Automation Program Manager
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Automation Program Manager leading Peraton’s FAA air traffic modernization workstream. Overseeing 100+ IT professionals, technical delivery, P&L performance, governance, and customer engagement.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership across all operational and technical aspects of the automation workstream
- Translate strategic program objectives into executable operational plans
- Oversee end-to-end execution of NEEDS Package activities
- Ensure delivery of contractual requirements while maintaining cost, schedule, quality, and performance objectives
- Lead day-to-day operations for a workforce of 100+ Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, System Software Testing and Cloud professionals
- Partner with functional managers to optimize resource allocation across programs and priorities
- Lead cross-functional planning efforts
- Direct complex engineering and technology initiatives from planning through deployment and operational transition
- Manage scope, schedule, technical baselines, dependencies, and integration activities across engineering disciplines
- Lead technical reviews, milestone assessments, operational readiness reviews, and executive decision forums
- Assist with P&L management for a multi-million-dollar portfolio
- Support operating plans, budgets, labor forecasts, indirect planning, and revenue projections
- Monitor revenue, margin, labor utilization, backlog, burn rates, and cost performance
- Identify profitability improvements through operational efficiencies and workforce optimization
- Partner with Contracts, Finance, Program Controls, and Business Operations on budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting
- Support business growth through proposal development, capture activities, staffing strategies, and transition planning
- Develop relationships with FAA leaders, Peraton executives, and key stakeholders
- Lead executive program reviews, customer briefings, milestone reviews, and operational governance meetings
- Align customer priorities with program execution
- Represent Peraton in executive meetings and strategic planning sessions
- Lead enterprise risk management across operational, technical, financial, and schedule performance
- Drive quality assurance, operational governance, and continuous service improvement
- Resolve complex technical, organizational, staffing, and customer issues
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Must have an active FAA Public Trust clearance
- 16 years of experience managing large federal IT programs of 100+ personnel
- Proven success managing and delivering federal IT programs with annual budgets exceeding $100M+
- Experience managing Profit and Loss (P&L) for large federal programs, including budget planning, revenue forecasting, labor management, cost control, revenue, margin performance, and financial reporting
- Proven ability to manage project scope, schedules, technical performance and budgets using structured project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid)
- Hands-on experience with risk identification, mitigation, and issue resolution
- Ability to lead geographically dispersed, cross-functional programs
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience briefing senior leadership and external customers
- Demonstrated workforce planning, resource allocation and workload-management experience
- Demonstrated success delivering IT services delivery models, operational governance or systems in federal or highly regulated environments
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
- Preferred: Certifications such as PMP, ITIL Managing Professional, or SAFe Agilist
- Preferred: Experience supporting FAA, DOT, or other aviation or transportation programs
- Preferred: Familiarity with NextGen, large-scale modernization, or safety-critical systems
- Preferred: Background in change management, organizational transformation, or program turnarounds
- Preferred: Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, mentor, and retain high-performing teams
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus may be available in addition to base pay
- Overtime may be available
- Shift differential may be available
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