Staff Program Manager

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 4+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026

At a glance

The Staff Program Manager will spearhead large-scale, high-impact projects within the Sustainment team from cradle to grave.
This role involves taking ambiguous, undefined problems and providing structure and extreme ownership from definition through implementation.
The position requires working across sustainment functions including Product Operations, Training, and Deployments to achieve strategic objectives.

Manage delivery and implementation of software tooling for Sustainment capabilities across the enterprise.
Take extreme ownership of projects from definition to solution and implementation.
Provide structure and shepherd cross-functional groups of stakeholders towards decisions on strategic issues.
Identify organizational gaps and problems through tactical-level understanding of team operations.
Build consensus and resources to solve identified organizational gaps.
Weaponize large amounts of data to create insights that drive business decisions.
Execute ad hoc projects with internal and cross-functional teams to support operational and financial decision making.

Demonstrated experience as a self-starter capable of resolving issues independently.
Extreme ownership and strong aptitude for problem solving in unstructured situations.
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Analytical rigor and first principles thinking.
Mastery in developing and implementing workflows, achieving outcomes, and operational effectiveness.
4+ years as a cross-functional leader in hardware, software, or peopleware organizations.
Must be able to obtain and hold a US security clearance.