Vice President of Programs & Operations

What You’ll Be Doing

Quindar is seeking a Vice President of Programs & Operations to lead mission execution across the company as we scale programs across commercial and national security customers.

This role is responsible for ensuring that Quindar consistently delivers mission-ready deployments to customers operating satellites in complex operational environments. The VP of Programs & Operations will own the systems, leadership, and execution infrastructure required to deliver customer programs reliably and at scale.

The successful candidate will operate as an internal execution leader, partnering closely with the CEO and leadership team to translate company strategy into operational delivery across engineering, product, and customer programs.

This role is particularly focused on supporting government and national security missions, ensuring Quindar can deliver reliable operational capability to customers operating in demanding environments.

Responsibilities

Government and Customer Program Execution

Own execution of customer programs across commercial and government missions

Ensure delivery of program milestones, mission deployments, and operational readiness

Serve as the executive owner responsible for successful program delivery

Coordinate directly with government and commercial stakeholders to ensure mission success

Mission Deployment and Customer Onboarding

Establish repeatable processes for integrating the Quindar platform into customer mission environments

Lead operational planning for new satellite missions and customer integrations

Reduce time required to onboard new missions onto the Quindar platform

Ensure integrations meet reliability, security, and operational requirements

Program Management and Cross-Team Execution

Build and lead a program management organization responsible for coordinating delivery across engineering, product, and customer stakeholders

Implement structured program reviews, execution tracking, and delivery reporting

Drive cross-team accountability to ensure programs execute on schedule

Operational Infrastructure and Scaling

Develop operational processes for deploying Quindar across multiple customer environments

Establish operational dashboards and reporting to provide visibility into program health and delivery timelines

Identify operational bottlenecks and implement systems that increase delivery speed and reliability

Strategic Operational Planning

Partner with company leadership to ensure operational readiness for new customer programs and mission deployments

Translate company growth plans into operational requirements for staffing, infrastructure, and execution

Support expansion into new government and commercial mission environments

Team Leadership

Recruit and lead program management and operational staff as the company grows

Establish a culture of ownership, urgency, and accountability across operational teams

Build the operational infrastructure required to support large-scale satellite mission deployments

Qualifications

Required Experience

10+ years of experience leading programs, operations, or delivery organizations

Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. TS/SCI with Poly

Experience working in a fast-paced organization or startup

Demonstrated experience delivering complex software or software/hardware systems

Experience supporting government, aerospace, or national security programs

Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams delivering mission-critical systems

Experience building operational processes in fast-growing organizations

Preferred Background

Experience in aerospace, satellite operations, defense technology, or national security programs

Experience working with government customers including DoD or intelligence community organizations

Experience managing complex deployments across multiple stakeholders

Experience scaling operational infrastructure in high-growth technology companies

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

Why you'll love working at Quindar

We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions!

We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.

Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.

Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.

We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.

Annually we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City.

Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!