At General Dynamics Land Systems we team with our stakeholders to deliver on our promises and provide combat solutions. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our Customers.
Position Description:
As the Program Director you will be responsible for overall cost, schedule and performance. This role requires a strong leader with experience in program governance, change management, and stakeholder engagement. You will oversee a team of program managers and cross functional teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals while driving accountability across departments.
What Will You Do - Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and execution of Stryker, Air Defense and Robotics programs, ensuring that they are delivered on-time, within scope, to contract performance requirements and under budget
- Capture new business in order to increase backlog of the overall portfolio
- Engage and maintain customer relationships to facilitate open and honest communications
- Drive planning processes and collaborate with Leadership to align goals with business objectives
- Collaborate with the Process Center Leadership and other supporting organizations, to meet/exceed customer expectations
- Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, performance metrics, and reporting mechanisms
- Manage and mentor a team of program managers and cross functional teams to foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Facilitate communication across the business to identify dependencies, mitigate risks, and resolve issues
- Develop and maintain detailed program plans, timelines, and resource forecasts
- Serve as the escalation point for program related issues to ensure timely resolution
- Lead change management efforts to support successful adoption of new initiatives
- Monitor and report on program health and portfolio status to the Customer, Leadership and Stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- Proven work experience in the program/project management discipline
- 10 + years of experience in leading a team to achieve their goals
- Ability to work in a matrix organizational construct
- Strong leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to think strategically while managing tactical execution
- PMP or similar designation preferred
- Ability to produce briefings to convey important concepts and ideas
- Ability to obtain Secret Clearance
- Ability to travel and possess/be able to acquire and maintain a valid passport
Company Information:
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
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General Dynamics Land Systems
Jul 29, 2025