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QuindarQuindarArvada, CO

Vice President of Programs & Operations

Leads execution of customer programs for satellite missions across commercial and government sectors, ensuring reliable deployments and operational readiness. Builds program management organization, operational infrastructure, and cross-team accountability in fast-paced space tech environment.

240k – 275k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own execution of customer programs across commercial and government missions
  • Ensure delivery of program milestones, mission deployments, and operational readiness
  • Serve as executive owner for successful program delivery
  • Coordinate with government and commercial stakeholders
  • Establish repeatable processes for integrating Quindar platform into customer mission environments
  • Lead operational planning for new satellite missions and customer integrations
  • Reduce onboarding time for new missions
  • Ensure integrations meet reliability, security, and operational requirements
  • Build and lead program management organization
  • Implement structured program reviews, execution tracking, and delivery reporting
  • Drive cross-team accountability
  • Develop operational processes for deploying Quindar across multiple environments
  • Establish operational dashboards and reporting
  • Identify bottlenecks and implement systems to increase delivery speed
  • Partner with leadership for operational readiness
  • Translate growth plans into operational requirements
  • Recruit and lead program management and operational staff
  • Establish culture of ownership, urgency, and accountability

Qualifications

Required:

  • 10+ years leading programs, operations, or delivery organizations
  • Active U.S. TS/SCI with Poly
  • Experience in fast-paced organization or startup
  • Delivering complex software or software/hardware systems
  • Supporting government, aerospace, or national security programs
  • Leading cross-functional teams for mission-critical systems
  • Building operational processes in fast-growing organizations

Preferred:

  • Aerospace, satellite operations, defense technology, or national security
  • Working with DoD or intelligence community
  • Managing complex deployments
  • Scaling operational infrastructure in high-growth tech companies

Skills

Program ManagementSatellite OperationsGovernment ProgramsAerospaceNational SecurityCross-Functional LeadershipOperational ProcessesMission DeploymentTs/SciDodItarStakeholder CoordinationExecution TrackingScaling OperationsSoftware Deployments
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