Program Operations Manager

r overseeing a portfolio of programs with bookings in excess of $https://1.3B. The Program Operations Manager works across functional departments to align teams, set goals, execute initiatives, and improve processes (associated with assigned projects). You will be responsible for defining key metrics, creating dashboards, ensuring data accuracy through validation across functions – helping the program run efficiently and effectively. You will create the right communication patterns, protocols, and processes to enable the teams execute well together.

The Program Operations Manager will oversee operations across Finance, Planning, Contracts, Supply Chain, Configuration Management, Data Management, Risk & Opportunity Manager and Quality, in supporting the integrated product, cross product team leads and program director.

This is an onsite role located in Tucson, Arizona.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Maintain a strong relationship with Program Leadership, IPT/CPT Leads and the Customer
• Develop program enhancing partnerships with internal functional organizations, such as contracts, finance, supply chain, planning data management and engineering.
• Display strong communication, influence management and presentation skills with both internal and external customers.
• Ensures timely, validated metrics to enable efficient and effective program leadership decision making.
• Supports program risk and opportunity process, in accordance with specific financial goals and obligations.
• Tracks cost performance including earned value management within both Agile and waterfall execution and provide program leadership concise analyses and recommended courses of action when required.
• Implementing program milestone and metrics
• The successful candidate must have demonstrated abilities to lead cross functional teams (> 25 members).

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
• Business, program, or project management professional experience
• Experience using financial analysis tools and experience with project management tools and/or systems
• Experience leading in a manufacturing, operations, engineering, or Aerospace and Defense environment
• Active and transferable https://U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. https://U.S. citizenship is required, as only https://U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret https://U.S. government issued security clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience balancing technical, cost, and schedule constraints to meet project deadlines and expectations
• Experience developing and reviewing cost proposals and synthesizing Gate 4 and Gate 5 (IPDS) packages for Management Review and approval.
• Program Management Level 5/4 Certification or equivalent, or ability to achieve within 6 months.
• Active Top Secret https://U.S. government security clearance

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, Raytheon Missiles & Defense offers a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the superior benefits RMD offers include paternal leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

Additional Details:

Clearance Information: This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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