What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Safran?
The Opportunity:
This position will be responsible for managing the cost, revenue, cash, and schedule requirements for our exciting key programs and new program pursuits. This position will operate within a government-contracts environment and report to our Program Management Office. Our programs are dynamic featuring top-line growth with future innovation and expansion.
Our Technology:
We’re the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance, and safety of critical high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. We provide virtually fail-safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. We do remarkable things!
How I will Contribute:
- Responsible for all aspects throughout the program lifecycle. Reports program status to senior leadership.
- Drives program execution and deliverables to align with both internal and external delivery targets.
- Manages budgets, scope and schedule requirements. Actively assess risk and implement mitigation plans.
- Drives project momentum and alignment across external customers, Sales/Marketing, Engineering, Quality, and Operations amongst other business stakeholders.
- Identifies and pursues follow on opportunities with existing program customers.
- Works closely with the Sales team and customers on new opportunities, defining requirements and expediting orders.
- Leads proposal preparations through estimation, document creation and leadership approvals.
- Supports the division’s orders, revenue and profitability goals.
What You Bring to Safran Federal Systems:
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in a related field.
- Bachelor’s Degree required in engineering or a related technical field, Master’s Degree preferred; A combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Prior experience with government contract programs or projects strongly desired.
- Secret clearance strongly preferred.
- Microsoft Project, Salesforce and ERP System experience not required but a plus.
- PMP certification a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate and lead a team in a matrix environment
- Deep industry knowledge and understanding of market dynamics.
- Ability to adapt to changing market conditions and technology trends.
- Ability to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.
- Excellent writing skills with the ability to generate large documents on short timelines.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
About Safran Federal Systems:
Safran Federal Systems has been awarded as a Winner of the Rochester Metro Area Top Workplaces 2024 Award.
In 2022, Safran acquired Orolia, now Safran Trusted 4D, the world leader in Resilient PNT. At the intersection of critical infrastructure and national defense, Safran Trusted 4D solutions govern and protect the integrity of systems that shape the world. In early 2019, Orolia Defense & Security spun off as a separate entity from its parent company Orolia, with the mission of providing resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Defense organizations, and their contractors.
In August of 2019, Safran Federal Systems acquired Talen-X, a U.S. company specializing in advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Simulation solutions and Interference, Detection, and Mitigation (IDM) technologies. Talen-X's portfolio was an ideal fit and has helped to enhance Safran FS's overall offerings. The acquisition enabled Talen-X's existing resources, operations and capabilities to be scaled and accelerated to better support the warfighter. Read the press release here.
Safran Federal Systems operates as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). As such, Safran FS Defense & Security is approved to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects and is positioned to support strategic partnerships in the development of key PNT technologies for the defense market.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary : $100,000 - $130,000
