Quantum Sky is searching for an Acquisition Program Manager (Director's Action Group Operations Manager) to support Mission Delta 3's 3rd Sustainment Squadron (3STS). MD3 and 3STS trains and presents combat-ready forces to execute electromagnetic warfare, protect friendly space capabilities, and deny adversary use of the spectrum. The 3 STS team provides logistics and sustainment support for operations.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Mission Integration
- Synchronize Commander’s priorities, strategic messaging, and operational direction across Mission Delta 3 staff agencies.
- Serve as the central integrator for strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with Space Force doctrine, policy, and higher‑headquarters guidance.
- Manage cross-functional efforts requiring rapid staff coordination, operational planning, or Commander-level decision support.
- Commander Support & Executive Operations
- Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of Commander-focused engagements, meetings, outreach, and battlefield circulation.
- Develop executive-level products, including talking points, briefings, read‑aheads, and strategic communication materials.
- Ensure timely delivery of all decision items requiring Commander approval, including routing, suspense tracking, and dissent reduction.
Enterprise-Wide Staff Coordination
- Direct and oversee internal task management processes, ensuring timely response to Space Staff, CFC, SSC, MAJCOM, and interagency requests.
- Operate as the hub for staff-to-Commander information flow, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and mission impact.
- Coordinate Directorates to align efforts with annual priorities, operational imperatives, and readiness objectives.
Information Management & Knowledge Flow
- Maintain Commander’s information framework: dashboards, decision logs, action trackers, risk boards, metrics, and status summaries.
- Enforce disciplined staff communication standards, leveraging best practices consistent with Air Force/Space Force communication guidance.
- Manage staff package development and quality assurance for all high-visibility correspondence.
Organizational Battle Rhythm & Event Management
- Develop, maintain, and optimize the organizational battle rhythm, including recurring staff meetings, syncs, councils, and working groups.
- Lead planning for major Commander-hosted events such as senior leader engagements, immersion visits, town halls, and strategic reviews.
- Serve as the focal point for crisis coordination when emergent operational issues require Commander-level action.
Process Improvement & Mission Optimization
- Analyze workflows, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to enhance staff efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
- Establish standard operating procedures for DAG operations, including routing, suspense management, knowledge management, and communication protocols.
- Use data-driven approaches to monitor staff performance and support continuous improvement across the Delta.
Team Leadership & Personnel Development
- Supervise DAG personnel, setting expectations, providing mentorship, and ensuring readiness to support rapid Commander requirements.
- Oversee onboarding, training, and performance development of DAG staff to maintain a high-functioning executive operations team.
- Foster a culture of excellence, agility, and professionalism in support of senior-leader mission execution.
General
- Successful candidate may be tasked by Air Force/Space Force to support one or more acquisition programs with responsibility for performance and schedule execution
- Leads integrated scheduling and active risk management activities for Operations Integration, Logistics, and Product Support
- Prepare program scheduling activities, meetings, briefings, reports, and analyze information in support of 3STS developmental and sustainment programs.
- Supports operations training and technical documentation development, including Technical Orders (TOs), coordination and operations integration.
- Coordinate with operations and development stakeholders to facilitate identifying and designating SMEs who will assist in obtaining information critical for development, to include rapid integration requests
- Frequently coordinate with multiple military organizations (including Joint, Space Force, Air Force, and Navy organizations)
- Review and provide input to enabling concepts, concept of operations, and multi-agency agreements supporting program development and integration
- Adept at a variety of acquisition concepts, phases, and procedures; participate in technical studies, and performance reviews; ability to function in a multi-contractor/customer environment, performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected; demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills; and effective written and oral communication skills required
- Experience working on classified government systems and networks