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Quindar is seeking a Vice President of Programs & Operations to lead mission execution and operational scaling across the company as it expands its satellite operations for commercial and national security customers.
You will serve as the internal execution leader, partnering closely with the CEO and leadership team to translate company strategy into reliable operational delivery. This role is particularly focused on supporting government and national security missions, ensuring Quindar delivers reliable operational capability to customers operating in demanding environments.
Key responsibilities include:
**Government and Customer Program Execution**: Own execution of customer programs across commercial and government missions. Ensure delivery of program milestones, mission deployments, and operational readiness. Serve as the executive owner responsible for successful program delivery and coordinate directly with government and commercial stakeholders.
**Mission Deployment and Customer Onboarding**: Establish repeatable processes for integrating the Quindar platform into customer mission environments. Lead operational planning for new satellite missions and customer integrations. Reduce time required to onboard new missions while ensuring integrations meet reliability, security, and operational requirements.
**Program Management and Cross-Team Execution**: Build and lead a program management organization responsible for coordinating delivery across engineering, product, and customer stakeholders. Implement structured program reviews, execution tracking, and delivery reporting. Drive cross-team accountability to ensure programs execute on schedule.
**Operational Infrastructure and Scaling**: Develop operational processes for deploying Quindar across multiple customer environments. Establish operational dashboards and reporting to provide visibility into program health and delivery timelines. Identify operational bottlenecks and implement systems that increase delivery speed and reliability.
**Strategic Operational Planning**: Partner with company leadership to ensure operational readiness for new customer programs and mission deployments. Translate company growth plans into operational requirements for staffing, infrastructure, and execution. Support expansion into new government and commercial mission environments.
**Team Leadership**: Recruit and lead program management and operational staff as the company grows. Establish a culture of ownership, urgency, and accountability across operational teams. Build the operational infrastructure required to support large-scale satellite mission deployments.
**Requirements:**
- 10+ years of experience leading programs, operations, or delivery organizations
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. TS/SCI with Poly clearance
- Experience working in a fast-paced organization or startup
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex software or software/hardware systems
- Experience supporting government, aerospace, or national security programs
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams delivering mission-critical systems
- Experience building operational processes in fast-growing organizations
**Preferred Background:**
- Experience in aerospace, satellite operations, defense technology, or national security programs
- Experience working with government customers including DoD or intelligence community organizations
- Experience managing complex deployments across multiple stakeholders
- Experience scaling operational infrastructure in high-growth technology companies
**ITAR Requirement:** Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
