Program Manager II (Aerospace)

Location: Lone Tree, Colorado, United States; office or hybrid work environment with occasional travel. U.S. citizenship and a current active Secret U.S. security clearance are required.

Estimated starting salary: $143,487.14–$197,294.82 per year, plus performance-based annual incentive pay.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace, aviation, ISR, and national security technologies and provides end-to-end C4ISR integration, testing, certification, training, and logistics support.

What you will do

• Oversee integration and management of multiple complex projects and major systems, including customer relationships, cost, schedule, and technical planning.
• Manage programs with budgets of $20M or more and track technical execution, risks, issues, and overall performance.
• Lead and supervise cross-functional program and project staff, including resource planning, team development, mentoring, and accountability.
• Lead proposal activities from initial customer interaction through requirements definition, estimating, negotiation, and contract award.
• Coordinate with corporate entities, stakeholders, auditors, the Program Director, and Business Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, project management, management, engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may substitute.
• 8+ years of progressive project or program management experience in the aerospace and defense industry.
• 3+ years leading medium-scale projects lasting 1–2 years with teams of 5 or more cross-functional members.
• Experience with complex projects or larger programs, proposals and quotes, financial control, stakeholder management, and program integration.
• Ability to manage financial, technical, legal, schedule, and lifecycle risks and lead change, conflict resolution, delegation, and team development.
• Current active Secret U.S. security clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Nice to have

• PMP certification and an advanced degree in business, management, engineering, or a related field.
• Knowledge of FAR, DFARS, PMBOK, CMMI, agile or spiral development, Earned Value Management, and ISO 9001 processes.
• Experience improving program management tools, processes, templates, and documentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with a 150% company match on contributions up to 6%.
• Life insurance and three weeks of paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement and performance-based annual incentive pay.
• Collaborative, mission-focused environment supporting aerospace and national security programs.