Financial Management - SME (Hemisphere-Space Defense)

Galaxia Technologies Inc. is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Financial Management to provide strategic leadership and expert guidance for high-impact programs. As a Financial Management SME, you will leverage your extensive experience to oversee complex acquisition/contracting/financial strategies, mentor finance managers, and optimize processes to drive mission-critical outcomes. You will serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and delivering measurable results.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide expert guidance and strategic direction for managing large-scale acquisition/contracting/financial strategies.- Develop and implement financial management best practices, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance organizational capabilities.- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex acquisition/contracting/finance strategies, ensuring alignment with objectives, schedules, and budgets.- Identify risks, challenges, and opportunities, developing mitigation strategies to ensure program success.- Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to define financial goals, milestones, and performance metrics.- Mentor and train finance managers and team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.- Conduct financial reviews, analyzing performance data and making recommendations for optimization.- Serve as the primary advisor for stakeholder communications, ensuring transparency and alignment across all levels of the organization.- Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in finance management, applying innovations to improve organizational effectiveness.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Program Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field, and 15+ years of experience in program/financial management; or Master’s degree and 13+ years of experience.- 15+ years of progressive experience as a project/program/finance manager, architect and/or executive leading large scale/complex enterprise efforts.- Extensive experience with regulatory compliance, financial management, and IC/DoD acquisition processes.- Demonstrated expertise in understanding, structuring, and leading large-scale, complex development initiatives.- Deep expertise in program management methodologies, tools, and best practices (e.g., PMI, Agile, Lean).- Strong financial acumen with experience managing large budgets, contracts, and resource allocation.- Exceptional problem-solving and risk management skills, with the ability to address complex challenges effectively.- Excellent communication skills for engaging with leadership, stakeholders, development teams, and industry or academic communities.- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a CI polygraph.

Highly Desired Qualifications:

- PMP, PgMP, or Agile certifications.- Knowledge of software/systems engineering, cybersecurity, or IT project management.- Demonstrated success in implementing large-scale change management and process improvement initiatives.- Experience working in highly classified environments supporting the IC/DoD for operational missions.

Our mission is clear: to harness deep technical expertise to lead with purpose and deliver outcomes that empower our clients to create globally impactful solutions. We are committed to building robust, scalable, user-friendly, and secure systems tailored to meet the distinct needs of each client.