Vice President, Product Line GM DE & Kinetic Division

Vice President, Product Line GM DE & Kinetic Division

AV is seeking an experienced Vice President to lead its Directed Energy (DE) and Kinetic Division Product Line in the development and delivery of complex kinetic effectors supporting our nation's defense mission. The successful candidate has overall accountability for product line bookings, customer satisfaction, project and product pricing, investment allocations, product road maps, and building the organization necessary to achieve the business goals. Reporting to the IAMD Senior Vice President GM, the lead supervises a core team of direct reports, up to and including Engineering, Program Management, Business Development, and Operations. This role requires expert execution of defense acquisition programs leveraging formal program management processes, rigorous risk management, and stakeholder engagement to deliver high-impact capabilities on time and within budget.

Position Responsibilities

• Strategic oversight, governance and accountability of large-scale kinetic program solutions from initiation through sustainment, ensuring cost, schedule, and technical performance, P&L accountability, and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Owns Orders, Pricing, Investment allocation, customer satisfaction and Profit & Loss for the product line.
• Reports financial drivers, customer and market dynamics in business reviews.
• Accountability and execution of the annual operating plan (AOP) and 5 years plan for the Product Line and collaborates with other leaders on synergies and strategy.
• Supports the development of strategy at the company & segment level.
• Strategic oversight and guidance in proposal development to support additional work scope and manage pre-award performance to budget.
• Facilitates negotiations involving major project parameters such as deliverable definition and performance objectives (cost, schedule, quality).
• Governance of integrated master schedules and earned value metrics, leading risk identification and mitigation efforts.
• Identifies and manages project risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Guides multi-company and government teams to ensure seamless execution of technical, financial, contractual, and logistical program aspects.
• Governs current and future development and production of the Product Line.
• Accountable for pricing decisions and evaluates opportunities to support current and future business; approves bid / no bid and pricing gate reviews for all new business opportunities.
• Establishes, tracks and analyzes product line performance metrics and takes action to address issues and / or opportunities.
• Leads and oversees a team of direct reports including Product Line Management, Program Management; works well across the functional support functions to achieve mission objectives.
• Cultivates relationships with key players in industry and government.
• Other duties as assigned

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