aureliussystems - Senior Manager, Defense Programs
Requirements
• 7+ years in defense program management, government acquisition, military program execution, or defense industry operations • Experience in a customer-facing program management, government acquisition, or comparable leadership role • Demonstrated success managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders, budgets, schedules, and deliverables • Strong understanding of Department of Defense organizations, acquisition processes, and government-industry relationships • Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities while maintaining customer trust • Technical aptitude to collaborate effectively with engineering teams, paired with excellent written and verbal communication • Where you probably come from: military, government program management, defense acquisition, or defense industry program management. • We want to talk if: You have owned customer relationships and delivered complex defense programs from award through demonstration, delivery, or fielding. • Not a fit if: You prefer internal coordination over direct customer ownership or cannot independently drive execution across competing priorities. • Experience with counter-UAS, directed energy, air defense, or related defense technologies • Experience with Other Transaction agreements, FAR-based contracts, or DoD rapid acquisition pathways • Experience with defense technology development, prototyping, demonstrations, or rapid fielding • Experience in an early-stage or growth-stage defense technology company • Active U.S. security clearance; eligibility to obtain and maintain a clearance and willingness to travel to government sites and test events • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant military, government, or industry experience. Demonstrated program execution matters more than credentials alone. • How You Operate: • Take ownership of customer commitments and move quickly to resolve issues • Anticipate program risks and readiness gaps before they affect customers or test events • Operate comfortably with ambiguity and fast iteration in a growing defense technology company • Make sound decisions using program facts, cost and schedule data, and customer priorities • Communicate clearly with customers, engineering, operations, partners, and executive leadership • Work independently, escalate decisions when needed, and drive execution without waiting for direction
Benefits
• Deliver capabilities that matter. Help move high-energy laser systems from demonstrations to operational fielding. • Own meaningful programs directly, with access to the Chief Strategy Officer and company leadership. • Help solve an urgent defense challenge: affordable, scalable counter-UAS protection for U.S. and allied forces. • Help establish the program execution foundation of a growing defense technology company. • Core hours are Monday through Friday, 9 to 6. When we're sprinting toward a demo or field test, the team ramps up, nights, weekends, whatever it takes to ship. When the sprint lands, we ramp down. We don't manufacture intensity for show. • United Health Care medical, dental, and vision coverage • 18 days PTO, flexible sick days, and two-week winter break to support rest, recovery, and personal needs. • Real ownership over your work • Export Control Notice: • This role requires access to export-controlled information or items that require "U.S. Person" status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a "U.S. Person": (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
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