Transformation Manager

This position is responsible for coordinating business activities, streamlining processes, and maximizing programmatic efficiency. This role includes managing teams, enhancing productivity, coordinating cross-functional efforts, and executing strategies aligned with corporate and customer objectives. The Transformation Manager plays a key role in driving operational excellence, optimizing resources, and promoting customer satisfaction.

Essential Functions

• Align executive vision with measurable outcomes, orchestrate cross-functional delivery, and build the mechanisms (policy, operating tempo, data, tooling, and culture) to sustain long-term transformation
• Analyze business workflows to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation
• Analyze performance trends to assess risks, and identify growth opportunities
• Build strong teams to meet customer requirements
• Collaborate with and provide operational support to programs
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure operational alignment with long-term strategic objectives
• Cultivate a positive work environment supporting team morale and growth
• Lead and manage cross-functional teams to drive performance, engagement, and collaboration
• Lead end to end strategic change initiatives improving customer value, operational efficiency, and agility
• Meet timelines, work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and drive continuous improvement
• Proactively identify operational risks and implement effective mitigation plans
• Refine and implement streamlined operational strategies to enhance productivity
• Stay current with industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices
• Translate vision into executable plans with value-tracking mechanisms
• Work independently and/or lead teams in analyzing and resolving issues

Required Qualifications:

• Education/Experience: Masters' in STEM related field from an accredited institution with 10 years of relevant IT experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / projects.
• Acceptable alternative: Bachelor's degree with 15 years of relevant IT experience working on missile defense- related or other complex, large DoD program/ projects.
• PMP Certification
• Acceptable alternative: At Least 10 years of Government Program Management Experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/projects & have at least 2 years of working with projects in support of the DOW SAFe Agile Work Environment
• Works independently, as a team member, or leading teams / tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering / scientific problems
• Must possess the ability to develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• U.S. Citizenship required; Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance, with SCI eligibility.