Program Manager, Special Projects

Company AnySignal is developing the next generation of RF products and services for some of the most demanding space and defense missions. We’re building a flexible, high-performance platform that’s easy to deploy, monitor, and scale — enabling customers to bring advanced radio technologies to life faster than ever before.

About the Role We're looking for a Program Manager, Special Projects to join our Operations team and drive execution across complex initiatives spanning engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, business development, and customer delivery. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role focused on making things happen. You'll translate business priorities and customer commitments into actionable plans, coordinate teams and dependencies, identify obstacles, and drive initiatives through completion. The scope is intentionally broad. You may coordinate a complex customer program, support the introduction of a new hardware product, or lead an operational initiative that requires collaboration across multiple teams. We're not looking for someone who simply maintains schedules or generates status reports. We need someone who understands technical and operational challenges, brings the right people together, and takes personal responsibility for moving work forward. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, operates with urgency, and creates accountability without unnecessary bureaucracy.

What You'll Do Program & Project Execution

• Own complex, cross-functional programs and special projects from planning through execution and delivery.

• Translate business objectives, customer commitments, and technical requirements into actionable plans with clear milestones and responsibilities.

• Coordinate engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, software, and other teams to keep projects on track.

• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and competing priorities, driving timely resolution with relevant stakeholders.

• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while maintaining visibility into project status, decisions, and delivery timelines.

Cross-Functional Operations

• Serve as a central point of coordination across Engineering, Operations, Finance, Product, Sales, and other functions.

• Partner with technical and operational leaders to align resources, materials, and execution plans with program requirements.

• Facilitate handoffs between commercial commitments and operational execution, ensuring teams understand upcoming work and delivery expectations.

• Support hardware development, procurement, manufacturing, integration, testing, and customer delivery activities.

• Drive resolution of issues that fall between functional responsibilities, ensuring clear ownership and follow-through.

• Take ownership of nonstandard or strategically important projects requiring dedicated operational coordination.

Customer Programs & Delivery

• Coordinate customer-facing programs, tracking contractual commitments, delivery milestones, and critical dependencies.

• Partner with Sales, Product, and Engineering to identify execution risks and resource requirements for upcoming customer opportunities.

• Participate in cross-functional pipeline reviews to surface potential delivery constraints before commitments are finalized.

• Support the transition of accepted customer orders into execution, ensuring relevant teams have the information they need.

• Proactively communicate schedule changes, coordinate recovery plans, and maintain visibility into delivery milestones and customer obligations.

Operational Improvement

• Identify gaps in execution, communication, and accountability, developing practical solutions to address them.

• Establish lightweight tools and processes that improve visibility, coordination, and delivery predictability.

• Help build repeatable approaches to managing customer programs and cross-functional initiatives as AnySignal scales.

• Adapt quickly to evolving priorities, taking on new challenges and responsibilities as needed.

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years of experience in technical program management, project management, operations, or a related role in a hardware or engineering-driven environment.

• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects involving engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, or technical product delivery.

• Understanding of hardware development lifecycles, including design, procurement, integration, testing, and delivery.

• Proven ability to independently drive projects, manage competing priorities, and resolve obstacles across teams.

• Ability to engage effectively with engineers, understand technical challenges, and translate them into actionable plans.

• Strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and the ability to focus on issues that materially impact outcomes.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust and influence without formal authority.

• A proactive, resourceful, hands-on approach to problem-solving and comfort operating in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

• Experience in aerospace, defense, RF communications, electronics, robotics, or advanced manufacturing.

• Experience managing customer-facing hardware programs or complex technical deliverables.

• Familiarity with new product introduction (NPI), manufacturing, and supply chain operations.

• Experience coordinating programs involving both hardware and software development.

• Experience in a startup or rapidly scaling engineering organization.

What Success Looks Like You'll become a trusted execution partner across the organization: someone who can step into a complex initiative, establish clear ownership, and drive progress without constant oversight. Success means fewer commitments falling through the cracks, stronger coordination across teams, earlier identification of risks, and more predictable delivery of critical programs. Most importantly, you'll help AnySignal scale its execution capabilities while preserving the speed, flexibility, and ownership of a small engineering-driven company.

Compensation The estimated base salary range for this role is $110,000-$140,000 per year, plus equity. This range reflects our good-faith estimate for this position at the time of posting. The final base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, relevant experience, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base salary, total compensation includes an equity grant and our full benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision), HSA's and 401K program.

Export Control Requirements To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations AnySignal is committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and able to contribute fully. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of underrepresented communities.

If you require accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please contact us in confidence at [email protected]. We are committed to ensuring equal access for all applicants.