Senior Manager, Technical Program Management
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Partner Program Analyst – F-35 International Directorate
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Crystal City • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Support the F-35 International Directorate in its role as the focal point for all F-35 Fleet Users.
- Provide support to the National Deputies who are the F-35 Program’s senior national representative for their Participant country within the JSF Program Office.
- Provide support to the U.S. Service Deputies assigned to ensure immediate/critical U.S. Service insight.
- Provide support to the Foreign Military Sales USG Program Managers to represent the Foreign Military Sales Foreign Liaison Officers.
- Apply knowledge and experience in acquisition program management throughout the life cycle of the F-35 Program.
- Demonstrates competency in all aspects of acquisition management and adapts standard techniques as needed.
- Identify problems and recommend solutions with little or no supervision.
- Develop acquisition strategies for assigned projects as directed by the Directorate.
- Evaluate program requirements to establish detailed objectives and integrate activities within the joint program office and outside organizations.
- Implement plans by preparing and reviewing program documents such as acquisition plans, schedules, engineering change proposals, etc.
- Defend the program position at reviews and conferences, providing management with status and decision information.
Requirements
- An Active DoD Secret clearance
- The ability to provide onsite support at the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) located in Crystal City, VA a minimum of 2-3 days per week, each week.
- A Bachelor’s degree in related field or discipline with 6 years of work experience (4 of those years must be related to international acquisition programs) OR an Associate's degree plus four years of acquisition program management experience (total of 10 years).
- Familiarity with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System)
- DoD Directive (DODD) 5530.03 (International Agreements)
- Experience in defense acquisition program management related to weapon systems acquisition and life cycle management.
- Demonstrated experience in the development, management, and execution of international cooperative projects/programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, policies, and practices of system acquisition to plan, organize, and coordinate critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, and sustainment of systems, subsystems, and equipment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the system equipment life-cycle phases and the documentation, analyses, and reviews associated with those phases.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Security Assistance/Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs to include the understanding of the FMS sales process from case development, implementation, execution, to closure, in accordance with the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM), DoD 5105.38-M.
- Up to 25% travel.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
acquisition program managementinternational acquisition programsdefense acquisitionlife cycle managementprogram document preparationacquisition strategies developmentproblem identification and solution recommendationprogram evaluationengineering change proposalsstatus reporting
Soft skills
adaptabilityindependent workcommunicationorganizational skillscritical thinkingcollaborationleadershipdecision makingstrategic planningproject management
Certifications
Active DoD Secret clearance
