Director, Program Management Office (PMO)

Director, Program Management Office (PMO)

Ondas Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ONDS) is building a new kind of intelligence company, one designed for a world where speed, autonomy, and decision advantage matter more than ever. By combining multi-domain platforms, advanced sensing, secure networks, and AI-enabled analytics, Ondas helps defense, government, and critical infrastructure customers transform complex mission data into decision-ready insights when and where they matter most.

The Director, Program Management Office (PMO) leads the program management function for Ondas Sentinel's Stratospheric ISR business unit. Reporting to the VP Programs, this role is responsible for establishing the standards, operating rhythms, tools, and governance needed to execute programs with clarity, discipline, and predictability. The Director, PMO partners across Programs, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality & Safety, Finance, Contracts, Business Development, Mission Operations, and executive leadership to ensure program commitments are translated into integrated plans and delivered against cost, schedule, technical, quality, and customer expectations.

The ideal candidate is an experienced program management leader with a strong background in aerospace, defense, advanced technology, government contracting, or another complex technical environment. Success in this role requires strong execution discipline, comfort operating across integrated product teams, excellent customer and executive communication skills, and the ability to build a scalable PMO that strengthens accountability, visibility, risk management, and decision-making across a growing program portfolio.

This role is based on-site in Tucson, Arizona and requires regular engagement with program, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, contracts, business development, and flight operations teams. Travel may be required to support customers, suppliers, other company locations, program reviews, proposal activities, and operational readiness events.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and maturing the Program Management Office for the Stratospheric ISR business unit.
• Developing and maintaining program management frameworks, tools, templates, operating rhythms, dashboards, and review cadences.
• Overseeing the health and execution of the program portfolio.
• Partnering closely with program managers, integrated product teams, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality & Safety, Finance, Contracts, Business Development, and Mission Operations.
• Supporting proposal, capture, and contract transition activities.
• Establishing consistent program reporting for executive leadership and customers.
• Strengthening program financial discipline in partnership with Finance.
• Driving risk, issue, opportunity, and dependency management across programs.
• Building, leading, mentoring, and developing program management talent.
• Continuously improving PMO processes to support scalability, compliance, quality, speed, and repeatable execution.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, Program Management, Operations, Finance, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive program management, technical program leadership, operations, or portfolio execution experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex hardware, aerospace, defense, autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, government contracting, or mission-critical technology programs.
• Strong understanding of program management fundamentals.
• Experience establishing or improving PMO frameworks, governance models, operating cadences, dashboards, metrics, templates, and repeatable program execution practices.
• Ability to lead through influence across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Contracts, Business Development, Operations, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with U.S. Government, defense, aerospace, or regulated customer environments preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, DAWIA, or similar certification preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance, as required by program needs.

As Director, Program Management Office, you will help build the execution engine behind Ondas Sentinel's Stratospheric ISR business unit, strengthening how complex programs are planned, governed, communicated, and delivered for customers. You will work side by side with experts in emerging technology, gaining exposure to cutting edge ideas and projects that are shaping the future. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance because we believe in taking care of the you as a person, not just a team member. Our Tucson workplace is designed to support collaboration, focus, and well-being, with an on-site environment that keeps program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and mission teams closely connected to the work and the mission.

Our commitment to all team members is built upon five core cultural pillars: Engage, Lean In, Create, Care, and Own. Together, these pillars form the foundation of our employee experience while adhering to the highest standards of ethical and sustainable practices.