Senior Air Operations Center (AOC) Operations & Technology Program Manager

About this role

## Position Summary

Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for a Senior AOC Operations & Technology Program Manager providing support to the Command, Control, Communications (C3C)/Kessel Run division.

Kessel Run is revolutionizing how the United States Air Force develops, deploys, and operates mission-critical software. We are seeking an experienced AOC Operations & Technology Program Manager to serve as the critical bridge between commercial airline operations control practices and military Air Operations Center (AOC) modernization

This is a full time remote position.

\*\* Position Contingent upon Contract Award\*\*

## Responsibilities

In this role, you will leverage deep commercial airline industry expertise—specifically from Airline Operations Control Centers (OCC / NOCC)—to advise and guide software product teams, operational leaders, and system architects. You will help translate battle-tested commercial concepts such as Collaborative Decision Making (CDM), real-time disruption management, automated flight dispatch, and predictive resource allocation into modern, cloud-native command and control (C2) software capabilities for the warfighter.

Duties include, but not limited to:

Commercial Aviation Practices & Operational Strategy

• Champion the adoption of proven commercial airline Operations Control Center (OCC) processes, metrics, and workflows across Air Operations Center functional areas.
• Introduce and adapt commercial Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) frameworks and Air Traffic Management (ATM) flow strategies to military airspace planning and dynamic air tasking.
• Advise leadership on modern disruption management (irregular operations / IROP) models, crew/fleet recovery algorithms, and slot management concepts to improve operational resilience and sortie execution.

Product Roadmapping & Technology Modernization

• Partner closely with product managers, software engineers, and user-experience (UX) designers to translate operational p...