Program Manager II – Sustaining (Unmanned Systems)

Location: Petaluma, California, United States; onsite office environment with up to 20% travel.

Salary: $64,500–$98,250 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous defense systems and AI-powered technologies across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.

What you will do

• Manage one or more programs throughout their life cycles, overseeing cost, schedule, technical performance, controls, priorities, and success criteria.
• Coordinate project teams and dependencies while aligning internal stakeholders, government customers, commercial customers, and executive staff.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate program-level risks and manage scope changes and their potential impacts.
• Develop and maintain program plans, budgets, Estimates at Completion, resource allocations, communications, and product requirements.
• Lead customer meetings and program reviews, maintain customer satisfaction, and support business development, bids, and cost and technical proposals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or an Engineering-related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 5–8 years of Program Management experience, including a proven record of running multiple successful projects.
• Experience managing firm-fixed-price programs and developing risk-management and mitigation plans.
• Experience working in a highly technical environment and deep knowledge of project-management methods, tools, and processes.
• Ability to interface effectively with internal teams, government customers, and commercial customers.
• Basic familiarity with export licenses for exporting military products to foreign countries and compliance with ITAR/EAR requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Project.
• Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, lead cross-functional collaboration, analyze strategically, and work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR/EAR requirements or be eligible for approval of an export license; some positions may require current U.S. citizenship.

Nice to have

• PMI or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
• Experience managing international programs outside the United States.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment with a 9/80 work schedule and paid holiday shutdown.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits with company matching.
• Values include trust and teamwork, customer commitment, ownership and results, and innovation and simplification.
• Office-based work requires sitting and standing for extended periods and frequent computer and telephone use.
• Principals only; agencies are not accepted.