
Senior Program Manager
Melville, NYFull-time$130–150K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Senior Program Manager oversees assigned programs from proposal preparation through production and delivery, ensuring execution within committed timeframes and contractual requirements. The role manages program cost, schedule, technical performance, risks, and opportunities; coordinates with business and functional management; and serves as the point of contact for internal and customer communications. The position is onsite in Melville, New York.
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Overview
Job Title: Senior Program Manager
Job Location: Melville, NY
Salary: $130,000-$150,000/yr DOE
Responsibilities
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Oversees, directs, and coordinates all activities necessary to successfully execute all approved, assigned programs.
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Ensures all programs are executed within the committed timeframe and in line with contractual requirements.
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Responsible for program management processes.
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Coordination of multiple complex programs.
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Critical assessment of process and policy improvements
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Conducts Program/Financial reviews. Monitors and controls activities/costs on major programs.
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Conducts program status reviews for upper management. Reports both contractual status (technical, schedule, etc.) and financial status.
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Manage programs through all phases, from proposal preparation and submission, contract negotiation, baseline, PDR,CDR,MRR, TRR, qualification, validation, production, and delivery
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Coordinate with business management and functional management to ensure that workload, staffing plans, work processes, and procedures are aligned
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Plans and determines the most efficient method of achieving program objectives within the framework of technical capabilities, Company procedures and contractual requirements.
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Establishes and maintains adequate controls to assure continuous analysis and measurement of performance against requirements and initiates corrective action as required.
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This is a hands-on position. You will direct and work together with the IPT to achieve both program and enterprise cost and schedule goals.
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Single Point of Contact for all programmatic internal and customer communications
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Participate in new business proposals, project projections, and analysis of requirements
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Assume responsibility for program profit, schedule, and technical performance
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Prepare and present detailed program review packages to senior management and customers
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Lead risk and opportunity management for assigned programs
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree AND a minimum of 6 years of relevant prior experience OR Master’s degree AND a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience required
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Previous technical program management experience or demonstrated knowledge of high-reliability hardware requirements and RF component design, production and test is preferred
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Experience with earned value, cost, and schedule management is necessary
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Strong leadership skills with the ability to successfully direct, motivate, and influence program teams using a combination of technical knowledge, teamwork, and people management skills
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Ability to successfully manage a wide range and high volume of activity
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Exceptional communication skills with the ability to succinctly address complex issues and action plans with program team, peers, senior management,and customers
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Program management certification or equivalent preferred
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Current security clearance is highly preferred
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Costpoint, ERP systems, Microsoft Office proficiency
Stellant Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (e.g. Green Card holder), or a protected individual as defined by the International Traffic in Arm Regulations (ITAR).
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Job Locations US-NY-Melville
ID 2026-2273
Category Management
Position Type Regular Full-Time
Union No
Min USD $130,000.00/Yr.
Max USD $150,000.00/Yr.
Work Environment Onsite
Stellant Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,145 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$130–150K/yr
- New York median$125–186K/yr661 salary ranges
- US median$126–201K/yr8,643 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 11% below the New York median midpoint ($157K) — in the middle half of Program Management salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 873 open Program Management jobs in New York and 11,145 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Amazon58 open
- City of New York43 open
- salesforce.com, inc.25 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — less than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,678 postings).
- Education
- 3,866 of the 11,145 open Program Management jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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