Senior Program Manager

The posting, as KH Aerospace wrote it

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA) is an aerospace company specializing in long-endurance unmanned aerial platforms for a wide variety of industries. KHA supports a number of customers to carry out missions involving aerial reconnaissance, survey, communication relay and communications provisioning. Endurance, enabled by effective design, is key to these applications and KHA aircraft utilize cutting-edge aircraft design together with on-board intelligence to deliver value for these customers.

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace develops autonomous unmanned aircraft systems that provide persistent aerial intelligence and communications for defense, public safety, and commercial missions.

The Senior Program Manager owns delivery of assigned customer programs, from proposal planning and contract award through development, production, fielding, sustainment, and closeout. This hands-on leader is accountable for scope, schedule, cost, risk, and customer commitments, translating mission needs into executable plans and coordinating teams across Engineering, Production, Operations, Finance, and Client Success.

Work Location & Travel

This is a remote position requiring up to 25% travel to support customer engagements, program execution, and company operations.

Key responsibilities

PMO Development & Governance: Establish, implement, and mature the company’s Program Management Office (PMO) while concurrently managing assigned programs; develop standardized program management processes, governance, reporting, and tools to drive accountability, cross-functional alignment, predictable execution, and on-time delivery across the organization.

Project Manager Development & Mentorship: Train, mentor, and develop junior Project Managers by providing hands-on coaching, establishing standardized project management practices, and reinforcing best practices in planning, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder communication, and execution. Build organizational project management competency through structured training, performance feedback, and progressive delegation of responsibilities to develop a capable, accountable, and self-sufficient project management team aligned with PMO standards.

Lead one or more complex programs, establishing integrated schedules, budgets, milestones, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and clear ownership across functional teams.

Manage, train, and mentor individual Project Managers. Set clear priorities and performance expectations, provide regular coaching and feedback, and develop their skills in planning, financial management, risk mitigation, and customer communication.

Partner with Business Development and Solutions Engineering on proposals, rough-order-of-magnitude estimates, execution assumptions, and achievable customer commitments; lead the transition from award into execution.

Translate contract requirements into coordinated engineering, production, test, and delivery plans. Align technical configurations, dependencies,
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Experience supporting U.S. government or international defense customers, including product deliveries and contractor-operated services.

Familiarity with government contracting, subcontract management, and applicable export or security requirements.

PMP certification or equivalent training; experience introducing practical program controls and reporting in a scaling company.

What success looks like

Customer commitments are met against approved scope, schedule, cost, and acceptance criteria.

Leadership receives accurate forecasts, timely risk escalation, and clear decisions needed to keep programs on track.

Engineering, Production, and Operations work from coordinated plans with realistic resource requirements and accountable owners.

Customers receive operationally ready capabilities, responsive issue resolution, and a clear transition into ongoing support.

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