OPIR Senior Program Manager

• Lead program management activities across the full lifecycle of OPIR and persistent GEOINT initiatives, including planning, execution, risk management, and performance oversight.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, timelines, and resource tracking tools to ensure timely and effective delivery of mission capabilities.
• Coordinate closely with Program Control to analyze program budgets, track expenditures, and maintain alignment with financial constraints and strategic priorities.
• Support source selection processes by reviewing and refining acquisition strategies, supporting evaluation teams, and ensuring fair, compliant contract awards.
• Serve as a primary liaison with government customers and stakeholders, providing clear, concise status updates, briefings, and recommendations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program-level risks across cost, schedule, and technical dimensions, driving proactive issue resolution.
• Participate in and lead technical interchange meetings, program reviews, and stakeholder engagements to ensure program objectives are met and stakeholder equities are addressed.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Engineering, Science, Business, or similar); 18+ years of directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 12+ years of experience directly supporting or managing acquisition programs in the Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD).
• Demonstrated experience with Major Systems Acquisition-level projects in the IC or DoD, including integrated contractor/government team environments.
• Direct, recent (within the past 5 years)

enabling and executing TCPED for persistent GEOINT phenomena (OPIR strongly desired).

• Proven ability to provide senior leaders with decision-quality data for resource allocation (money and manpower) affecting high-visibility NSG programs.