Program Manager, Special and Commercial Programs

Responsibilities:

• Lead the entire proposal development process for DoW, IC, and commercial satellite bus pursuits.
• Develop the win strategies and key strengths of Vast and ensure that these are communicated throughout the proposal sections.
• Develop and enforce proposal schedules, compliance matrices, and win themes in coordination with Vast Senior Leadership, Business Development, Engineering, Legal, Contracts, and Finance.
• Serve as the central integrator across technical, management, cost, and past performance volumes, ensuring full compliance with Section L/M (or equivalent) requirements.
• Lead color team reviews (pink/red/gold) and manage proposal writers, subject matter experts, and desktop publishing/graphics support.
• Support classified proposal efforts, including managing material in SCIFs or other controlled facilities as required.
• Partner with Business Development and Capture Managers early in the pursuit lifecycle to shape win strategy, teaming arrangements, and discriminators.
• Support debrief analysis and continuous process improvement for the proposal function.
• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, business, or writing discipline.
• 10 years of proposal management experience, with a substantial portion supporting Defense and/or Intelligence Community customers.
• Experience with the entire proposal development, negotiation, and award process including industry days, Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), pre-award discussions, and post-award customer kick offs.
• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.408, Table 15-2 requirements for submitting certified cost or pricing data in contract proposals.
• Experience working with teams on complex engineering projects or research and development efforts, ideally within satellite or space mission systems.
• Experience with satellite bus, payload, or space mission systems architecture, integration, and operations (e.g., communications; remote sensing; Global Position System/Pointing, Navigation, and Timing (GPS/PNT); space control; or space domain awareness missions).