Program Manager, Cabin Interiors, Senior

Jamco America Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental and Vision Reimbursement

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Bereavement Leave

Educational Assistance

Family and Medical Leave

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Flexible Benefit Plan (Flex Spending)

Holidays

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Jamco America Inc. is seeking a senior Program Manager to lead aircraft cabin interiors programs with end-to-end accountability for execution, revenue, cost, schedule, margin, risk, and customer commitments.

You will guide global cross-functional teams and interface with customers, OEMs, suppliers, and executive leadership. The role demands 7+ years of aerospace PM experience, strong P&L ownership, and proven ability to influence across multiple functions while protecting margin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, engineering, or related field; engineering degree preferred.
• Typically 7+ years of aerospace/aircraft program management experience, including major customer programs.
• Demonstrated P&L ownership with experience in EAC/ETC, EVM, forecasting, margin recovery, and change/claims negotiation.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional teams through influence without direct authority.
• Experience working with airline customers, OEMs, suppliers, and global/multi-site teams.
• Strong program planning, financial management, risk management, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent executive-level communication, presentation, customer-management, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the full program lifecycle and P&L performance of assigned cabin interiors programs, including development, production, delivery, and in-service support.
• Develop and execute program strategies, plans, WBS, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and customer deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and other functions to achieve program objectives.
• Serve as the primary program interface with customers, OEMs/STC applicants, suppliers, and executive leadership.
• Manage scope, configuration, contractual changes, customer requests, and schedule commitments while protecting margin and delivery performance.
• Own program financial performance, including revenue, cost-to-complete, margin, budgets, forecasts, EAC/ETC, and EVM.
• Identify, price, negotiate, and manage contract changes and claims; lead cost-reduction and margin-recovery initiatives.
• Monitor technical, financial, supply-chain, and schedule risks and implement mitigation and recovery plans.
• Lead customer and program milestone reviews, including ITCM, PDR, CDR, and executive performance reviews.
• Support RFQs, proposals, pricing, and new-business pursuits by validating scope, cost, schedule, margin, risk, and resource assumptions.
• Identify continuous-improvement, follow-on business, and program growth opportunities.
• Provide timely program, financial, technical, risk, and schedule reporting to customers and executive management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

P&L ownership

Cross-functional leadership

Financial management

Risk management

Negotiation

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Job Description

FLSA Status: Exempt

Leads major aircraft cabin interiors programs with end-to-end accountability for program execution and financial performance. Owns program revenue, cost, schedule, margin, risk, and customer commitments while leading global cross-functional teams through influence to deliver profitable, high-quality, and compliant solutions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Own the full program lifecycle and P&L performance of assigned cabin interiors programs, including development, production, delivery, and in-service support.
• Develop and execute program strategies, plans, WBS, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and customer deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and other functions to achieve program objectives.
• Serve as the primary program interface with customers, OEMs/STC applicants, suppliers, and executive leadership.
• Manage scope, configuration, contractual changes, customer requests, and schedule commitments while protecting margin and delivery performance.
• Own program financial performance, including revenue, cost-to-complete, margin, budgets, forecasts, EAC/ETC, and EVM.
• Identify, price, negotiate, and manage contract changes and claims; lead cost-reduction and margin-recovery initiatives.
• Monitor technical, financial, supply-chain, and schedule risks and implement mitigation and recovery plans.
• Lead customer and program milestone reviews, including ITCM, PDR, CDR, and executive performance reviews.
• Support RFQs, proposals, pricing, and new-business pursuits by validating scope, cost, schedule, margin, risk, and resource assumptions.
• Identify continuous-improvement, follow-on business, and program growth opportunities.
• Provide timely program, financial, technical, risk, and schedule reporting to customers and executive management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience; engineering degree preferred.

Typically 7+ years of aerospace/aircraft program management experience, including major customer programs.

Demonstrated P&L ownership with experience in EAC/ETC, EVM, forecasting, margin recovery, and change/claims negotiation.

Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional teams through influence without direct authority.

Experience working with airline customers, OEMs, suppliers, and global/multi-site teams.

Strong program planning, financial management, risk management, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent executive-level communication, presentation, customer-management, and relationship-building skills.

Successful completion of required pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No direct reports. Leads cross-functional program teams through influence, credibility, and shared objectives.

Travel & Work Environment

Work is primarily performed in a professional office environment with interaction across global operations.

Domestic and international travel is required to support customers, programs, and Jamco locations.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental and Vision Reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Benefit Conversion at Termination
• Bereavement Leave
• Educational Assistance
• Family and Medical Leave
• Paid Parental Leave (40 hours) *Qualifying event after June 15th, 2022
• Flexible Benefit Plan (Flex Spending)
• Holidays
• Jury Duty/Witness Service Leave
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Pregnancy Leave
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Personal Leave
• Wedding Leave
• Wellness Program/Gym Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance

This description provides a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities.

Jamco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be provided in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).