Senior Program Manager

Valiant Harbor International is a CVE Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that specializes in technical, programmatic, acquisition, compliance, and financial services for Government science and technology, research and development, and technological programs. At Valiant Harbor International, we emphasize our intense focus on helping federal government agencies identify and address organizational challenges to tailor and integrate specific solutions to solve their most difficult problems. Success is defined by our ability to meet our customer’s needs quickly, efficiently, and effectively —we are a management consulting firm with a successful record of offering a wide range of professional, scientific, and technical services requiring a high degree of expertise and training.

Job Description
Valiant Harbor International is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HNJ) Cyber and Network (C&N) Directorate. This role is ideal for a season United States Air Force veteran with program management and acquisition related experience. This is a full-time, on-site position located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide program leadership, direction, and guidance to ensure effective execution of all program requirements in support of Air Force objectives.
• Provide program level acquisition support to the government Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by helping guide successful program execution to maintain the acquisition cadence and deliver warfighter capability.
• Provide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and overall program health; advise program leadership on options to maintain cost, schedule and performance objectives.
• Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.
• Review acquisition documents and provide comments with programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy. Documents may include, but are not limited to, Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM), Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP), Acquisition Strategies (AS), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), Risk Management Plan, Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and milestone decision briefings.
• Support, prepare, review and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI 5000.02.
• Provide non-technical acquisition program management to include guidance and expertise necessary to apply principles, criteria, and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1, DoDI 5000.02, and other DoD, AF, AFMC, and AFLCMC Instructions, Directives, Regulations, and guidance documents as applicable.
• Advise the government Program Manager on best practice principles to achieve substantial process improvements, efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance.
• Assist with planning, evaluating and implementing program acquisition strategies. This includes DoD and AF policy and/or guidance; technical approach and/or requirements; risk assessment; and realism in achieving a product suitable for the warfighter within cost, schedule, and performance constraints.
• Assist with preparation of briefings, graphics and reports in direct support of the acquisition program management functions.
  

Job Requirements

• Must have a current Top Secret security clearance and be SCI eligible prior to selection.
• Master’s degree in a STEM related field and at least 15 years of program management related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in acquisition lifecycle management to include cross-functional team leadership, stakeholders' relationship management, and effective change management implementation. Experience with Air Force Life Cycle Management highly desired.
• Preferred Military Background: Prior experience serving as a mid-to-senior grade officer (O-4 to O-6) within the United States Air Force is highly desirable.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and DAWIA certification(s) preferred but not required.

Salary Range: Negotiable

EEO Statement: Valiant Harbor International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Valiant Harbor International prohibits discrimination with respect to the hiring or promotion of individuals, conditions of employment, disciplinary and discharge practices, or any other aspect of employment on the basis of sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact (202) 656-4691 for assistance.