Solutions Through Innovative Technologies, Inc. Dayton , OH 45401
Posted 4 days ago
Solutions Through Innovative Technologies, Inc. (STI-TEC) specializes in the delivery of professional business and information management services. STI-TEC offers government and commercial clients a comprehensive portfolio of services that identify, manage, distribute and improve business processes related to entities' most valued resource, information. As a fast-growing solutions provider, established in 2000, total customer satisfaction has remained the cornerstone of our business. Our business model focuses on integrity, loyalty, and trust.
Position Overview The Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) is an innovative, open-source military simulation framework used extensively by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and related communities. Managed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFSIM supports scenario creation, analytical work, and virtual wargaming, benefiting from a collaborative user community across the military, government, industry, academia, and international partners. To enhance AFSIM's growth, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) is establishing a Model Management Office (MMO). In this cutting-edge new MMO the Program Manager shall advise or assist in program management activities.
Essential Job Function
Strategic Planning
Advise or assist the MMO in the development of program strategy, initiatives, goals, objectives, schedules, and resources
Advise or assist in strategic planning efforts related to multi-year product roadmaps, program timelines, and coordination with enterprise (DoD, DAF, AFMC, and/or AFRL) initiatives and objectives
Collect and analyze portfolio measures of cost, schedule, and performance to support evidence-based decision making
Coordination
Advise or assist the MMO in coordinating the planning and execution of multi-year programs including a broad portfolio of projects and products
Assist in the coordination or integration of activities and effort across multiple product or project teams
Support program and product requirements development and validation activities to ensure successful initiation and closeout of work planned.
Resource Management
Advise or assist the MMO in the requisition and allocation of resources including personnel, funding, tools, or infrastructure to promote success across a broad portfolio of projects and products
Advise or assist to coordinate, prepare, or justify funding requirements
Prepare and/or review program documentation in support of enterprise (DoD, DAF, AFMC, and/or AFRL) budget processes and monitor efforts against execution goals
Assist in the preparation of Unfunded Requirement requests (UFRs) to include defensible impact statements
Coordinate ancillary funding documents for receipt of external funds to include support agreements that establish roles, responsibilities, or exchanges of resources between the MMO and external organizations
Risk and Opportunity Management
Advise or assist the MMO to actively identify and manage risk to include the development of contingency plans and mitigation strategies
Investigate opportunities such as those informed by competitive benchmarking, market research, technology assessment, or stakeholder engagement:
Collect and disseminate information within the MMO pertaining to commercial product development, industry Internal Research and Development (IR&D) programs, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs, in-house AFRL R&D projects, or external Government research programs
Collect and disseminate information with the MMO pertaining to enterprise initiatives, goals, objectives, programs, or constraints in the form of emerging policy or regulation likely to impact MMO decisions or operations
Stakeholder Engagement
Advise or assist the MMO to communicate status, progress, and issues to stakeholders namely, program sponsors and the user community
Promote user community engagement and feedback in the development of all product plans and roadmaps
Represent the MMO at stakeholder or technical interchange meetings and maintain liaison with senior leadership across the user community.
Performance Monitoring
Advise or assist the MMO to monitor and report on program performance to include tracking key performance indicators (KPIs)
Participate in contractor and Government project meetings, reviews, or demonstration events
Monitor prime contractor performance and provide recommendations to the MMO regarding issues that affect project plans or execution
Continuous Improvement
Facilitate continuous improvement across MMO activities and operations
Continuously review program processes and procedures to promote incremental improvements to efficiency and effectiveness
Facilitate Agile retrospectives or kaizen events and track the impact of selected improvement initiatives
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, or a related discipline
Minimum 10 Years of Experience in program management or a related field, with a demonstrated history of managing complex, multi-year programs
Certifications
Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) Programs
Strategic Planning and Execution
Coordination and Integration
Experience in coordinating activities and efforts across multiple product or project teams
Resource Management: Strong background in managing resources, including personnel, funding, tools, and infrastructure
Risk and Opportunity Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
Technical Skills
Data Analysis
Documentation and Reporting
Additional Requirements
Desired Qualifications
Agile Certification: Certification in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, Agile Certified Practitioner) is a plus
Master's degree in a related field
Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
STI-TEC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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