Product Manager

Job Category: Project and Program Management

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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CACI's Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) team in Belgrade, MT, is hiring a Program Operations Manager to join their organization. As part of CACI’s Spectrum Superiority Line of Business, AVT manufactures best-in-class gyro-stabilized gimbal systems designed for a wide variety of applications. Our pioneering systems are supporting airborne, ground, and maritime missions around the world. We specialize in fully integrated solutions for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and counter drone operations for the defense and aerospace industry. 

As Program Operations Manager, you will play a significant role in advancing AVT within our industries and driving strategic growth of the organization. You will provide support to the Sales and Business Development functions by contributing to the planning, coordination, and delivery of business development and sales activities, and by helping to develop sales and marketing strategies to promote the company’s projects. You will support cross-functional projects and manage budgets, schedules, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain customer relationship management tools to track product sales and development opportunities.
• Support RFI / RFP / RFQ response submissions through document review, research and data gathering, submission management, and feedback analysis.
• Collaborate with Sales, Business Development, Program Management, Product Line Management, Operations, and Engineering on potential opportunities to drive business growth.
• Lead and manage AVT’s customer service program and sales support efforts.
• Establish and maintain productive, professional relationships with key customers.
• Conduct office-based research and travel occasionally to support the Sales team in identifying new leads and opportunities.
• Research and deliver intelligence to support proposition development for new prospects.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of priority sectors, market trends, and routes to market for improved sales support effectiveness.
• Support the Sales and Business Development team in general business activity as required. Tasks may include coordinating, preparing for, and supporting events (customer visits, meetings, tradeshows, product demonstrations, etc.), assisting in the preparation of proposals and presentations, and reporting on customer interactions.
• Additional tasks include customer account management activities, customer issue resolution, generation and distribution of contract deliverables, customer feedback collection.

Qualifications

Required:

• 7+ years of product, project, or program management experience.
• Defense contract experience in the DoD market.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring on-time delivery and adapting to changing priorities.
• Ability to brief product portfolio to all levels within DoD, foreign militaries, and corporate senior leadership.
• Willingness to travel to support customer engagements, trade shows, and product demonstrations.
• Customer relationship management experience, including quote generation and price management (Salesforce preferable).
• Experience in tradeshow coordination and asset management.
• RFI / RFP / RFQ generation and submission experience.
• Experience in sales or sales support, with a strong background in front-end business operations and face-to-face customer interactions.

Desired:

• Bozeman, MT, location is preferred, but not required.
• Domestic and international defense industry experience is a plus.
• Active Security Clearance.
• Familiarity with optics and photonics and/or C-UAS domain.
• Familiarity with data analytics market trends and applications.
• Experience in technical sales, with preference for sales in gyro-stabilized airborne and ground-based EO/IR optics.
• Experience in managing Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL) and understanding data delivery specifications in a sales environment.

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What You Can Expect:

 

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

 

An environment of trust.

CACI takes pride in fostering a diverse and accessible culture where every individual feels supported to chart their own path. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

 

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

 

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$70,900 - $148,900