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Senior Program Manager

Franklin, MA 02038

Posted: 07/17/2026 Employment Type: Direct Hire Industry: Program Manager Job Number: 44929 Pay Rate: 140,000

Job Description


Senior Program Manager

Key Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary customer interface and lead all program execution activities related to technical performance, cost, schedule, risk, and contractual commitments.
  • Lead program reviews and executive briefings with customers and internal stakeholders to communicate program status, risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), budgets, resource plans, and execution strategies that align with contractual requirements and internal commitments.
  • Manage program financial performance, including forecasting, Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Completion (EAC), revenue planning, and budget-to-actual performance reporting.
  • Establish execution frameworks, operating rhythms, and governance processes where mature program management infrastructure may not yet exist.
  • Manage customer expectations, contractual scope, and requirements to ensure customer satisfaction while preventing unauthorized scope growth.
  • Foster collaboration, accountability, and effective communication across program teams and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, Business, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of program, project, or technical leadership experience supporting Department of Defense customers on production-based/hardware delivery programs.
  • Demonstrated success managing programs with complex technical, schedule, and cost requirements, including challenging customer and subcontractor relationships.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead highly technical, cross-functional teams and deliver results in fast-paced, ambiguous, and rapidly evolving environments.
  • Highly organized with exceptional planning, prioritization, and execution skills and the ability to create clarity from complexity.
  • Self-motivated mindset with a demonstrated ability to build structure, processes, and execution frameworks in environments where infrastructure and support systems are still maturing.
  • Hands-on experience developing and maintaining Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and resource-loaded schedules.
  • Experience with program financial management, including ETC, EAC, forecasting, budgeting, and financial performance analysis.
  • Strong customer management skills and demonstrated ability to manage expectations while controlling scope, cost, and schedule.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Twelve (12)+ years of defense program management and leadership experience.
  • Experience operating within formal Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
  • Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and hybrid program execution approaches.
  • Active U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.
Pay: $140,000–$190,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Meet Your Recruiter

Ashley Dineen

Ashley Dineen has been with The Panther Group since 2009 and has worked within many areas of the company including payroll, compliance, on-boarding, recruitment, and client management.

Ashley is a mother of two and enjoys spending time with family in her spare time.

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