{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0a271a97fa152bc9b9636225","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0a271a97fa152bc9b9636225","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0a271a97fa152bc9b9636225","title":"Senior Program Manager (Program Execution Group)","description":"Position Summary\nOdyssey Systems is recruiting for a Senior Program Manager (Program Execution Group) to support the Attack Systems Division, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. WID is part of the ISR/SOF Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), who is responsible for equipping our warfighters to win the fight. The Directorate executes a $22 billion acquisition portfolio developing, producing, testing, modifying, fielding, and supporting Air Force ISR and SOF platforms, and related sub-systems.\n\nProgram description:\nThe ISR/SOF Directorate has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility for equipping ISR & SOF warfighters to dominate the battlespace. Applicants will benefit from competitive salaries, career growth, and a unique ability to positively impact national security on a global scale!\nResponsibilities\nDuties include, but not limited to:\nPossess the knowledge and experience in acquisition program management policies and procedures to USAF systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.\nAssist in providing FMS expertise for various FMS programs in all DoD acquisition stages to include planning, execution, delivery, sustainment, and program closure in accordance with DoD policies and guidelines.\nApply a full range of acquisition program management policies/procedures to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future F/B Directorate aircraft programs and platforms.\nAssist in the coordination of documentation between functional resources to include financial management, program management, contracting, CM, engineering, and logistics management.\nProvide assistance in risk management, project management, process improvement support, and logistics support.\nParticipate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs).\nAssist in the collection of programmatic inputs from acquisition programs throughout their life cycles to include: research, develop, produce, test, acquire, field, sustain and modernize existing and advanced war-winning capabilities, on-time and on-cost of the F/B Directorate portfolio for the US.\nAssist in determining program progress and effectively communicating recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management.\nDemonstrate knowledge of development and test activities required to support warfighter Urgent Operational Needs (UON) and Joint Urgent Operational Needs (JUON).\nAssist in supporting UON execution teams by providing special knowledge to assist in recommending accelerated test concepts, minimum levels of integration required to satisfy operational need, and trade-offs among risk, schedule, performance, and cost.\nProduce or review products for program offices use that include business case analyses, trade-off studies, estimates for program office acquisition and logistics requirements, written requirement documents for planned acquisitions, and acquisition strategies and plans.\nAssist in supporting the program office during Materiel Solution Analysis (MSA), Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR), Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production and Deployment, and Operations and Support (O&S) phases, to include all milestone activities and supporting tasks as requested by the Program Office leadership.\nAssist with the monitoring, reviewing, analyzing and coordination of security assistance issues concerning DoD and non-DoD agencies to ensure compliance with established policies, Letter of Request (LOR), and Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), the Foreign Assistance Act, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and other relevant legislation.\nAssist with the implementation and execution of assigned LOAs IAW the AECA, Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Manual and complete assigned projects with no or minimal assistance.\nAssist with pre-LOA development, SOOs, SOWs, and reviewing of weapon system contractor proposals as assigned by the customer.\nAssist in providing acquisition expertise and advice to Security Assistance Program Managers (SAPMs), line managers, and functional team members across all phases of the acquisition process and insight into areas relating to acquisition policy, streamlining, management, and lessons learned.\nAssist with the development of documents, including, but not limited to, Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs)/Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Statement of Objectives (SOOs), PWSs, SOWs, RFPs, ASPs, Service Bulletins (SBs), Engineering Technical Documents (ETDs), Mission Needs Statements (MNSs), Operational Requirements Documents (ORDs), ICDs, CDDs/CPDs, and Analysis of Alternatives (AOAs).\nAssist in the collection of programmatic inputs from acquisition programs throughout the entirety of their life cycles for existing and advanced war-winning capabilities, on-time, and on-cost, of the F/B Directorate portfolio for the US and coalition allies.\nAssiste with ad hoc request, as required.\nQualifications\nMinimum Required Qualifications\nCitizenship: Must be a US citizen\nClearance: Secret\nEducation and Years of Experience:\nMaster’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and six years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, three years of which must be in the DoD.\nOR bachelor’s degree in a related field and eight years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, three of which must be in the DoD.\nOR, 15 years of directly related experience, eight of which must be in the DoD.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD.\nOR bachelor’s degree in a related field and twelve years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD.\nOR, 15 years of directly related experience, eight of which must be in the DoD.\nAdditional Information\nLocation: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio\nTravel: 10%\nOnsite\n\n#LI-JC1\nCompany Overview\nOdyssey Systems is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.\n\nOdyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.\n\nPlease note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities","company":"Odyssey Consulting","rawCompany":"odyssey consulting","city":"Dayton","state":"OH","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-20T12:39:16.731Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"15-1299.09","title":"Information Technology Project Managers","slug":"information-technology-project-managers"},{"code":"11-3061.00","title":"Purchasing Managers","slug":"purchasing-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"},{"code":"921190","title":"Other General Government Support","slug":"other-general-government-support"},{"code":"336411","title":"Aircraft Manufacturing","slug":"aircraft-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Program Manager (Program Execution Group)","description":"Position Summary\nOdyssey Systems is recruiting for a Senior Program Manager (Program Execution Group) to support the Attack Systems Division, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. WID is part of the ISR/SOF Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), who is responsible for equipping our warfighters to win the fight. The Directorate executes a $22 billion acquisition portfolio developing, producing, testing, modifying, fielding, and supporting Air Force ISR and SOF platforms, and related sub-systems.\n\nProgram description:\nThe ISR/SOF Directorate has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility for equipping ISR & SOF warfighters to dominate the battlespace. Applicants will benefit from competitive salaries, career growth, and a unique ability to positively impact national security on a global scale!\nResponsibilities\nDuties include, but not limited to:\nPossess the knowledge and experience in acquisition program management policies and procedures to USAF systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.\nAssist in providing FMS expertise for various FMS programs in all DoD acquisition stages to include planning, execution, delivery, sustainment, and program closure in accordance with DoD policies and guidelines.\nApply a full range of acquisition program management policies/procedures to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future F/B Directorate aircraft programs and platforms.\nAssist in the coordination of documentation between functional resources to include financial management, program management, contracting, CM, engineering, and logistics management.\nProvide assistance in risk management, project management, process improvement support, and logistics support.\nParticipate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs).\nAssist in the collection of programmatic inputs from acquisition programs throughout their life cycles to include: research, develop, produce, test, acquire, field, sustain and modernize existing and advanced war-winning capabilities, on-time and on-cost of the F/B Directorate portfolio for the US.\nAssist in determining program progress and effectively communicating recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management.\nDemonstrate knowledge of development and test activities required to support warfighter Urgent Operational Needs (UON) and Joint Urgent Operational Needs (JUON).\nAssist in supporting UON 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compliance with established policies, Letter of Request (LOR), and Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), the Foreign Assistance Act, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and other relevant legislation.\nAssist with the implementation and execution of assigned LOAs IAW the AECA, Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Manual and complete assigned projects with no or minimal assistance.\nAssist with pre-LOA development, SOOs, SOWs, and reviewing of weapon system contractor proposals as assigned by the customer.\nAssist in providing acquisition expertise and advice to Security Assistance Program Managers (SAPMs), line managers, and functional team members across all phases of the acquisition process and insight into areas relating to acquisition policy, streamlining, management, and lessons learned.\nAssist with the development of documents, including, but not limited to, Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs)/Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Statement of Objectives (SOOs), PWSs, SOWs, RFPs, ASPs, Service Bulletins (SBs), Engineering Technical Documents (ETDs), Mission Needs Statements (MNSs), Operational Requirements Documents (ORDs), ICDs, CDDs/CPDs, and Analysis of Alternatives (AOAs).\nAssist in the collection of programmatic inputs from acquisition programs throughout the entirety of their life cycles for existing and advanced war-winning capabilities, on-time, and on-cost, of the F/B Directorate portfolio for the US and coalition allies.\nAssiste with ad hoc request, as required.\nQualifications\nMinimum Required Qualifications\nCitizenship: Must be a US citizen\nClearance: Secret\nEducation and Years of Experience:\nMaster’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and six years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, three years of which must be in the DoD.\nOR bachelor’s degree in a related field and eight years of 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Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. 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