Manager, Program Management Office

The Senior Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) reports to the Director of Mission Assurance and Program Integration and is responsible for leading enterprise program governance, integrated schedule and budget planning, program controls, portfolio reporting, and cross-segment coordination for complex telecommunications and space programs.

This role provides the framework, tools, processes, and oversight necessary to enable successful program delivery across multiple organizational segments while ensuring executive leadership has clear visibility into program performance, risks, dependencies, milestones, and strategic objectives.

The Senior Manager, PMO has a staff who serve as the central integrators across engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, mission assurance, product management, and other stakeholder organizations supporting multiple projects. The position does not directly manage segment Program Managers, who remain within their respective organizations and coordinate extensively with the PMO, However, the role establishes program management standards, methodologies, reporting requirements, and governance practices across the enterprise.  The successful candidate must be comfortable operating in an evolving environment where not all processes, standards, and organizational interfaces have been fully established, and where success requires building structure, alignment, and operational discipline across multiple stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Program Integration and Enterprise Planning

• Lead the development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all program segments.
• Manage program-wide integrated budgets and long-term financial plans
• Establish and manage cross-functional program dependencies, interfaces, and integration milestones.
• Identify and escalate critical path risks, schedule variances, and program execution concerns.
• Ensure consistent planning methodologies are applied across all participating organizations.
• Coordinate enterprise-level planning activities to support strategic objectives and delivery commitments.
• Facilitate integrated program reviews and milestone readiness assessments.

PMO Governance and Program Controls

• Develop and maintain PMO governance frameworks, procedures, standards, and operating models.
• Establish stage-gate and phase review processes throughout the program lifecycle.
• Drive compliance with program management policies, reporting requirements, and governance expectations.
• Lead portfolio-level schedule, budget/cost, risk, and performance monitoring activities.