Director, Government Operations

Overview

We are looking for a Director of Government Operations to join our team. This role will report to our Chief Technology Officer and will sit at the intersection of Engineering, R&D, and Operations to drive technical strategy and execution. This role will be responsible for working with leaders to define strategies, requirements, and timelines as well as leading cross-functional teams through predefined reporting standards related to technical contracts.

This position involves regular communication with senior leadership on roadmaps, progress, risks, and change control. Technical skills, project management, and executive presentation skills are critical. This person will provide project leadership, mitigate project risks, and thrive in a start-up environment. This role is based at both 100 Bogart St, Brooklyn, and 187 Lafayette St in Soho, Manhattan.

At Air Company we value employees for their unique perspectives. We are an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer we consider applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The range for this role is $140,000-$180,000. Exact compensation may vary based on the market, experience, skills, and technical expertise.

Job Requirements

• Lead as the point of contact for technical contracts for the government and private sector business i.e. DoD, DOE, NASA, NSF, USAF
• Lead and organize responsibilities related to proposals and grants related to government and private sector opportunities. This includes drafting proposals and the administration and reporting relating to grants and contracts
• Be the key individual driving business and commercial direction as set with management throughout engineering, R&D, and operations teams. Serve as the bridge between cross-functional teams
• Play a critical role in the planning and execution of the organization's most complex and visible projects or programs in support of the continuing innovation of the organization's products and strategy 
• Implement strategies and elevate the process of deliverables through expert leadership, experience, and the creative application of best practices across the organization 
• Responsible for defining and evaluating success metrics for engineering and operations to support product and commercial strategies
• Partner on prioritization, planning, coordination, tracking, and execution of complex, cross-organizational programs while maintaining focus on building high-quality programs 
• Reach across functions or departments to mitigate program risks and resolve issues that affect scope, schedule, and quality
• Oversee requirements definition and distributes work across teams into logical deliverables, and opportunistically identify synergies across teams
• Act as the lead individual in the business for managing government projects, participate in business-to-government customer acquisition and relationship management
• Ensure that projects undertaken with the government are carried out with an adequate level of security and diligence at a business level
• Work with contracting officers to ensure transparency as the business continues to acquire government customers and contracts
• Lead and build a team to support technical programs
  

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience working directly with technical teams while managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects 
• Curiosity to dig into technical solutions with an eye toward continuous improvement
• Experience communicating (written and verbal) with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units including executives
• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results 
• Experience developing and reporting on metrics for teams
• Ability to work proactively and independently with an eagerness to learn
• Team player with a strong passion for fostering a safe collaborative work environment
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with constant change
• Team player, extremely organized, attention to detail, and strong ability to multitask across various workflows
• Solution-oriented, passion for developing and implementing solutions