- Location
- Huntsville, AL · Trident
- Department
- Finance
- Seniority
- Manager
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Clearance
- Required
Description
The PATRIOT Ground Support Equipment Product Office is seeking a Program Analyst to serve as the Product Office Risk Manager. In this position, the successful candidate will serve a vital, primary role managing a recurring process that helps communicate Product Office needs and requirements within the Risk Management Framework to the Portfolio Acquisition Executive and to the Army.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Identifies, assesses, tracks, and defines mitigation of programmatic and technical risks for the PATRIOT and RIG-360 programs throughout the lifecycle
- Supports program leadership by maintaining the program risk register in the Army Risk Management System (ARMS)
- Facilitates risk-management boards; analyzes cost, schedule, technical, manufacturing, test, cybersecurity, sustainment, and integration risks
- Develops mitigation plans with responsible owners and due dates
- Prepares decision-quality risk briefings and reports for the Product Manager and Program leadership
- Ensures risks are documented and escalated at the appropriate level
- Integrates risk considerations into acquisition strategies, program reviews, milestones, and contract actions
- Coordinates with functional teams to promote early risk identification and informed leadership decisions
- Performs other operations support duties, as assigned
Required Skills & Experience
- Clearance Required: Secret
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 5+ years of experience supporting Department of War acquisition programs
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience applying the Army risk-management process in support of acquisition or sustainment programs
- Demonstrated critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise, decision-quality briefings and reports
- Strong briefing and facilitation skills, including experience leading or supporting boards, working groups, or planning teams
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience supporting Army acquisition programs and complex weapon-system or integrated-system portfolios
- Experience using ARMS or comparable risk-management tools to maintain risk registers and prepare risk reports
- Familiarity with acquisition lifecycle processes, program reviews, milestone events, and contract actions
- Experience facilitating Integrated Product Team meetings and senior-leader decision briefings
- Familiarity with cost, schedule, technical, cybersecurity, manufacturing, test, integration, and sustainment risk areas
- Proficiency in MS SharePoint and Teams architecture
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