Program Management Director - Aerospace and Defense

🚨 NOW HIRING: Program Management Director📍 Blacksburg, VA | Office-Based✈️ Aerospace & Defense🎯 Executive Leadership | Program Strategy | Portfolio ManagementAre you a senior program management leader with a track record of building high-performing teams, improving execution, and managing complex programs in Aerospace & Defense or another highly regulated industry?This is an opportunity to lead the Program Management function across multiple business units, establish enterprise-level best practices, and directly influence program performance, revenue growth, and operating profitability.🔹 What You’ll Lead

• Develop and implement program management strategies, objectives, and best practices across multiple business units
• Lead program management functions across the division, including direct leadership of senior PM professionals
• Establish program baselines aligned with cost, schedule, performance, and margin objectives
• Standardize program management processes, tools, metrics, and operating practices
• Build, mentor, and develop senior program management leadership
• Create dashboards and performance metrics to measure program effectiveness
• Identify underperforming programs and lead mitigation and recovery strategies
• Drive consistency and accountability across a complex, matrixed organization
• Position program management as a strategic driver of growth, revenue, and operating profit
• Partner with customers and internal leadership at the executive level🔹 What We’re Looking For
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Science, or related discipline
• MBA preferred
• 10+ years of program management experience with demonstrated leadership capability
• Proven experience developing functional strategies and implementing large-scale processes
• Strong leadership experience within a matrixed organization
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and influencing skills
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred/required
• Strong understanding of government and commercial contract environments
• Demonstrated success managing executive-level customer relationships
• Aerospace & Defense or other highly regulated industry experience strongly preferred⭐ Why This Role Stands Out🔥 Division-level leadership across multiple businesses🔥 Opportunity to transform and standardize program management practices🔥 Direct influence over cost, schedule, performance, revenue, and profitability🔥 Build and mentor senior program management talent🔥 High visibility with executive leadership and customers🔥 Work within a high-reliability Aerospace & Defense environment🔥 Strong professional development and leadership opportunities🔥 Comprehensive health and welfare benefits🔥 401(k) matching and additional financial benefits🔥 Tuition assistance, mentorship, and leadership development🔥 Relocation assistance available🔥 Flexible PTO, holidays, parental leave, and Friday afternoon flexibilityIf you're a senior program management leader ready to take ownership of a multi-business portfolio and shape how complex aerospace and defense programs are executed, I'd love to connect.📩 Message me for additional details.#Hiring #ProgramManagement #ProgramManagementDirector #ProgramDirector #AerospaceJobs #DefenseJobs #AerospaceAndDefense #ProgramLeadership #ProjectManagement #PortfolioManagement #PMP #ProgramManagementJobs #ExecutiveLeadership #OperationsLeadership #GovernmentContracting #LeadershipJobs #EngineeringLeadership #VirginiaJobs #BlacksburgVA #DefenseIndustry