About This Role

All for driving CAE’s success, from every corner

Behind every success is a team of dedicated experts driving us forward. From HR professionals who shape our culture, to IT innovators driving technological advancements, Finance leaders ensuring our growth, Communicators shining a light on our story, and Legal experts safeguarding our future —every role is essential. Our enterprise functions don’t just support; they lead, playing a critical role in shaping the company’s path forward and ensuring both clients and employees are ready for the moments that matter. Be part of a team where your work makes a difference. You’ll work on impactful projects and turn ideas into reality while enjoying growth opportunities, teamwork, and a balanced work-life.

Position Overview:

The Director, Program Management, Montreal will be responsible for the overall delivery of the CAE Montreal D&S International Portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Programs, D&S International, the incumbent will lead a team of approximatively 40 professionals and will be accountable for meeting strategic plans by delivering expected gross margins, program growth, and developing excellent customer relationships. The Director will help deploy CAE’s technology to maintain competitive positioning and support the sales team with consistent customer interaction.
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead project deliveries, ensuring successful closure and meeting strategic plans

• Deliver expected gross margins and program growth through contract changes, extensions, and new scopes

• Develop and maintain excellent customer relationships and CAE’s reputation as a trusted partner

• Deploy CAE’s technology and differentiators to maintain competitive positioning

• Support the sales team with consistent and coordinated customer interaction. Increase market share and profitability by identifying strategic business opportunities with customers

• Leadership and Governance:

• Develop and mature the organization supporting P&L objectives

• Develop its PMs and its PM organization, ensuring consistent, predictable, and optimal performance

• Lead program management governance and practices to enable successful project delivery

• Guide the project management team to achieve project success, focusing on early identification of leadership gaps and project risks

• Operational Responsibilities:

• Define and lead common project resource allocation and prioritization

• Contribute to developing winning solutions for bids, focusing on meeting themes and achieving required design to cost

• Lead OEM interfaces from an execution perspective and provide operational input to the Strategic Partnership function

• Participate in strategy development and overall leadership of the International Program Management organization 

• Team Management:

• Daily line management of Montreal Portfolio Leaders

• Coach and guide direct reports to achieve project execution within scope, cost, schedule, and quality

• Execute International governance cycle to share experiences and build best practices

• Resolve escalation issues regarding resources, budget, and priorities at higher levels

• Continuous Improvement:

• Initiate continuous improvement activities and develop policies and procedures for project management

• Analyze customer portfolios to identify promising business opportunities and stretch goals

• Set priorities for project activities to ensure interdepartmental and global cooperation and communication

• Establish and maintain business relationships to resolve conflicts with customers regarding project performance, scope, and schedule

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Extensive experience in program management, including experience managing large and complex programs in the defense industry. .

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent experience.

• Proven track record of delivering projects successfully and meeting strategic goals.

• Strong leadership and team management skills.

• High level understanding of financial management.

• Excellent communication and customer relationship management abilities.

• Ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives and continuous improvement activities.

• Fluency in both English and French is considered an asset.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a NATO Secret security clearance.

• Must be willing to travel Internationally on an occasional basis (approximatively 20% of time)

CAE offers: 

• An environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued  

• The opportunity to work on a variety of projects on a multidisciplinary team  

• The possibility to work from home occasionally  

• Flexible schedules  

• Attractive employee benefits 

About CAE

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, and defence and security forces to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators as well as training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

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Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender indentity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by local laws.

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at CAECarrieres-Careers@cae.com