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Lead a team of Unit Managers and Program Planners to deliver daily planning support for the C4ISR and Fast Labs (FL) business areas. Collaborate with the Program Planning Director and two Business Area Managers to support business needs. Drive staffing growth and mentor new hires. Support annual budget planning and represent Program Planning at key reviews. Serve as a Program Planning thought leader.
Job Responsibility:
Lead a team of Unit Managers and Program Planners to deliver daily planning support for the C4ISR and Fast Labs (FL) business areas, ensuring ≥ 95 % on‑time execution of all assigned tasks
Collaborate with the Program Planning Director and two Business Area Managers to support the business needs through sharing resources, supporting pop up needs to ensure success of the Planning function without impacting support to the C4ISR, FL programs
Drive staffing growth in C4ISR, FL Business Areas working with Talent Acquisition and peer Planning Business Area Managers to develop organization depth and mentor new hires to quickly acclimate to the Planning Team
Support annual budget planning activities, present at quarterly All Hands Meetings, hold regular staff meetings, attend/participate at Weekly Planning Priority Meetings, conduct effective, regular one on ones with the direct reports, and prepare the C4ISR, FL Planning team for quarterly PX Leadership Reviews (PXLRs)
Represent Program Planning at key Business Area Reviews in C4ISR and FL to build trusted advisor status with the senior leaders in the Business Areas
Communicate clearly with the Product Area Directors and Deputy VP/GM within the C4ISR and FL business areas. Cascade directives to Unit Managers/Planners with consistent messaging and drive accountability & recognition
Serve as a Program Planning thought leader, shaping the strategic roadmap for the function and championing best-practice adoption across C4ISR and FL
Requirements:
Minimum 12 years of combined program‑planning, program‑management, and risk‑opportunity management experience in C4ISR/FL or equivalent domains with a Bachelor's Degree in a Business or Engineering discipline
Demonstrated use with MS Office Tools including Pivot Tables in Excel, creating presentations in PowerPoint, generating documents in Word, utlizing Outlook and Teams for communicating with the internal/external team members
More than 5 years of experience using MS Project and its application for BAE Systems' products and solutions
Balances competing priorities to ensure > 95% of high priority needs are addressed while minimizing impact to program needs for 5% of tasks that may slip or deemed as lower priority
Experienced at managing a team with more than 5 direct reports and a turnover that is less than 10%
Understands US DoD schedule policies and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) requirements and has completed the Earned Value Certification requirement at BAE Systems
U.S. Person Required
U.S. Citizenship Required
Must Be Able To Obtain Secret clearance
Must Currently Possess Secret clearance
Nice to have:
Has a foundational knowledge of the Program Management process and how the role of the Program Planner supports the overall success of a Program
Demonstrates an Enabler, Can-Do approach and not only reporting status!
Applies a “How Can We Help” thought process first, foremost and consistently!
PMP Certification
What we offer:
health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
employee assistance program
legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards