IT Program Manager

Job Description

IT Program Management support to develop and maintain programmatic data ranging from project plans, artifacts, waypoints, timelines, implementation, planning, transition, and project closeouts supporting data collection exploitation platforms that support or enhance the data collection process.

Work requirements

• Lead the integration of current and future efforts, ensuring smooth coordination across different technical teams and program initiatives.

• Serve as the liaison on technical matters between leadership and external stakeholders.

• Facilitate collaboration among multi-technical disciplines (data, development, and infrastructure) and client's teams, ensuring that projects align with the long-term goals and technological standards.

• Support cross-functional team meetings and coordinate efforts across various domains to ensure seamless project integration.

• Communicate project updates, technical challenges, and solution strategies to leadership and stakeholders, to enable transparency and effective decision-making.

• Assist executive team in prioritizing efforts, managing schedules, and making informed business decisions related to technology projects.

• Assist in planning and managing multiple projects involving infrastructure and exploitation platforms.

• Collect, organize, or create program artifacts, in support of data collection requirements.

• Provide coordination across organization and business partners to expedite data sharing, processing and governance activities.

• Assist in improving existing processes to enhance operational efficiency and work to ensure timely project completion.

• Assist in managing evolving mission priorities for current technologies, including adapting to changes in mission needs.

• Coordinate the preparation of presentations, reports, and other materials for senior leadership.

• Serve as a liaison between project teams and leadership to facilitate timely project updates and decisions.

• Shall be expected to travel overseas for work approximately 1 week out of every month.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Demonstrated experience serving as the primary point of contact for a program for all technical, cost and schedule performance matters and issues.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing daily operations for a program.
• Demonstrated experience managing assigning, providing oversight and reviewing work of program personnel.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring necessary programmatic and technical artifacts required to effectively and successfully manage the program are created, maintained and are accurate.
• Demonstrated experience consulting with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess needs and mission priorities.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field.
• OCONUS TDY experience leading or managing technical projects.
• Demonstrated experience with communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and leadership teams.
• Demonstrated experience preparing program management artifacts such as presentations or reports.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.