AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Senior Program Manager with AMERICAN SYSTEMS, you will have an opportunity to do the following:

• Lead a complex Training Systems Sustainment and Contractor Logistics Support contract with over 200 multi-disciplinary engineering and operational personnel running and maintaining 50+ training devices at a number of locations nation and worldwide
• Partner with AFSOC leadership to execute training program plan and evolve projections and needs for the evolutions of the program
• Manage experienced technology professionals who exercise latitude and independence in their software and hardware development and management assignments
• Provide operational direction for the program, including setting strategic and technical priorities for the staff as well as negotiating scope, budget, and schedule with the customer
• Plan, conduct, and supervise complex assignments, involving significant scope responsibilities and multiple inter-dependent projects or tasks
• Responsible for developing and maintaining program policies, including Quality, Change Control, Configuration, and Risk Management, Cyber Security, Distributed Mission Operations, and applying  contractual and operational policies
• Direct Profit and Loss responsibility of multifaceted Fixed Price Program
• Team Leadership and Management: Hiring and staffing, team development, and team member performance evaluations
• Project Management: Project planning, resource allocation, problem solving, managing the top-level Master Schedule
• Operational Oversight and Innovation: Operational guidance, innovation, making the hard calls
• Collaboration and Communication: Manage complex Stakeholder communication, internal communication, documentation, client interaction, managing relationships  and Associate Contractor Agreements with other vendors and OEMs
• Strategic Planning: Goal setting, budget management, process improvement
• Quality Assurance: Standards compliance, testing, risk management, and approval of CDRLs before customer delivery
• Customer/ executive briefings and reporting (ex., delivery of the Program Management Review and the Integrated Program Management Report)

• SECRET Clearance
• The ideal candidate will be highly experienced with AFSOC simulator operations, with understanding of simulator functionality and distributed mission operations
• 15+ years of experience as a successful leader within the AFSOC community
• 15-20 years of professional experience in Program Management roles, executing contracts valued over $20M per year in revenue
• Bachelor’s degree in Technical or Business Management related fields, OR
• 10-15 years of professional experience in Program Management roles with a Master’s degree in Technical or Business Management related fields
• 3-5 years of experience with Distributed Training Management programs, overseeing support of Command-level strategic and operational program priorities
• 3-5 years of experience working in a multi-stakeholder environment and participating in working groups, building and maintaining relationships with OEMs, subcontractors, and government organizations
• Excellent communication skills with professional experience preparing and delivering Executive Briefings and technical presentations

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $165,000.00/Yr. - USD $347,200.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

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