weapon systems.

• Crafting execution growth strategies with tactics within your business portfolio segment derived from the business unit’s overall strategy.
• Building strong and productive relationships with customers and partners.
• Coordinate with the business unit leadership team to forecast and document the required needs for your execution portfolio to be successful (personnel, facilities, equipment, new capabilities) for each program.
• Create and own the financial performance for the overall execution portfolio and individual program budgets within the portfolio.
• Work with your project teams and support those of your direct reports when needed, to ensure that the contractual requirements for hardware, software, delivery, etc., are met through planning, monitoring, and expediting.
• Manage costs, scheduled task completions, and deliveries for performance against budgets and the master schedules. Work with your team to take appropriate corrective actions when necessary.
• Leading your own assigned development and/or production programs.
• Potentially supervise 2-6 direct reporting Program Managers.
• Lead the efforts to update and report portfolio-level and individual program status, major events, issues and escalations, etc., to senior leaders inside and outside the organization.
• As a key member of the Business Unit’s leadership team, support aspects of new business development including providing inputs to sales and demand managers for development of bookings and sales forecasts.
• Influence and lead acquisitions, to ensure both requirements and designs address operational needs via requirements reviews, increment planning sessions, design reviews, increment demonstrations, etc. Lead activities with functional specialists, including contracting, engineering, manufacturing program control, configuration/data management, test, and logistics and operations support.
• Works closely and substantially with program Contacting Officer’s Technical Representatives (COTRs) and prime contractors to provide leadership and ensure program objectives are achieved within stringent cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements.
• Provides authoritative recommendations, briefings, and other formal and informal

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred. Otherwise, have a degree in business or a…