Strategic Leader, Mission Training & Advanced Capabilities

Cae; England; Hybride; GBP 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits

Dynamic and collaborative team

Opportunity to work on diverse defence

Résumé du poste

CAE is seeking a Business Line Leader, Mission Training & Advanced Capabilities, to drive strategy and execution across a virtual, cross-functional team. You will bridge advanced technical capabilities with evolving customer requirements and oversee the virtual P&L for the business line in a global context.

The role focuses on multi-domain mission training, including integrated air and missile defence, unmanned and autonomous systems, counter-UAS, and digital battlespace developments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management, business development, capture management, sales, program management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience shaping and winning large strategic opportunities in complex OEM and governmental environments.
• Product or program P&L leadership experience in the technology, aerospace, or defence sectors.
• Experience with joint and integrated military operational readiness training and operations, including complex mission training environments and mission-readiness requirements.
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated ability to make sound decisions in competitive, fast-paced, and uncertain environments.
• Ability to lead, influence, and drive results through matrix organizations without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, motivate teams, and support high performance.
• Demonstrated success collaborating across technical, commercial, and other cross-functional teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with employees, customers, partners, and executives.

Responsabilités

• Translate the Defence & Security division strategic plan into operational strategies for the business line and provide operational-level input into the broader strategic plan.
• Develop and execute comprehensive business plans with strategic order intake targets that support revenue and profit growth.
• Partner with regional business development teams to build and qualify a robust five-year pipeline.
• Develop strategies to support organic growth within the training market and expansion into the operational support market.
• Lead cross-regional market segment teams to align solutions, proposals, and marketing activities.
• Apply knowledge of joint and integrated military operational readiness training and operations to address complex mission training and readiness requirements.
• Develop opportunities that leverage digital backbone architectures for secure, multi-domain, distributed synthetic training environments.
• Manage partnerships with OEMs and key industry participants.
• Identify technology gaps related to customer mission requirements.
• Secure technology-development funding through available mechanisms, including program backlog, investment books, internal R&D, and customer-funded R&D.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to architect comprehensive and scalable business solutions.
• Map future operational requirements for next-generation multi-domain warfare training.
• Develop comprehensive go-to-market packages to support front-line business development activities.
• Build and mentor high-performing matrix teams through expertise development and coaching.
• Drive strategic staffing decisions in support of pipeline opportunities.
• Foster collaboration across technical and commercial teams.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
• Report quarterly progress through Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) and monthly management reporting.
• Chair quarterly business-line pipeline health governance with regional business development integrated program teams.
• Participate in Lead-to-Award governance, including Pursue/No-Pursue decision gates.
• Monitor the virtual P&L for the business line and drive continuous performance improvement.

Connaissances

Product management

Business development

Capture management

Sales

Program management

Executive leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Decision making

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Business Administration, or equivalent

Description du poste

CAE is seeking a Business Line Leader, Mission Training & Advanced Capabilities, to drive strategy and execution across a virtual, cross-functional team. You will bridge advanced technical capabilities with evolving customer requirements and oversee the virtual P&L for the business line in a global context.

The role focuses on multi-domain mission training, including integrated air and missile defence, unmanned and autonomous systems, counter-UAS, and digital battlespace developments.