Program Manager, Software

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the program plan and integrated schedule, tying sprint and release plans to contract milestones, demos, and customer events
• Translate customer requirements into a prioritized, traceable backlog with engineering and product, and manage scope changes against cost and schedule
• Run the program cadence: release planning, weekly program reviews, risk and issue boards, and monthly status to leadership and customers
• Manage program budget and burn, including labor across multiple engineering teams, and flag variance early with a recovery plan
• Coordinate software integration with aircraft, partner hardware, and government systems, including test events, field exercises, and demonstrations
• Drive software delivery and accreditation work with our DevSecOps team: deliverable packages, documentation, and cyber and ATO requirements where they apply
• Lead customer-facing milestone reviews and own contract deliverables (CDRLs, status reports, technical data)
• Partner with the Director of PMO to build program practices that fit how software teams actually work, without adding bureaucracy

Job requirements

• 6+ years of program or technical program management, with at least 3 years owning software or software-intensive programs for DoD or other government customers
• Fluency in agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or similar) and experience mapping it to milestone-based defense contracts
• Enough technical depth to follow architecture discussions, challenge estimates, and spot integration risk early; a software engineering background is a strong plus
• Experience delivering software that integrates with hardware: autonomy, C2, mission systems, avionics, or similar
• Hands-on with schedule and backlog tools (Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project or similar) and with budget tracking
• Comfort leading customer reviews and owning contract deliverables
• Clear, direct communicator who can brief an engineer and a program officer in the same afternoon
• U.S. person status as defined by ITAR, and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance