Director, Program Management
L3Harris Technologies
Sourced from L3Harris Technologies's careers site · Posting last seen November 3, 2026
Job Title: Director, Program Management
Job Code: 47040
Job Location: Washington, DC.
Job Schedule: 9/80- Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies is seeking a highly motivated and innovative Director of Program Management. In this leadership role the individual will be responsible for overall program management and is accountable for program execution, customer satisfaction, and financial performance. This position will have a direct interface with customers, suppliers, and stakeholder leadership. The role includes responsibility for guiding L3Harris’ employees in their work and influencing them to deliver their best and to act within the L3Harris corporate values.
Essential Functions:
• Lead an Enterprise of complex Intel & Cyber programs spanning Development, Production, and Sustainment
• Solve highly complex problems with significant business impact
• Accountable for the cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements of the portfolio through all phases
• Develop, manage, track, and report financial forecasts
• Provide executive level briefings to key internal and external stakeholders
• Direct the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts
• Manage a team of Program Managers, to include providing programmatic and technical leadership, coaching, mentoring, and succession planning
• Cross-functional coordination with matrixed leadership to accomplish business objectives
• Ensure that all resources such as engineering, manpower, production, and facilities are available to support the program
• Direct the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas
• Develop and execute business roadmaps and strategies to grow the portfolio
• Define program parameters and/or guiding internal research and development efforts
• Work with customers to determine needs, requirements, and new business opportunities
• Ensure customer satisfaction, maintaining customer communication, and providing overall management of the customer relationship
• Occasional travel required
Qualifications:
• Active US Top Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience; Or, Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of prior related experience
Preferred Additional Skills:
• Proven leadership experience
• Experience managing programs within a DOD or Aerospace environment
• Understanding of customer procurement processes and government funding approval
• Solid technical background and strong financial skills
• Program strategy and capture experience
• Earned Value Management System experience
• Experience leading cross functional teams and working across different business organizations and customer communities
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral, written, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Experience with customer and stakeholder communication
• Ability to travel occasionally
• PMP or equivalent highly desired
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $184K-$341K. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is $160K-$297K. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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Skills
- active US Top Secret Clearance
- program management
- program execution
- customer satisfaction
- financial performance
- cost management
- schedule management
- technical performance
- financial forecasting
- proposal development
- business planning
- operating budgets
- contract terms and conditions
- program leadership
- coaching
- mentoring
- succession planning
- cross-functional coordination
- resource planning
- business strategy
- customer relationship management
- Bachelor’s Degree
- leadership
- DOD
- aerospace
- customer procurement processes
- government funding approval
- technical background
- financial skills
- program strategy
- capture
- Earned Value Management System
- cross-functional teams
- organizational skills
- interpersonal skills
- oral communication
- written communication
- negotiation
- presentation
- customer communication
- stakeholder communication
- travel
- PMP
- intelligence
- cybersecurity
- portfolio management
- defense
Summary
Lead complex intelligence and cyber programs, oversee execution and financial performance, manage program managers, and grow the portfolio.
Job title
Director, Program Management
Experience
13+ years
Industry
aerospace and defense
Location
Washington, DC · On-site
Salary
$160k–$341k
Listed in the job description
Management role
Yes
- Nov 3, 2026 First posted
- Nov 3, 2026 Live now
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Posting history
- Nov 3, 2026 First posted
- Nov 3, 2026 Live now
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