Program Manager II (Finance)

Elbit America is a leading provider of high-performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high-technology company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit: ElbitAmerica.com or follow us on YouTube.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Be the owner; have a tendency to assume responsibility, a healthy dose of skepticism, and contribute to a culture of high performance. Lead the project from start to finish with the customer and the engineering team. Work with technical leads to develop a solution and path for success, identify engineering needs, and validate the projected outcome with the customer. PMs are empowered to quickly assume high levels of responsibility and entrust them to actively own their account and shape its success.

• Builds, develops, and maintains close customer relationships, anticipates customer needs, creatively addresses customer issues, and continually pursues open communications to strategically expand the business. Implements continuous improvement efforts to meet customer requirements by fostering an entrepreneurial and collaborative workforce.

• Assures customer satisfaction in terms of product performance, delivery, cost and contracted scope as the primary point of contact for the customer. Provides sufficient details of program performance, risk assessments, and identification of opportunities for improvement.

• Leads proposals through the Business Acquisition Process. Accountable for initial program planning including proposal philosophy coordination, proposal preparation; statements of work specifications and the estimation of product or service costs. Assists in the development of contract negotiation strategies with customers, suppliers, and affiliates to achieve financial objectives.

• Coordinates with marketing personnel and assists in the preparation and implementation of marketing plans. Helps in leading the capture of new business, by coordination of proposal philosophy and preparation, robust estimation of material, labor, and other direct costs, and developing sub-tier statements of work and specifications.

• Conducts periodic internal and external program reviews to monitor program execution, keep management informed, and collect program performance feedback, risk assessment inputs, and identification of opportunities for improvement.

• Plans and executes programs per contractual obligations, directly and/or indirectly managing the performance of multiple suppliers, affiliates, or peer organizations.

• Coordinates design for manufacturability efforts and ensures smooth transition to production for development programs.

• Leads high level technical discussions, both internally and externally, to ensure all technical requirements are met.

• Prepares and interprets risk analyses and earned value management reports to anticipate problems and take corrective action to prevent/mitigate problems, and plan for management reserves. Establishes budgets and holds Cost Account Managers responsible for adherence.

• Prepares forecasts of new business, sales, and gross profit for annual operating plans for assigned programs and statuses those plans at regular intervals.

Education, Experience & License or Certification

• Bachelor's degree is required, technical discipline preferred.

• 3-5 years of functional (using skill set) experience is required

• 3-5 years of industry experience is required

• Other: ITAR, Export Compliance, TINA, Risk Mgmt, DAR, EMD Verification, EVM, PLM, PBL, RT3, Project Site, PRIMES

Skills and Abilities

3+ years of Program Management experience.

• Recent experience managing DoD programs
• Demonstrated experience managing programs over some of the various phases of the product life cycle (pursuit through support and closure).

• Capable of managing cross functional teams (manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, etc.). Demonstrated experience working in these functions or successfully leading a cross functional team.

• Capable of creating and maintaining constructive customer relationships.

• Understanding of industry trends and our customers and competitors' strategies, strengths and weaknesses.

• Strong experience in the applicable technical area or product line.

• Ability to complete programs within scope, on time, within budget and delivering a quality product to the customer with a high level of satisfaction.

• Working knowledge of the defense acquisition process and an understanding of Defense Acquisition Regulations (DFARS).

• Ability to manage disciplined internal processes by knowledge of industry standard tools and holding others accountable for the following: Earned value management, Program Planning, Risk Management, Requirements Management

• High degree of business acumen.

• Understanding of program documentation, requirements, expectations, and deliverables, i.e., the RFP, proposal, contract, SOW, assumptions, constraints, CDRLs, etc.

• Ability to influence without authority.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment

Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:

• Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule providing every other Friday off
• Competitive compensation & 401k program to plan for your future
• Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
• Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
• Flexible Vacation & PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identify Theft, Pet Insurance, and more
• Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Elbit America is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.