Acquisition Program Manager
What you'd do
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Major duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) Headquarters (HQ) Communications, Information Technology, and Cyber Operations (CTIO) at the Pentagon is searching for an Acquisition Program Manager (NH-1101-04, GS 14/15 equivalent). Description: As a Senior Acquisition Program Manager for the United States Space Force, you will be a recognized technical and functional authority, translating senior leadership's strategic goals into executable programs and policies that directly enable the warfighter. This role moves beyond managing cost, schedule, and performance, empowering you to direct highly complex projects with long-term impact, lead and integrate the efforts of multiple teams, and mentor the next generation of acquisition talent. You will be the trusted expert leadership seeks for solutions, responsible for formulating organizational strategies, resolving mission-critical problems with senior management, and briefing strategic vision, all while optimizing resources and fostering a cooperative, high-performing environment. We seek a decisive and accountable leader who thrives on calculated risk and disciplined critical thinking, ready to deliver Digital Combat Power and help achieve Space Superiority. The ideal candidate is a recognized technical and functional authority with demonstrated, progressive experience leading and managing acquisition programs of significant complexity, cost, and schedule risk. This individual must possess a proven ability to convert strategic goals into executable programs and policies, integrate the efforts of multiple teams, and provide strategic direction to resolve mission-critical problems in collaboration with senior management and customers. A Bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred) in a relevant business, technical, or management discipline is required, and prior experience in DoD/Space Force/DAF acquisition-coded positions is highly desirable. Key to this role are exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, disciplined critical thinking, and clear oral and written communication, enabling the candidate to formulate strategies, optimize resources, and foster a collaborative environment where they are sought out for solutions. Key Skills and Abilities: 1. Expert knowledge of processes and procedures related to program management and strategic planning activities needed to lead projects and/or studies within established financial and time constraints. 2. Advanced knowledge of project management, performance tools, and cost estimating methods sufficient to design systems and processes that improve performance and resilience of information systems. 3. Skilled in developing interpersonal relationships, leading initiatives, planning, organizing, prioritizing work to meet changing deadlines, advising senior leadership or IT Specialists through oral and written communication to advance solutions or projects. 4. Ability to apply methods and practices for system of system design, development, integration, and improving systems to solve complex problems, provide solutions that maximize capability for customers, and maintain relationships with industry and other activities to provide awareness of state of the art technology. 5. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations, manage human, financial, and information resources strategically, and build coalitions to achieve common goals.
What you need to qualify
The 1101 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.
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