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<p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Title:</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> Senior Principal, Program Management Excellence</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Code: </span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">40001</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Location: </span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Millersville, MD.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Schedule: </span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">9/80- Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Description:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">The Program Management Excellence (PMX) team within the Maritime Sector is looking to fill a PMX role. The successful candidate should be an experienced Program Manager or Proposal Manager who is well-versed in People, Process, and Tools best practices within the Aerospace & Defense industry. The candidate will work effectively with the other members of the Maritime PMX staff, functional partners and the sector program teams. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Essential Functions:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#1c2127;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Serve as the primary program management excellence leader for high-visibility, high-risk "Red Programs," driving recovery, turnaround, and performance improvement initiatives</span></li> <li style="color:#1c2127;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Partner with program managers and cross-functional teams to assess root causes of program challenges and develop actionable recovery plans</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Establish and drive Independent Review processes for struggling programs and expand across entire Sector to drive consistency in management rigor</span></li> <li style="color:#1c2127;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Mentor and coach program teams in risk management, schedule recovery, cost control, and stakeholder engagement</span></li> <li style="color:#1c2127;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track program health and effectiveness of recovery actions</span></li> <li style="color:#1c2127;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Facilitate lessons learned and continuous improvement activities to prevent recurrence of program issues across the organization</span></li> <li style="color:#1c2127;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Drive a culture of accountability, transparency, and excellence in program execution, especially in underperforming or at-risk programs</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c2127">Partner with the broader PMX organization on the implementation of program management best practices, tools, and processes</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Ability to travel ~25-50%</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Qualifications:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">or post-graduate degree and 13 years of experience</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.</span></li> </ul> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance which requires US citizenship</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">10+ years of prior program management, proposal management, program planning, and EVMS experience</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience working DoD projects in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) environment</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Preferred Additional Skills:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to present to executives/management on important topics</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to work independently, identify problems and propose solutions</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, across geographically disbursed teams</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Prior experience managing Profit & Loss (P&L)</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Prior experience managing direct reports</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Prior experience providing instructional training to program team(s)</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Knowledge of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Aptos;font-size:12.0pt">In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $160K-$297K. For California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $184-$381K. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p class="x"> </p> <p class="x"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white;color:azure"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Verdana', sans-serif">#LI-LT1</span></span></span></span></p>