Director of Program Management Job

About FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations.
The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories.
FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
Purpose of Position The purpose of the Director, Program Management is to oversee complex initiatives that span multiple business units and departments.
This includes management of Project Managers, Business Leaders, IT Leaders and various Stakeholders to ensure that objectives are clearly defined, measured and achieved.
Tasks and Responsibilities Management of program objectives, inter-dependencies, budget, risks and delivery schedules.
Partner with 3rd party program resources and industry experts.
Report program performance to Executives, Steering Committee and all Stakeholders-Ensure relevant standards, processes and regulations are upheld.
Manage a team of project managers across multiple initiatives.
Change management required to achieve objectives and adopt new technologies, as required.
Minimum Education Bacherlor's or Master's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience.
Minimum Experience Five (5) years’ experience as Program Manager for complex initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Confirmed successful management of complex initiatives to completion.
Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels of an organization from executives to individual contributors.
Ability to build strong partnerships and influence decision makers as well as process and technology adoption.
Proactively understand functional business areas and how they interact/overlap with each other.
Strong Business Acumen.
Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
The employee may be required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.