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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Strategy and Integration, Space Infrastructure - **Company:** Viasat, Inc. - **Location:** Carlsbad, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $180,500.0 - $285,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Decision Support Systems, Systems Integration - **Published:** October 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18595755/Director-Strategy-Integration-Space-Infrastructure-California-Carlsbad ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience * 10+ years of experience in strategy, program management, systems integration, or execution leadership supporting complex technical or infrastructure heavy programs * Demonstrated experience leading a substantial function or department, including management of managers and/or large multidisciplinary teams * Proven ability to develop and drive multi year strategies across multiple programs or portfolios * Strong systems level understanding of hardware intensive or infrastructure based program lifecycles * Track record of influencing senior leaders and cross functional teams through data, judgment, and structured problem solving * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including development of executive level narratives and decision support materials * Ability to independently define problems, structure ambiguity, and deliver high impact outcomes with minimal oversight * Comfort navigating trade offs involving cost, schedule, risk, and long term scalability What will help you on the job * Experience supporting space, aerospace, defense, or other high reliability infrastructure environments * Familiarity with demand planning, capacity planning, and capital investment decision processes * Background in systems engineering, operations, or large scale technical integration * Experience working across supplier heavy or partner dependent ecosystems * Experience building goals, metrics, talent systems, and operating rhythms that improve organizational performance and operational excellence * Ability to act as a calm, credible integrator in fast moving or high stakes situations * Ability to communicate a compelling functional vision and strategy to executives, peer leaders, managers, and technical teams and translate it into measurable execution ## Description * Own development and integration of multi year space infrastructure strategies, aligning technical capabilities, capacity planning, and investment priorities to business and mission objectives * Translate ambiguous, high level goals into clear execution roadmaps, milestones, and decision points spanning multiple programs and teams * Serve as the single threaded integrator across infrastructure programs, ensuring alignment between engineering, operations, finance, supply chain, and mission partners * Identify cross program dependencies, risks, and constraints; drive alignment and resolution to protect critical path delivery * Lead preparation of executive level decision materials, including trade studies, investment options, scenario analyses, and risk assessments * Partner with other directors and senior leaders to align demand, capacity, workforce, capital, and infrastructure plans with forecasted mission needs and growth scenarios * Establish and continuously improve functional operating mechanisms, planning reviews, integration forums, readiness assessments, and metrics that drive sustained performance, accountability, and transparency * Surface systemic risks and execution gaps early; frame options and recommend path forward decisions to senior leadership * Influence roadmap sequencing, resourcing strategies, and priority trade offs across programs without direct ownership * Participate in development of company level planning, integration, and evaluation methods; determine how they are applied within Space Infrastructure and lead major process transformations across the function * Act as a subject matter expert and advisor on infrastructure integration, execution maturity, and long range planning * Own functional resource and budget planning, balancing current delivery commitments with longterm capability, talent, and infrastructure investments * Lead, develop, and mentor managers and senior professionals; set clear expectations, build succession and capability plans, and create an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement The day-to-day * Own the strategy and performance outcomes for the Space Infrastructure strategy and integration function, aligning technical capabilities, capacity, investment priorities, and execution plans with business and mission objectives * Translate long-range objectives into integrated multi-year roadmaps, operating plans, priorities, metrics, and decision points across the Space Infrastructure portfolio * Lead and develop a team of managers and senior professionals responsible for strategy, planning, integration, and execution, establishing clear accountability and building organizational capability * Partner with engineering, operations, programs, finance, supply chain, and other functional leaders to align priorities, resources, dependencies, and execution across programs * Drive portfolio-level planning and integration, identifying cross-program dependencies, risks, constraints, and opportunities and ensuring issues are resolved at the appropriate organizational level * Shape investment, resource, capacity, and sequencing decisions by developing clear alternatives, trade studies, scenarios, and recommendations for senior leadership * Establish and lead operating mechanisms including strategic planning reviews, portfolio integration forums, readiness assessments, and performance reviews that improve execution and organizational transparency * Represent Space Infrastructure strategy and integration in senior leadership forums, providing clear recommendations on priorities, trade-offs, risks, and investment decisions * Lead functional resource and budget planning, balancing near-term program commitments with longer-term capability, workforce, infrastructure, and technology needs * Define and continuously improve the methods, processes, tools, data, and performance measures used to plan and integrate Space Infrastructure activities * Develop managers and emerging leaders, strengthen succession and organizational capability, and create an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement * Serve as a functional thought leader for Space Infrastructure strategy and integration, identifying opportunities to improve how the organization plans, makes decisions, scales capabilities, and executes across the portfolio