Senior Program Director - Program Management (POTFF) - Tampa, FL

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead one or more highly complex and/or enterprise-critical programs with broad accountability for outcomes, governance, and senior client relationships.

May lead a single very large program or a portfolio of programs and typically oversee a substantial staffing footprint with responsibility for setting delivery strategy and operating model.
- Define and drive program and functional strategies, establishing short- to mid-term objectives aligned with business and client priorities.
- Provide full accountability for program financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, profitability, and P&L management.
- Establish the operating framework, workforce strategy, and resource model for large-scale programs, ensuring operational effectiveness, scalability, and achievement of financial and business objectives.
- Develop, implement, and govern program-wide policies, procedures, standards, and controls to ensure operational consistency, compliance, risk mitigation, and audit readiness.
- Resolve complex operational, financial, and organizational challenges while driving continuous improvement, innovation, efficiency, and scalability.
- Lead and develop a multi-layered organization through performance management, coaching, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Partner with senior executives and cross-functional leaders to establish priorities, allocate resources, and ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong customer, stakeholder, and industry relationships, communicating operational performance, technology initiatives, risks, and strategic priorities to support customer satisfaction, retention, and business growth.
- Lead technology enablement and business development efforts, including adoption of operational technologies, solution development, strategic planning, and support of RFP, RFI, and RFQ responses.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 12+ years of progressive professional experience required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Experience supporting USSOCOM, Special Operations Forces, Human Performance, Military Readiness, or similar mission-focused programs.

- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale global government contract operations, including responsibility for operational performance, workforce management, compliance, financial oversight, and customer satisfaction.

- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams in complex operational environments.

- Familiarity with Personal Services Contracts (PSC) and workforce management requirements.

- Proven ability to collaborate with senior government officials, military leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements

- Active Secret clearance preferred.

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