Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Programs Director to join our growing team. Reporting to the SVP of Programs and the Program VP, the Programs Director will provide leadership to the ground or space segment of a large system of systems program. The selected candidate will manage and coordinate the engineering, supply chain, finance, operations, planning, launch services and mission operations to meet contractual requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary team efforts necessary to ensure program technical, schedule and cost objectives are met
• Create and implement successful program plans that proactively address risk and opportunities and provide a high degree of confidence to meet contract deliverable requirements
• Monitor program schedule progress, cost performance, risks and opportunities and prepare monthly program financial reports for management review
• Interface with the customer regarding the program
• Motivate, coach, and mentor employees to achieve peak productivity and performance
• Support all program reviews both internal, and customer-facing, including leading dry-runs and rehearsals to ensure critical executive feedback, is received
• Analyze cost and revenue performance of the program, providing revenue forecasts and ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet profitability targets
• Develop accurate presentations and reports to support internal management and customer reviews
• Develop, track and report visual metrics, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); react to metrics by identifying and solving problems, making improvements, and advancing process control