Senior Program Leader, Cross-Functional Delivery

globalhr; Durham (NH); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous 401(k) with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Durham, NH is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management to lead customer-focused program execution onsite at our Durham site. The role aligns operations, SIOP, engineering, supply chain, quality, finance, and contracts to deliver against cost, schedule, and performance commitments.

You will guide programs through the full lifecycle, manage milestones, and maintain visibility with customers and site leadership while driving continuous improvement and strategic growth

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• Experience managing programs, projects, or product lines with responsibility for cost, schedule, performance, and customer commitments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across functions such as Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, or Contracts.
• Experience working directly with customers in a program management, operations, manufacturing, or similarly customer-facing environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Site Operations Lead and serve as the designated onsite representative during periods when the General Manager is out of the office.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor program plans, schedules, milestones, and priorities to ensure objectives are achieved.
• Communicate delivery plans, risks, and opportunities to customers and partner with Operations and SIOP on constraints.
• Prepare program plans, business updates, and progress reports while driving value stream strategy, execution, and performance.
• Lead strategic planning activities for assigned programs and translate priorities into actionable execution plans.
• Identify risks, constraints, and performance challenges and drive corrective actions including resource allocation and contractual adjustments.
• Support contract negotiations and changes by coordinating proposals, budgets, and statements of work.
• Lead programs through all phases from initiation to completion and serve as primary customer interface for requirements and status.
• Manage program contract lifecycle activities for cost, schedule, performance, and delivery commitments.
• Support P&L performance and drive execution against sales, EBIT, and recovery objectives.
• Develop and implement standard work across key program areas and promote CORE principles and continuous improvement.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Customer-facing experience

Budget/financial management

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Durham, NH is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management to lead customer-focused program execution onsite at our Durham site. The role aligns operations, SIOP, engineering, supply chain, quality, finance, and contracts to deliver against cost, schedule, and performance commitments.

You will guide programs through the full lifecycle, manage milestones, and maintain visibility with customers and site leadership while driving continuous improvement and strategic growth