[Hiring] Program Execution Analyst Principal @General Dynamics Information Technology

Role Description

The Program Execution Analyst Principal serves as a senior strategist and execution leader supporting the Federal Health account with a primary focus on Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. This role ensures operational excellence across complex, multi-year initiatives by driving performance, strengthening stakeholder relationships, and aligning delivery activities with VA and organizational strategic objectives.

• Program Leadership & Execution:
  • Lead execution across large-scale VA programs, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met.
  • Develop and maintain detailed program plans, risk registers, and performance dashboards to promote operational discipline.
  • Drive issue resolution, action tracking, and dependency management across internal teams and partners.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Serve as a senior point of contact for VA stakeholders, ensuring alignment with evolving needs and priorities.
  • Prepare and deliver program updates, executive briefings, and performance reports for VA and internal leadership.
• Data Analysis & Reporting:
  • Conduct advanced analyses to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Translate complex data into actionable insights that support operational and strategic decision-making.
  • Define and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure measurable program outcomes.
• Operational Excellence:
  • Lead continuous improvement activities to optimize efficiency and reduce program risk.
  • Ensure compliance with contract requirements, organizational policies, and federal health regulations.
  • Collaborate with finance, contracting, and project teams to support forecasting, resource planning, and budget adherence.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Coordinate across technical, clinical, operations, and business teams to maintain cohesive program delivery.
  • Mentor and support junior analysts and project staff to strengthen execution capabilities across the account.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, health administration, analytics, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in federal program management, program analysis, or operational leadership, preferably supporting VA or federal health agencies.
• Demonstrated experience leading execution across complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting operational, financial, and performance data.
• Excellent communication skills, including senior-level briefing and stakeholder engagement experience.

Requirements

• 8 + years of related experience.
• US Citizenship Required: No.

Benefits

• Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.