- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- ChantillyVirginiaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 11, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Operations Lead, Space Special Programs
Job description
In the Space Special Programs team, we build spacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture. At a time when space superiority can no longer be taken for granted and with space systems proliferating at an incredible rate, the Space Special Programs team provides advanced, mission critical capabilities to our customer base to be able to more effectively operate and survive within this expanding environment with limited personnel.
The Senior Operations Lead is a core member of the Space Special Programs Business Line leadership team, with a mandate to develop and scale the organization’s people and processes to maintain and grow our advantage as…
Job responsibilities
- Organizational planning and development . Partner with the General Manager and their leadership team to develop and execute strategy for organizational planning and development.
- Define and track metrics for organizational health and performance
- Design and implement governance structures, accountability mechanisms, and continuous improvement processes
- Drive quarterly and annual planning cycles for Space Special Programs and prepare content for regular business reviews with the executive team and cross-functional partners
- Cross-functional leadership . Coordinate action, align incentives, and drive accountability with supporting Divisions/Business Lines, Corporate/G&A/Functional orgs, and external Partners/Suppliers.
- Partner with FP&A to track financial health against business line goals, take actions to maintain operating expenses within budget, and recommend strategies to achieve margin targets
- Partner with Corporate Technology to build the underlying data and system infrastructure for organizational operations and knowledge management
- Partner with Growth, Revenue Operations, and Production to monitor pipeline health, identify material changes to forecast, and ensure production schedules are aligned with customer demand
Job requirements
- 8+ years of working experience in a consulting, operations, finance, technical program management, product management, or business operations role.
- Strong communication skills across a wide dynamic range, both written and verbal. Experience interfacing with company leadership and executives is a must, with a demonstrated ability to cultivate trust and facilitate…
- Strong emotional intelligence and ability to solve operational problems in a way that is both data-driven and people-centric.
- High ownership with the horsepower to effectively manage multiple (3-5+) large projects and priorities in parallel, at a rapid pace, and report out on progress regularly.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
- Proven ability to understand the pace and lifecycle of spacecraft technical development, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams to help them most effectively meet their…
- Experience working at a technology and/or high growth company.
- Experience working in defense or aerospace.