Senior Program Manager (GEOINT)

Location: Remote within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); periodic travel within the region may be required.

Company

A spatial intelligence organization developing geospatial, remote sensing, and intelligence capabilities for decision-makers and operational customers.

What you will do

• Lead execution of a multi-year program spanning ISR, GEOINT, remote sensing, intelligence analysis, training, technology integration, and operational support.
• Act as the primary customer interface and senior in-country representative, aligning customer objectives, contractual requirements, and operational priorities.
• Establish and manage the program management office, including integrated schedules, governance plans, reporting frameworks, executive dashboards, and program reviews.
• Lead geographically dispersed program personnel, subcontractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary technical, analytical, engineering, training, and operational teams.
• Coordinate the transition from initial to full operational capability across collection, processing, exploitation, dissemination, analytics, and training.
• Manage risks, dependencies, performance metrics, corrective actions, delivery quality, schedule adherence, and budget performance.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive program management experience leading large, complex programs.
• 10+ years managing multidisciplinary teams in government, defense, intelligence, aerospace, geospatial, or technology sectors, including teams of 20+ personnel.
• Experience leading international or overseas programs, geographically dispersed teams, and customer-facing operational environments.
• Strong understanding of remote sensing, satellite imagery, GEOINT, GIS, intelligence analysis, ISR operations, data analytics, and AI/ML-enabled analytic systems.
• Experience establishing PMOs, managing organizational transformation, and engaging senior government and military stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in program management, engineering, geospatial intelligence, geography, remote sensing, GIS, intelligence, defense, data science, computer science, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting Ministry of Defense, intelligence, ISR, GEOINT, or national security organizations.
• Experience establishing operational intelligence, fusion, geospatial operations, or similar mission centers.
• Experience with satellite tasking, collection management, imagery exploitation, or intelligence operations in the GCC or Middle East.
• Military, intelligence community, or defense industry leadership experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work within the GCC with periodic regional travel.
• Work in a dynamic operational environment supporting mission requirements.
• Lead a mission-focused culture centered on accountability, operational excellence, collaboration, and customer success.
• Opportunity to shape spatial intelligence programs and support advanced geospatial and intelligence systems.