Overview

While Charon Technologies, LLC is wholly owned by CACI, a Fortune 500 company, we function as a boutique LLC comprised of under 100 staff, allowing us to operate like a small business.

This small business culture is important to us, and we work very hard to foster an environment that allows our employees to be very collaborative, roll up their sleeves, and directly contribute to the success of our customers. Our employees are allowed great freedom including where they do their jobs (telecommute or remote work is available), how they get their jobs done (e.g., as many monitors as you want policy), and their choice of work attire (extremely casual atmosphere with frequent flip-flop sightings).Our culture mirrors that of our customers that are typically the Tip of the Spear – a deep passion for mission success with a sprinkling of craziness, adventure, and dogged determination. With endless snacks, coffee, soda and weekly lunches or breakfasts, we understand the old saying, An Army Marches on Its Stomach. Drop us your resume or give us a call, we’re different in just the kind of way you’re looking for.Charon Technologies specializes in designing and building hardware and software to meet our customers' next requirement. The one they don't know they have yet. Our products are used successfully throughout the commercial, military, and Intelligence Communities. We pride ourselves on our self-funded product development driven by our customer demands. We innovate through our long-term trusted customer relationships and operate as a commercial provider while also providing sophisticated solutions to the government. Our expertise allows us to rapidly provide specialized SWaP-optimized electronic/mechanical design, embedded & application software, reverse engineering & protocol analysis, and RF signals exploitation and communications.Successful candidates must be able to hold and maintain a security clearance. Therefore a U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the VP of Product Management, the Director of Project Management is a patriot who is responsible for planning and driving the execution of product development programs for the company. You will carry equal parts strategy and execution responsibilities while overseeing a project governance structure that scales with the needs of the organization. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator and collaborator who brings a strategic mindset and experience in managing through transformation. The Director of Project Management will have a broad, holistic view requiring close collaboration with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Training, Finance, and Business Operations to meet our collective goals. In this role, you will execute processes for managing complex, cross functional programs, while seeking to continuously modify and improve those processes. As the portfolio and organization grows over time, you will begin to build a staff to manage, mentor, and mature. Additional responsibilities of this role include:

• Breakdown initiatives into tasks
• Plan project timelines and schedules
• Monitor task completion
• Define project success by setting KPIs
• Manage risks & ensure mitigation plans are in place
• Track and communicate status to stakeholders
• Develop & nurture team chemistry

• Optimize the product development process through continuous improvement
• Design frameworks and templates for project management including project planning, monitoring, and status reporting
• Manage conflict resolution
• Communicate program status and issues to key stakeholders and leadership through written and verbal means.
• Drive effective product roadmap and business planning processes.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Managers, Manufacturing, and leadership to ensure resourcing aligns with product and business priorities.
• Assure on-time, on-budget, on-quality delivery of product development commitments.
• Foster a culture of trust, cooperation, learning, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidates have these Qualifications:

• Has the wisdom to know when to humbly listen & learn and to speak-up and contribute their experience in a professional manner.
• A sincere passion for building products and solutions that support US military, intelligence community, and ally interests. You have to believe in what you do.
• 7 years program/project management experience managing large complex projects.
• 5 years of experience with PMO frameworks and structures.
• 3 years of experience in new product introduction and development.
• A commanding technical knowledge of radio frequency (RF) detection and monitoring systems
• Ability to work strategically and tactically (hands-on) as needed, with relative fluidity, limited direction, and high complexity.
• Unparalleled organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple, competing projects and priorities at any given time.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense contracting environment is a big plus
• Proven ability for problem solving through relationship building and collaboration
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communications skills.
• Fluent in MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint
• Fluent in JIRA, Confluence, Salesforce

Preferred skills include: 

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and uncertain situations, and drive clarity.
• Attention to detail and quality; striving for continuous improvements.
• An understanding of technology, market, and trends in the Radio Frequency (RF) industry is highly desired

Other Qualifications  

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by PMI

• BS in Engineering or similar field, or equivalent experience
• MBA preferred 

Our benefits

• 401(k) match of 6% with immediate vesting
• Highly subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Vacation, Personal and Sick Leave (not combined as Paid Time Off)
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability coverage paid for by the company
• Free drinks and snacks
• Company sponsored weekly breakfast or lunch
• Holiday parties and networking events
• Participation in several charitable events

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, national origin, color, age, military service eligibility or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other protected class. We encourage and support workplace diversity.