VP of Navy Programs
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VP of Navy Programs at HavocAI driving strategy and growth in maritime defense programs. Leading internal execution and customer engagements while ensuring success across complex programs.
Responsibilities:
- Own HavocAI’s Navy strategy, including long-term roadmap alignment, customer targeting, and mission-driven positioning across maritime autonomy.
- Define and execute the multi-year plan to expand HavocAI’s Navy portfolio across R&D, prototyping, production, and sustainment.
- Establish HavocAI as a trusted Navy partner across key commands, PEOs, warfare centers, and operational units.
- Lead Navy capture strategy across new and existing opportunities, including pipeline development, win strategy, and competitive positioning.
- Drive proposal development and executive-level engagement for RFIs, RFPs, OTAs, and follow-on production pathways.
- Partner with BD, Contracts, and Finance to shape pricing, resourcing, and contracting approaches that support scalable growth.
- Maintain executive accountability for delivery of Navy programs—ensuring performance against scope, schedule, budget, and technical objectives.
- Oversee program operating rhythm, program reviews, and executive reporting across multiple concurrent efforts.
- Ensure high-quality deployments, mission outcomes, and sustainment performance.
- Serve as the senior HavocAI interface with Navy customers, primes, and mission partners.
- Lead strategic customer engagements, executive briefings, and program reviews.
- Maintain strong customer trust through transparency, performance, and consistent delivery.
- Lead and scale a high-performing Navy-focused team, including program management, mission operations, and customer-facing execution roles.
- Drive alignment across Engineering, Product, Test, Ops, and Production to ensure delivery excellence and roadmap relevance.
- Establish repeatable processes and operating systems to scale Navy execution without losing speed.
- Own portfolio-level performance, including program financials, forecasting, and risk management.
- Implement execution discipline using metrics such as Earned Value Management (EVM), delivery KPIs, and operational readiness measures.
- Drive early risk identification and mitigation across technical, schedule, and cost domains.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape HavocAI’s product roadmap based on Navy mission needs.
- Ensure customer insights, CONOPS, and operational constraints are translated into durable product direction.
- Drive prioritization decisions across near-term delivery and long-term platform evolution.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field (advanced degree a plus)
- 12+ years of experience in Navy, defense, aerospace, or maritime program leadership
- Demonstrated success leading and scaling government program portfolios from early-stage prototypes through production and sustainment
- Strong understanding of defense acquisition pathways (FAR/DFARS, OTAs, SBIR/STTR, rapid prototyping, production transition)
- Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary teams delivering autonomy-enabled systems (software + hardware + mission operations)
- Strong working knowledge of program execution frameworks, including EVM, financial reporting, and portfolio-level performance management
- Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder leadership skills
- U.S. Citizen with eligibility to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
Benefits:
- 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
- Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
- Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
- Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
- Equity Package
- Work / Home Office Stipend
- Global Entry
- 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
- Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend
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