Coordinate the preparation of contract change proposals, business plans, and financial terms/ conditions of the contract. Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules, identifying program problems and obtaining solutions. Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 10 years of experience with increasing responsibility Five (5) years of direct experience leading people, projects or programs to successful goal attainment Experience in program execution and demonstrated ability to meet program technical, cost, and schedule milestones Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs/IPT's involving engineering, business, contracts, law, supply chain, production and mission/quality assurance disciplines Proven ability to lead a high performing team with evidence of being able to create an inclusive work environment that attracts, retain and inspire diverse and engaged teams Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written, and through well-crafted presentations across all levels of an organization Demonstrated experience in hardware development programs The candidate must have the ability to work collaboratively with PMs on adjacent programs within the portfolio. Active Top Secret and SCI clearance Masters in STEM discipline or MBA from an accredited university Previous experience with Fixed Price efforts Previous experience with small satellite design and development Previous experience with rapid Class C program execution processes Previous experience with Infrared Sensor and/or complex optical payload Systems. Broad technical breadth with exposure to SEI, SV, Ground, Comm Payloads and/or AI&T Experience with relationship management of highly capable customers with near daily communication cycles Experience leading day-to-day operations on complex programs, with proven collaboration and coordination skills across internal and external stakeholder organizations Experience with resource planning across multiple phases of program lifecycle Leadership experience in effective change management Conflict management and negotiation skills Demonstrated ability to make tough decisions