The Senior Director of Programs and Business Operations will have overall responsibility for all program management and business level execution for the key aerospace systems programs in development and/or production, and operations. The position will be a part of the senior management team and report directly to the President. The Senior Director will gain a deep understanding of each phase of the supplier program areas and manage all master plans and production planning via program execution, external customer relationships and program leadership and management. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to deliver quality products, on time and at the lowest possible cost on a regular and consistent basis.
Specific Responsibilities:
Program Execution:
Enhance and implement organizational strategic vision for program execution focused on customer satisfaction
Ensure that overall project performance is compliant with contractual commitments (schedule, quality, cost, licenses,
T&C's, etc.)
Must have experience in Integrated Master Schedule development, EVMS and Theory of Constraints
Work collaboratively with the senior management team to integrate cross functional activities for ultimate success of the
Mothership programs
Leverage the necessary systems, processes, and tools to better support the collection, and sharing of key pertinent data
that is generated by the production programs
Report on and disseminate key standard metrics related to customer satisfaction, program cost and schedule performance
(SPI/CPI), on-time deliveries for product and data items, programmatic milestones, etc.
Lead bid/proposal practices to ensure consistency in customer output and company branding, ensure compliance with all
the requirements within the master schedules, and develop a robust and timely briefing package to executivemanagement
Build and train a strong PM team across the divisions of the company focused on program excellence and ethics
Customer Relationships:
Cultivate existing relationships
Manage relationships with "key" customers and promote customer-centric model for service excellence within the entire
program management organization
Program Leadership and Management:
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and demanding work environment.
Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence
Demonstrate immediate and consistent communications with executive management of program issues
Attract, develop, coach, and retain high-performance team members, empowering them to elevate their level of
performance and accountability
Work with staff to leverage systems to ensure consistent, high-quality project management and fidelity in reporting
Manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment with multiple priorities.
Impeccable integrity
Strong analytical and reporting skills; business intuition; solid work ethic