Lead Program Manager

Job Title: Lead Program Manager Job Code: 11070 Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN Job Description: Seeking high potential talent to make an immediate impact for fielding responsive space systems. Role will be managing the design, integration, test, delivery, and on-orbit support for advanced missile defense capabilities. Candidate should be a self-starter that is a recognized expert with business knowledge and leadership capabilities. Essential Functions: Accountability for overall program performance commitments to include: o Customer Satisfaction: Continually delighting our customers with our values, responsiveness, and overall mission performance o Financial: Orders, sales, operating income, investment, cash flow, and program budget o Schedule: Timely, responsive, and successful completion of all program deliverables o Quality: Program deliverables meet or exceed L3Harris and customer expectations Communicate with contacts inside and outside of the organization on matters of strategic importance to influence executive leadership on new concepts, practices, and approaches. Establish overall direction for new processes, systems, and solutions Recommend and implement strategies and develop operational plans/goals with direct impact to the achievement against functional strategies Own and develop tactical and operational plans and goals for a business area or function Recommend and operationalize strategies that have a direct impact on mid- to long-term function or business area achievements Require a high degree of responsibility for resources and the ability to influence business decisions made by leadership Recommend and implement new products, processes, policies, standards, or operating plans in support of job function strategy Ability to work between and bridge program and supplier performance with L3Harris business financial performance Ensure clear understanding and communication of program status, changes, and performance to the Customer and L3Harris ES leadership Responsible for managing the cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements of a program through all lifecycle phases Responsible for program change management, controlling program performance measurement baseline of cost, schedule, and performance Responsible for high-level relationship management Direct the preparation of program proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budget, and financial terms/conditions of contract Ensure that all resources such as engineering, manpower, production, and facilities are available to support the program Work with customers to align mission needs with new business opportunities Solve highly complex problems with significant business impact Interact internally with management and customers on significant business matters Development and management of financial forecasts Financial forecast inputs will be assessed and judged to provide high-level management and Annual Operating Plan and 3-Year forecast recommendations Identify program risks and creates opportunities to manage the operational or market risks Identify opportunities to expand sales to existing customers or sell programs to new customers Coordinate and monitor major subcontractor activities, deliverables, and finances Develop, review, and approve plans, schedules, subcontract agreements, and other program documents Prepare and provide required reports, briefings, and technical reviews to senior management as requested Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior experience in development of ground-based systems; Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience Experience in Earned Value Management Preferred Additional Skills: Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal skills for both internal and external customers DoD Secret Clearance Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification Can develop broad, cooperative relationships with numerous groups and individuals, even when having no direct authority over them L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.