Manager, Capture and Proposal Management - Bombardier Defense

In your role, you will

At Bombardier Defense, our team works together to develop variants and derivatives of our class leading Challenger and Global business jets to enable persistent airborne solutions to our special mission customers. In this role is you will lead a team of direct reports to manage Bombardier Defense programs internationally. 
The candidate will have the following responsibilities (but not limited to):

•    Lead a team of program managers to drive the execution of key multi-million/multi-year programs:
o    Track program requirements, scope, budget
o    Track the detailed program schedules and milestones
o    Perform continuous risk management
•    Act as the face of the organization to external customers for escalation issues;
•    Holds P&L oversight for assigned programs and is accountable for overall customer satisfaction and building strong external business relationships;
•    Provides direct oversight during the negotiation, proposal and commercial impact phases for contractual change management throughout the program execution; 
•    Direct work to achieve milestones per committed schedule and budget – ensuring proactive risk assessment and contingency management;
•    Has intimate knowledge of contractual requirements for assigned programs and ensures timely execution and administration of programs to remain in compliance with such requirements; 
•    Establish a strong governance for weekly Program reviews; including internal executive reviews and external customer reviews;
•    Coordinate with internal resources/stakeholders such as engineering, contracts, finance and logistics during Program execution to remove roadblocks;
•    The position has responsibility for leadership and building a strong and inclusive team and helping each team members develop professionally; 
•    Establishes balanced customer-focused and business focused performance indices and directs work to achieved these targets

This key leadership position has responsibility for building a strong, diverse and inclusive team and supporting the professional growth of each team member.

As our ideal candidate

•    You hold a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (or equivalent);
•    You have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in program management; or equivalent experience;
•    Demonstrated responsibility in program management and execution; team leadership is an asset;
•    You are team player with initiative and excellent communication skills;
•    Strong customer-facing skills and experience are required;
•    You have the ability to effectively negotiate in-line with business objectives;
•    Demonstrated ability to build strong business relationships and credibility and interact with key internal stakeholders and external customers;
•    You are able to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively while working toward aggressive deadlines;
•    You have a strong working knowledge of Bombardier's policies and processes;
•    You have a strong technical knowledge of aircraft, aircraft systems and special mission equipment;
•    You have knowledge of ITAR and previous experience in government and military flight operations exposure would be considered an asset;
•    You may be required to travel and work extended hours when required;
•    You are eligible to view and handle ITAR material as well as be able to obtain a NATO Secret security clearance (as required). Prior government operational experience or military experience is an asset.