Program Manager II - Risk Management

At Sierra Space, we are seeking leaders to guide our vision of a future where humanity lives and works in space, on moons, and on distant planets. People are married, children are born, families are raised, businesses are built, and new civilizations thrive. Sierra Space builds and delivers the future of space transportation, destinations and infrastructure, offering "space-as-a-service" in support of the new space economy. Based in Louisville, Colorado with operations in Madison, Wisconsin and Durham, North Carolina, Sierra Space designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers and international organizations.
The DC100 Program Integration Team (PIT) is responsible for ensuring the executability of the Uncrewed Dream Chaser program baseline, implementing program and business processes, and ensuring that infrastructure is in place to support effective program management and execution. As the Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Manager, your primary objective will be to communicate and implement the risk strategy and act as the risk and opportunity management expert. Key program responsibilities include:
-facilitating risk meetings to identify, assess and manage program vulnerabilities and opportunities.
-reviewing mitigation actions across program IPTs and corporate functional areas.
-providing guidance to the business on identifying and managing key risks, controls, metrics, and issues.
-assessing cost and schedule impacts.
-coordinating the requirement for and allocation of management reserve.
-driving continuous improvement and enhancements to risk management methodologies.
To be successful, the selected candidate should demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, be well organized and able to work effectively with a large, federated, and distributed team in a fast-paced environment. The selected candidate should have a comprehensive knowledge of program management standards, policies, and guidelines. They should also be able to interact with executive level management and communicate effectively with both oral and written presentations
Must-haves:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or technically related discipline and typically three (3) or more years of experience; higher education may substitute for relevant experience
- Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
- Program management experience on a complex aerospace program. Solid understanding of program management best practices
- A strong business acumen with ability to analyze program financial and schedule data, define and monitor program metrics, assess, and manage risks and resource allocations
- Understands what it means to be hard on the issues, but not on the people. A leader who champions and inspires their team through collaboration, inclusivity, and trust
- A master communicator who facilitates clear and consistent communication up, down and across the organization
- Demonstrated initiative in assessment of program execution issues, risks, and negative trends with a willingness to dive in and help the program team implement effective corrective actions in a timely manner
- Experience in ensuring a program execution team is carrying out their duties and tasks efficiently, adhering to budgets, scope, and schedule
- Comfortable working closely with program leadership, sector leadership, support organizations, external partners, teammates, suppliers, and customers
- Experience or willingness and ability to rapidly learn a wide array of program planning and execution tools including the MS Suite, MS Project, SharePoint, Confluence Wiki, and JIRA
- Ability to lead PM process & tool improvement
- Ability to reinforce the usage & application of Corporate PM processes and tools
- Ability to keep program management informed of function & process changes within project controls
Preferred:
- Professional certification in program management
- Experience managing technical risks and opportunities on large, developmental aerospace programs
- CAM experience handling Cost, Schedule and Technical performance management
- Experience managing projects requiring Earned Value Management
- Strong analytical background with the evaluation of requests for proposals and/or quotes
- Experience with preparing, reviewing, and submitting proposals and/or quotes
- General understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS)
- Ability to establish centralized, coordinating body for PM concerns, recommendations, & issues; developing recommended process improvements; facilitating opportunities with Enterprise Program Management and Finance
- Ability to establish new & further refining existing templates, tools, & guidelines for program documentation & execution
- Experience with ensuring compliance with approved Corporate and ISO 9001:2000 Policies and Processes
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services
Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps
• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity
• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 20 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.)
• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials
• Rarely exposed to loud noises

Referral Bonus:
$1,500
Estimated Starting Salary Range: $138,634.92 - $190,623.01
Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.