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Program Manager jobs in Tucson, AZ

Program managers oversee groups of related projects that serve a shared goal. They align teams, budgets, and schedules across workstreams and report progress and risk to leadership.

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$32–$81/hr
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DPS Program Coordinator

University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · Full-time
$25.5 - $31.88 per hour

of Education (COE) welcomes applicants for the position of DPS Program Coordinator. We are seeking two highly motivated, self-... ...the ability to work independently within a team, and efficient management of diverse ta…

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Centralized Intake Program Manager

Interfaith Community Services · Tucson, AZ
$46k - $52k

Job Description Job Description Description: Under the general direction of the Senior Program Director, the Centralized Intake Manager leads and oversees resource navigation and centralized intake operations across Inte…

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Program Manager

Leonardo Electronics US Inc · Tucson, AZ

Job Purpose: Responsible for overseeing and coordinating program activities to meet customer commitments. Serves as primary customer... ...is responsible for providing regular updates to the Leonardo management team on s…

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Program Manager - Aerospace & Defense

Celestica International LP · Tucson, AZ

Province: Arizona City: Tucson Summary This role involves managing day-to-day customer account activities, ensuring on-time... ...contract terms, monitoring customer satisfaction, coordinating program tracking meetings,…

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Material Program Manager

Raytheon · Tucson, AZ · Full-time
$107.5k - $204.5k

s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Raytheon is seeking a Material Program Manager (MPM) to support a special program within the Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS)…

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Program Coordinator

Cherokee Federal · Tucson, AZ · Full-time
$75k - $80k

The Program Coordinator will assist in the coordination, development, and implementation of a variety of program and project management activities in support of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s Program Integration Office (…

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Manager, Program Cost Controls

Raytheon · Tucson, AZ · Full-time
$107.5k - $204.5k

the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon organization is seeking an individual to join its Earned Value Management Systems team as a Manager, Program Cost Controls. This position has accountability for the performan…

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Material Program Manager

Spara Technologies · Tucson, AZ · Full-time

commitment to the warfighter, we place their mission and success at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking a Material Program Manager (MPM) to join our team in Tucson, AZ. In this role, you will leverage your expe…

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Aerospace Program Manager (PROGR006531)

Sargent Aerospace & Defense, LLC · Tucson, AZ

submarines. The company provides precision hydraulic control components. Sargent Aerospace & Defense has an immediate opening for a Program Manager. Description The Program Manager is responsible for leading major progra…

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Senior Technical Program Manager II

Rocket Lab USA · Tucson, AZ · Full-time

space — our world class Space Systems team is empowering some of the boldest and most ambitious space missions. SENIOR TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER II Rocket Lab’s Optical Systems division solves mission-critical space doma…

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What program managers earn in Tucson

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $32–$43 $66k–$89k
Mid level $43–$61 $89k–$127k
Senior $59–$81 $122k–$169k

Adjusted for the Tucson market from national ranges.

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What employers ask for

The skills these listings keep naming

Cross-team coordinationProgram governanceRoadmap planningRisk and dependency managementExecutive communicationBudget oversightChange managementMetrics and OKR tracking
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Interview questions worth rehearsing

With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for

How is program management different from project management?

Frame programs as ongoing and outcome-oriented across multiple projects, while projects have fixed scope and end dates. Use an example from your own work.

Describe a program you ran across multiple teams.

Explain the shared goal, how many workstreams you coordinated, and the mechanisms you used to keep them aligned, such as shared milestones and a single status view.

How do you handle a dependency between two teams that is blocking progress?

Show you make dependencies visible early, negotiate sequencing directly with both leads, and escalate with options rather than complaints.

How do you report program status to executives?

Describe a concise format: goal, health, top risks, decisions needed. Emphasize surfacing what leadership must act on, not everything you know.

Tell me about a time you had to kill or pause a workstream.

Show that you used data to make the case, handled the affected team with respect, and redirected capacity toward the program goal.

How do you keep a long-running program from drifting away from its original goal?

Mention regular checkpoints against the business case, a change-control habit for scope, and re-validating assumptions as conditions shift.

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Resume tips that move the needle

For program managers specifically — generic advice costs you here

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Describe programs by their business outcome and total scope, such as budget and number of workstreams, not by ceremony lists.

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Show altitude: pair one executive-level result with one example of unblocking teams in the details.

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Quantify coordination scale, for example the number of teams, vendors, or regions you aligned.

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Include a governance artifact you built, like a risk framework or reporting cadence, that outlived the program.

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If your programs were technical, name the domains so recruiters can match you to platform, infra, or launch roles.

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Where this role goes

Typical progression

01 Project Manager
02 Program Manager
03 Senior Program Manager
04 Director of Program Management
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