Head Of Program ManagementPacSci EMC is seeking a Head of Program Management to lead the Program Management Office (PMO) responsible for sustaining programs within a complex, highly engineered defense environment. This role is accountable for ensuring strong, consistent execution across cost, schedule, quality, and customer commitments, while serving as a key connector across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain.This is a leadership role with broad ownership, operating with a business mindset across program execution and organizational capability. You will lead a distributed team of program managers while strengthening an established PMO framework, elevating execution rigor, and driving alignment across a highly matrixed environment where success depends on both direct leadership and influence.ResponsibilitiesLead end-to-end execution of sustaining programs from contract award through delivery, ensuring performance across cost, schedule, quality, and customer commitmentsOperate with a business ownership mindset, taking accountability for program performance, customer outcomes, and execution tradeoffsTranslate contract requirements into executable program plans, schedules, and delivery frameworksLead, develop, and elevate a team of ~14 program managers across multiple sites, setting clear expectations and raising the bar on performanceAssess and strengthen an existing PMO framework to improve scalability, consistency, and execution disciplineBuild organizational capability through talent assessment, coaching, onboarding, training, and continuous improvementDrive cross-functional alignment across engineering, operations, quality supply chain, and finance, ensuring coordinated executionInfluence without authority in a matrixed environment, establishing accountability and clarity across teams that do not directly report to youIntroduce and scale performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting to improve visibility into program health, risks, and outcomesEnsure execution aligns with contractual and regulatory requirements, supporting disciplined and predictable deliveryQualificationsSignificant experience in defense or government contracting environments, with strong understanding of contract execution and customer expectationsBackground in prime or sub-prime defense organizations strongly preferredProven leadership of program management or PMO functions, including direct team leadershipDemonstrated experience leading teams while influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authorityTrack record of building or elevating organizational capability (teams, processes, systems, training)Experience improving or scaling execution in growing or evolving environments, with measurable impactDemonstrated business ownership mindset, including managing performance, tradeoffs, and outcomes tied to programsTechnical credibility through experience in engineering, manufacturing, quality, or similarly complex environmentsExperience with program controls (e.g., EVM, IMS, or similar frameworks) in defense or highly regulated environmentsThrives in fast-paced, high-accountability environments with competing priorities and ambiguity