# Vice President of Programs & Operations

**Company:** [Quindar](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/quindar)
**Location:** Arvada, CO
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $240k – $275k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Satellite Operations, Government Programs, Aerospace, National Security, Cross-Functional Leadership, Operational Processes, Mission Deployment, Ts/Sci, Dod, Itar, Stakeholder Coordination, Execution Tracking, Scaling Operations, Software Deployments
**Posted:** 2026-03-24

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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

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