Program Manager – US

Role Overview

As a Program Manager, you will take end-to-end ownership of a strategically significant program within our portfolio, overseeing its successful execution from inception through delivery and operational handover. As our portfolio expands, you will have the opportunity to take on additional programs and play a key role in shaping our long-term program management function.

You will partner closely with engineering, product, operations, supply chain, and executive leadership to deliver complex initiatives on time, within scope, and to high quality standards. This is a hybrid position based Denver, CO requiring you to be in the office as needed depending on program demands.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Delivery

• Own and drive the full lifecycle of a complex, multi-workstream program, ensuring delivery on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with commercial and technical objectives.
• Define program vision, strategy, scope, and success metrics in partnership with senior stakeholders.
• Develop, manage, and govern an integrated master schedule, ensuring dependencies, critical paths, and cross-team impacts are visible and well-controlled.
• Lead resource planning and alignment across functions, escalating capacity or prioritization gaps to leadership as needed.
• Ensure disciplined program execution through structured reporting, milestone tracking, baseline management, and proactive issue resolution.
• Prepare to take ownership of additional programs as the portfolio grows.

Risk, Change & Governance

• Identify, assess, and manage program-level risks and opportunities, ensuring mitigation plans are actionable and owned.
• Lead formal change control processes to evaluate and integrate technical, schedule, and cost impacts across the program.
• Maintain clear documentation of risks, dependencies, decisions, and assumptions, ensuring alignment with internal governance and customer expectations.
• Drive compliance with internal program management frameworks and contribute to continuous improvement of governance processes.

Stakeholder & Customer Management

• Serve as the primary program interface for customers, suppliers, and executive stakeholders, representing program status, decisions, and risks.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication and alignment across engineering, supply chain, product, operations, and commercial teams.
• Lead customer reviews, executive briefings, and steering committees, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
• Build trusted relationships by demonstrating accountability, clarity, and responsiveness.

Strategic Contribution & Continuous Improvement

• Influence strategic planning and portfolio decisions based on program insights, risks, and market/technical considerations.
• Mentor and support project managers and junior program staff, contributing to the development of the PMO function.
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen delivery capability, communication flow, and program governance maturity.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8–12+ years of program or project management experience, with several years leading complex, cross-functional technology or engineering programs.
• Proven success managing programs with significant technical complexity, multi-disciplinary teams, and external customers.
• Expertise in program governance, master scheduling, risk management, and structured change control.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence without authority and drive clarity in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with experience engaging customers and senior leadership.
• Proficiency in program management and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Confluence, or similar).
• Experience in high-growth or startup environments strongly preferred; aerospace, Satcom, or hardware/software systems experience is a plus.
• PMP or equivalent certifications are beneficial but not required.

Why Join Us?

• Lead a program at the forefront of innovation in the Satcom industry.
• Expand your remit as our program portfolio grows.
• Play a central role in shaping our program management function and delivery culture.
• Hybrid flexibility supporting a healthy work-life balance.
• Work within a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative team.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

The salary range for this position is $140,000 to $190,000 annually. Ramon.Space will consider relevant work experience, skills, education, and training when putting together an offer for this position. Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.

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