
Senior Program Manager
Denver · USD 160,000-210,000 · 8+ years experience · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Denver
- Salary
- USD 160,000-210,000 · Base salary
About the role
- The Senior Program Manager will lead the end-to-end delivery of innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology for defense customers.
- This role involves managing programs from requirements definition through development, test, qualification, and fielding within a fast-paced startup environment.
- You will serve as the primary point of contact for defense contracts, ensuring cost, schedule, and performance goals are met.
Responsibilities
- Own the program end-to-end, including accountability for cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for defense customer relationships.
- Set cost and schedule baselines and maintain revenue and cash models.
- Lead cross-functional teams including engineering, test, quality, manufacturing, and finance.
- Partner with business development on proposals, new contracts, and revenue projections.
- Track deployed systems and support software deployment in government DevSecOps environments.
- Ensure program compliance with ITAR, CMMC, and AS9100 quality standards.
Requirements
- 8+ years of related program leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing programs within government acquisition processes.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication.
- Ability to create and deliver presentations and technical/programmatic reports.
- Ability to create, status, and maintain Integrated Master Schedules, Statements of Work, and technical specifications.
- Familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall execution frameworks.
- Ability to obtain a security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
Preferred qualifications
- BS or higher degree in a science or engineering discipline
- EVMS experience
- PMP certification
Benefits
- Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave)
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
- Discretionary annual bonus
Workplace
- Role is based in Denver.
Skills
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Integrated Master Schedules
- Statements Of Work
- Risk And Opportunity Management
- DevSecOps
- ITAR
- CMMC
- AS9100
- EVMS