Job Title: Navy Special Projects, Program Manager
Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Job Code: 503
Job Schedule: 9/80
Job Description:
L3Harris is seeking a Program Manager that directly assists the Vice President and General Manager (VP/GM) of Navy Business Area in all phases of program management, from inception through completion. This position will involve engagements throughout the organization, principally with division directors and staffs in business cadence, risk and opportunity management, financial reviews, program management reviews, establishing tracking and maintaining key metrics that drive efficeciency and affordability for the business. They will manage the weekly, monthly, and quarterly deliverables to the Sector Staff. The Program Manager will also interact with the functional leaders from finance, contracts, and operations to execute to the defined business rhythm and cadence. Experience in contracts, finance and/or program management is required, with a demonstrated on-time performance track record. This Program Manager will assist Directors and program managers in driving program execution to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income, and free cash flow for the corporation. They will assist in improving our processes to ensure the successful execution for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the Navy Communication Systems programs for our customers.
The primary responsibility of the Business Operation PM is to execute the business cadence, manage risk and opportunity management, and coordinate program management and financial reviews for the Navy Communication Systems division
The Special Projects PM will directly manage the weekly, monthly, and quarterly deliverables to the Sector Staff, ensuring on-time delivery with high-quality data
Be the first face and voice to external inquiries to the business contacts. Maintain the highest professionalism and decorum so that every interaction, even potentially contentious ones, reflect favorably on our business.
Control, prioritize and manage the VP/GM calendar to meet business requirements
Be the primary POC for scheduling leadership reviews, including but not limited to Division Gate Reviews, PMRs, New Business Reviews, and Employee Engagement Reviews. Ensure timely scheduling of reviews that meet business needs
Manage weekly overhead budgets and report on trends
Manage the business action item tracker and ensure all actions are completed on-time
Other duties include:
Ensure read-ahead material and meeting deliverables are available in a timely manner, reviewing content to ensure required data is included, resulting in effective meetings
Collaborate with executive team members to determine and prioritize business strategies
Oversee strategic business initiatives from ideation to implementation, including E3 initiatives, process optimization, and other BA-wide initiatives
Provide Division Directors with recommendations and consultation to improve teamwork and share best-practices
Determine key performance indicators developing and tracking metrics to help deliver team performance.
Identify reoccurring problems/themes/opportunities, perform root cause analysis and implement process improvements to improve business processes
Asses risk and opportunities when business decisions are made
Work with leadership to deliver, monitor and communicate progress towards goals
Provide VP/GM and senior leaders with insight and analysis on division operations
Provide leadership, support and oversight for special projects and initiatives
Plan, coordinate and lead division meetings and workshops
Identify and provide recommendations on improvements across the organization
Demonstrated success in leading, cross-functional teams, with remote team members
Gains and maintains high trust and confidence with Government customers, L3Harris leadership and program teams
Develops specific courses of action in program execution and capture planning, that yield predictable results and profitable return on investment
Acts with urgency and drives outcomes collaboratively with the team
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
A successful candidate will have prior experience working in the defense aerospace industry, in project / program management, finance, or contracts
Ability to obtain and maintain USG Secret clearance
Experience increasing profitability on large scale manufacturing is preferred
Experience accelerating delivery dates for administrative deliverables
Experience with earned value program management and risk management is preferred.
Background in Engineering and/or technical development is preferred
Graduate Degree is preferred
Experience with earned value program management and risk & opportunity management is preferred
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