Program Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
A strong opportunity for experienced program managers looking to contribute to the defense and government sectors, with good potential for career advancement.
- Engagement with significant government projects.
- Strong potential for career growth and professional development.
- Opportunity to manage complex and impactful programs.
Pros
- Engagement with high-profile clients in government and defense markets.
- Potential for upward mobility in a growing company.
- Strong support for professional development and risk management.
Cons
- Frequent travel may disrupt work-life balance.
- High level of responsibility and scrutiny due to the nature of programs managed.
- Navigating government regulations can be complex.
Who it's for
Mid-Senior • On-site with some travel
Good fit
- Experienced program managers in technology or government sectors
- Candidates with strong communication and leadership skills
- Professionals interested in strategic project delivery
Not recommended for
- New professionals without program management backgrounds
- Individuals seeking fully remote opportunities
- Those uncomfortable with compliance and risk assessments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, stakeholders, and internal team.
• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of assigned programs to ensure performance, cost, and schedule objectives are met.
• Develop and manage program schedules, milestones, budgets, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate across engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver program outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with all contractual, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Support capture and proposal efforts by providing programmatic expertise, execution strategies, and customer insights.
• Build and maintain strong customer (DoD, Government, and Commercial) relationships to expand Avathon’s presence and opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver regular status reports, briefings, and metrics to customers and internal leadership.
• Identify and mitigate risks to ensure not only successful execution, but contract expansion and/or renewal.
• Provide input to capture and proposal efforts with programmatic expertise
• Travel to customer sites as needed to support program execution
Requirements
- US Citizenship Required
- Have a minimum of 3-5 years of project/program management experience within the defense and government industry, ideally within the technology sector.
- Have excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong understanding of government acquisition processes and contract management (FAR/DFARS, OTA, SBIR, etc.)
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Active DoD Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
- Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project proficiency
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Hard Skills
- project management
- program management
- budget management
- schedule management
- risk management
- contract management
- government acquisition processes
Soft Skills
- communication skills
- presentation skills
- interpersonal skills
- leadership
- customer relationship management
- organizational skills
Certifications & Qualifications
- DoD Secret Clearance
