Job Description Summary

The Senior Program Protection Leader will be responsible for a comprehensive strategy to ensure compliance to government regulations for sensitive government information for major military development programs. In this role, you will integrate established processes/systems for classified information as well as develop new processes for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that will ensure protection to include OPSEC concerns, while embracing new digital systems and technologies.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Build a vision to strategically protect sensitive program data from proposal to product delivery while allowing for efficient program execution.
• Manage contract requirements related to security implementation including cybersecurity and product security implications.
• Engage in coordination with the customer for program protection implementation strategy. The focal point for the customer and program managers.
• Responsible for multiple contract program security reports requiring customer approval.
• Advise program leadership on the integration of program protection throughout contract execution. This will require coordination with security, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing and financial organizations to ensure customer identified sensitive technologies/data are strategically protected in both classified and unclassified systems to meet customer expectations.
• Be responsible for the formal customer approved Program Protection Implementation Plan and perform periodic audits to ensure compliance to include multiples GE sites and subcontractors.
• Actively deep dive throughout various support functions (to include IT systems) to ensure required protections are established by working cross functionally to implement improvements.
• Develop/enhance transactional processes to gain organizational efficiency while ensuring compliance to needed program protections.
• Manage and maintain multiple databases of security lists working with pertinent stakeholders
• Own integration of program protection function with business security offices , engineering, project, digital technology, cybersecurity, sourcing, and supply chain to include translating program needs into actions for adjacent functions and driving them to completion.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university + Minimum of 5 years of Product Management experience.
• DOD Secret (or higher) Clearance and the ability to maintain it is required

• Security or IT background
• Familiar with government contracting, reporting and NISPOM requirements
• Detailed knowledge of cost systems, production planning / control, engineering tools and sourcing functions for OPSEC planning
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to manage and influence in a matrix environment to include senior management
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker