Senior Staff Technical Program Manager

You will lead end-to-end technical programs for autonomous systems, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. You will manage contractual deliverables, stakeholders, financial tracking, risks, and meetings, while supporting business-development submissions and working across defence partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical program management and define program objectives
• Oversee program initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
• Deliver contractual and customer deliverables accurately and on time
• Maintain relationships with government, defence, suppliers, and technical stakeholders
• Manage cultural, political, and military dynamics across partnerships
• Conduct critical-path analysis and earned-value tracking
• Report program health metrics and mitigate risks and blockers
• Lead meetings with clear actions and follow-up
• Support EOIs, RFTs, RFIs, proposals, and unsolicited submissions

Requirements

• Significant experience as a technical project or program manager in complex engineering or technology domains
• Experience delivering complex cross-functional projects aligned with business strategy
• Experience managing 0-to-1 product development cycles
• Knowledge of project financials, earned value management, estimates at completion, and contract data requirements
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Vena, or Salesforce
• Experience working with or within the Australian Defence Force
• Communication, leadership, organization, and influencing skills