Business Operations Director

Standard Job Description

What is the mission?

The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact.

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

What does this role look like?

The Business Operations Director provides strategic financial leadership and operational oversight for the Operations, Engineering & Technology (E&T), Enterprise Performance & Integration (EP&I), and PACE organizations. This role leads a team of finance and data professionals responsible for contract budgeting, Manufacturing metric development, capital planning, overhead, and predictive analytics. The Director partners closely with functional leadership to drive financial discipline, enable scalable growth, and support major redesign initiatives across the 1LM functional finance organization.

This role will offer you the following daily challenges:

• Own Operations contract budgets, manufacturing metrics, capital expenditures, and overhead tracking.
• Develop and maintain monthly financial reports and annual budget cycles for Operations budgets.
• Lead monthly and quarterly financial performance reviews with functional senior leadership.
• Oversee Enterprise LM400 and LM2100 FEA management, including approval of future procurements for proposal bids.
• Ensure timely liquidation of FEA costs to benefiting programs.
• In addition manage EP&I overhead budget and provide financial guidance to their leadership team.
• Provide senior leadership for the PACE team, guiding predictive analytics, cost modeling, and risk assessments.
• Align PACE outputs with strategic decision‑making for Space lines of business.
• Serve as the primary financial liaison to E&T leaders.
• Partner with senior leadership team in the management of overhead and MSC budgets including risk mitigation and performance optimization.
• Drive transformation initiatives to support 1LM Functional Finance Org redesign.
• Partner with the other Business Area representatives in developing a common organization construct.
• Lead the Space 1LM Org Design, focusing on functional finance and IWTA efficiency improvements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary finance and data team. Foster a culture of data‑driven decision‑making and continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications

To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
• 5+ years of experience in a mid to senior level finance, business, or accounting leadership position
• Strong leadership experience and proven track record of developing teams
• Operations Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Earned Value Management (EVM) and Portfolio ExperienceProficiency with Finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles
• Proficiency with automated financial and accounting reporting systems, SAP preferred
• Large Program/Contract Expertise
• Working knowledge of ERP reporting, Manufacturing metrics, short and long term budgeting and forecasting methodologies, rolling budgets, and profitability analysis
• Experience in Government contracts with defense and/or national security applications
• Understanding of commercial and government market forces, customers and technology advancements

Desired Skills

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

• Executive presence, strong interpersonal and overall communication skills

• Ability to adjust to a government finance environment

• Strategic in nature, with heavy customer interface

• Learning agility and breadth of experience are imperative vs. vertically strong

• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections

• Strong Business Insight and ability to effectively link business processes to how money flows through the business

• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously lead several projects

• Ability to lead and advocate for finance standard methodologies within the LM enterprise

• Demonstrate your ability to develop and implement needed financial processes, infrastructure, and enablers

• Be open to continuous learning and training opportunities

• Display your intimate knowledge of US military regulations, policies and procedures. This total knowledge will be used to educate the customer and influence favorable decisions regarding Space Systems programs

• Strategic acumen - ability to foresee marketing changes and influence strategic direction

History of effectively leading through influence and collaboration

• Validated experience building and developing a high performance teams

• Master's degree preferred