Program Director

Responsibilities for this Position

Program Director

ID: 2025-68877
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Required Clearance: Top Secret
Posted Date: 10/23/2025
Category: Program/Project Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 15 years of demonstrated leadership; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 13 years of demonstrated leadership.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense TOP SECRET security clearance is REQUIRED at time of hire. Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information (SAPI) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) including willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph is a benefit. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Program Director to lead our Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Advanced Programs initiatives. The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nations fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

The selected candidate will lead the development strategies and technical solutions within our NC3 business segment. The strategic deterrent mission demands we deliver advanced capabilities for our warfighters through high reliability, high assurance, cyber-resilient systems. In this role, you will work closely with our Business Development and Engineering organizations to understand customer needs and present conceptual solutions aligned with GDMS capabilities.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

Develops & implements product/program strategies, roadmaps, and cohesive integrated plans for portfolio to meet business and program objectives relating to revenue, margin, quality, and time-to-market

Develops, defines and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables

Balances programs, risks and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets

Conducts reviews to drill down into issues on products/programs, identify issues, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams

Set standards for metric reviews over a family of programs/product line or within a business area

Manages people who lead department or cross-functional program teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives

Prepares and presents program/product status to leadership and external customers

Reviews organizational capabilities, and development/execution of strategies, to improve the competitiveness of the organization through actions such as professional growth & development, strategic hiring, strategic partnering, and acquisitions

Interfaces with customers on technical matters regarding program/products

Develops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/program

Identifies market/scope changes and develops product/program positions for costs/price and feature changes or equitable cost/schedule adjustments

Develops personnel to ensure efficient operation

Delegates assignments to others for developing solutions

Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies

Effectively engages in complex negotiations involving various aspects of the business area

Responsible for directing other product/program managers and responsibility for managing people including performance evaluations and pay increase recommendations

Leads the patent and data rights for the products/programs/proposals/subcontracts

May be responsible for directing the planning, proposal preparation, negotiation, budgeting, performance measurement, and profit generation of other program managers

May be responsible for Remote Site Management

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Extensive knowledge of products and technologies including current and potential applications

Extensive knowledge of target customer markets

Ability to generate cohesive program plans

Ability to identify partnership candidates best suited to fill product gaps

Demonstrated leadership of a program with significant delivery or technical risk

Skilled in the development and implementation of product/program strategy and tactics

Extensive understanding of business and supply chain strategy

Ability to develop and implement a product-oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary

Ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans and identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends

Extensive verbal and written communication skills

Ability to lead teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives

Ability to lead others in team building, conflict resolution, motivation, leadership and advanced risk management

Ability to apply advanced negotiation skills to solve internal, external and customer issues

Will interact frequently with internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels

Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external representatives

Needs ability to execute company policies that affect immediate operations

Extensive ability to understand and analyze program financial data

Outstanding relationship management and marketing skills

Expert risk and opportunity management skills and ability to apply them to programs

Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements

Extensive knowledge of government contracting practices and regulations regarding acquisition

Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies

Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may jeopardize the business execution plan at the Division/Line of Business level or within an organization of a functional area

Knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

May be required to travel

May be responsible for hire/fire decisions

PREFERRED DEGREE TYPES AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor of Science and advanced degrees/training relevant to NC3 technologies are preferred (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related) but not required

Proven ability to engage senior US Government leaders, industry customers, understand requirements, present candidate solutions, and adapt solutions to align with evolving needs

Operational and/or acquisition experience with NC3-related programs, products, and/or platforms

Experience with the design, certification, and operation of strategic weapon systems inclusive of ICBMs, SLBMs, strategic bombers, and NC3 systems

Development of technology and program/product roadmaps in support of long-range strategic objectives, including incorporation of Research and Development (R&D) activities aligned with these objectives

Experience assessing and managing technical risks and leading the investigation and resolution of technical issues on critical, high visibility programs

Experience with competitive proposals

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $245,096.00 - USD $265,201.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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