Title:
Vice President, Program Execution
Segment:
Voyager – Products and Engineering
Location:
Remote/Hybrid
Job Type:
Full Time
Relocation Eligible:
No
Company Description:
Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.
Position Description:
The Vice President of Program Execution provides strategic leadership and support to drive the execution of programs and products across the enterprise. Reporting to the Executive Vice President of Products & Engineering, this role ensures that execution aligns with corporate strategy, business objectives, and customer commitments while enabling collaboration across Business Development, Program Execution, and Product Development.At the intersection of these functions, Program Execution plays a critical role in opportunity realization, market-driven innovation, and seamless delivery, turning strategic vision into operational success.
This role supports the realization of both customer-funded programs and long-term product lifecycle strategies, ensuring execution excellence through guidance, insight, and structured problem-solving.
Responsibilities
- Execution Enablement & Integration
- Support program and product teams in delivering on commitments, ensuring alignment with contractual, technical, and operational objectives.
- Facilitate collaboration between Business Development, Program Execution, and Product Development to drive enterprise value.
- Enable effective execution through mentorship, structured problem-solving, and best-practice adoption.
- Performance & Risk Management
- Provide insight into program and product execution, identifying risks early and supporting proactive solutions.
- Ensure execution supports both short- to medium-term mission-driven programs and long-term product lifecycle needs.
- Establish data-driven visibility into program health, enabling informed decision-making at all levels.
- Process & Continuous Improvement
- Work with stakeholders to develop and/or refine program and product execution frameworks, ensuring adaptability and continuous learning.
- Facilitate the adoption of best practices and lessons learned to enhance execution maturity across the organization.
- Balance the need for structured execution with agility, ensuring processes support efficiency without unnecessary complexity.
- Resource Optimization & Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to optimize resource allocation and execution efficiency.
- Act as a bridge between executive leadership, program teams, and product development, ensuring clear communication and alignment on priorities.
- Support decision-making with structured insights on execution risks, trade-offs, and strategic opportunities.
Impact & Alignment
- Supports the organization in achieving program and product execution objectives.
- Balances short-term program execution with long-term product development, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.
- Fosters a culture of execution excellence through influence and enablement, rather than direct oversight or rigid enforcement.
This role ensures that program and product execution are competitive differentiators, enabling the organization to deliver on commitments, adapt to challenges, and maximize enterprise value.
Preferences:
- 10+ years of program or technical leadership experience.
- 10+ years of experience in architecture/requirements definition/analysis, acquisitions, engineering/design, fielding/integration, and verification or analysis.
- Demonstrated product development process improvement experience.
- Relevant experience engaging government and commercial customers to advance projects and initiatives at varying degrees of complexity through engineering management.
- Proficiency in various enterprise tools, including enterprise resource planning, product data management, product lifecycle management, quality management, manufacturing resource planning, and engineering design and analysis
- Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools to plan, execute, and monitor projects effectively.
- Knowledge of Agile software development processes and applications (i.e., Jira/Confluence).
Application Deadline: May 30, 2025
Please click “Apply” to submit your application.Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S.
citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Minority/Female/Disabled/VeteranThe statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job.
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.
185000.00 To 270000.00 (USD) Annually
