Senior Program Manager (Aerospace)

Role overview

Program responsibilities

• Translate business strategy and customer requirements into roadmaps, priorities, milestones, budgets, forecasts, and resource plans.
• Lead program objectives, accountability, decision rights, and operating cadence across functions.
• Oversee execution across projects and track scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, changes, dependencies, and contractual commitments.
• Monitor financial and program performance, maintain dashboards and forecasts, and lead governance and corrective-action reviews.
• Serve as the primary program interface for customers and stakeholders; resolve issues and maintain customer confidence.
• Align teams and resources, support contracts and compliance, and identify growth, funding, and margin opportunities.
• Coach program and project leaders and improve management practices, processes, tools, and templates.

Candidate qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of demonstrated program management experience in the aerospace industry.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Eligible to obtain NATO-level security clearance.
• Experience working with aerospace OEM customers.
• French fluency is an asset; PMP designation is preferred but not required.

Travel

• Travel is required as needed, approximately 25% within Canada and internationally.

Compensation and benefits

• Salary range is $120,000–$160,000, with final compensation based on experience, skills, and fit; pay cadence is not specified.
• Additional offerings include bonus or profit sharing, share purchase programs, health and wellness benefits, and growth opportunities.

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