The Program Leader will:
- Oversee multiple technology development and production projects in the field of directed energy;
- Optimise, for enhanced company efficiency and profitability, the degree of complementarity among projects;
- Manage customer relations at the COO/CTO level, or higher as required;
- Set the technical direction for each project and arbitrate project decisions relating to technical trade-offs to achieve faster-better-cheaper outcomes;
- Have control over the budget and expenditure plans for each development project;
- Clarify and communicate the program strategy and objectives;
- Align the scope, objectives and scale of specific development projects with overall program goals, and for aligning the overall program with company goals.
Job responsibilities:
- As Program Leader, provide technical and business leadership to a large multi-disciplinary team engaged in fixed-price development efforts.
- Lead a major development effort through a program management team comprising senior Program Manager, Senior Engineer and Senior Scientist.
- Contribute to the process of achieving technical, schedule and cost trade-offs in the development process.
- Coordinate program reporting to the customer and to company leadership.
- Provide and communicate overall vision and direction for program.
- Drive the strategic roadmap both for product features, technology and overall business development.
- Assist in the management and supervision of program staff.
- Seek opportunities to make improvements to team efficiency and process.
- Provide guidance and a role model for all team members.
- Provide mentoring for senior project members
