Workforce Programs Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Embed with the sales and federal teams during program pursuit to scope workforce requirements before commitments are finalized
• Read and interpret statements of work, contract terms, and program milestones, and translate them into executable workforce plans
• Identify the labor, training, and certification obligations a program creates, and surface the risks and gaps while there is still time to address them
• Build labor models and headcount plans for new programs and capability expansions, covering Factory Technician, Weld Technician, and NDT Technician roles as well as the indirect and support headcount programs require
• Validate that labor assumptions in deal and operational models are internally consistent and flow through to real headcount outputs
• Own the workforce-cost view of a program and defend it to finance, operations, and program leadership
• Design the training and certification strategy for capabilities Hadrian has not run before, including regulated programs such as NAVSEA welder workmanship and new NDT method tracks
• Map external certification and audit requirements into the training plan so compliance is built in from the start

Job requirements

• 7+ years in workforce planning, labor modeling, program management, or business development, with demonstrated experience translating program or contract requirements into operational workforce plans
• Background in or strong familiarity with manufacturing, defense, or government contracting environments
• Track record of building headcount or labor models for new programs or capability expansions, where the output was an executable plan rather than a strategy document
• Experience in customer-facing or federal program work, including interpreting a government SOW and presenting a workforce plan to a customer
• A business and commercial mindset: you understand what Hadrian is signing up for when a deal closes, and you can quantify it
• Strong cross-functional communication, with the ability to represent workforce realities to program and factory leadership and translate them back to institutional partners
• Comfort operating where the playbook is still being written
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Workforce Development, Public Policy, or a related field; advanced degree a plus; equivalent experience considered