Senior Program Manager

Safran S.A.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran in New York seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead a portfolio of programs for multiple customers and product lines, directing a team of Program Managers to ensure satisfaction and economic performance while mastering risk.

The role requires coordinating activities, delivering MTP figures, aligning with customer expectations, and driving program reviews and reporting; occasional travel and extended hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of related experience or a master's with at least 4 years of related experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate global activities to deliver figures defined in the Medium Term Plan (MTP).
• Ensure consistency with customer expectations and limit risk exposure.
• Lead program managers and manage reporting, reviews, and action plans across programs.
• Support deployment of program management standards and tools across the portfolio.
• Travel occasionally (domestic and international) as required.

Skills

Leadership skills

Program management

Negotiation

Customer management

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Financial management

Matrix organization

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6 years related experience

Master's degree + 4 years related experience

Job description

Summary:

The Senior Program Manager will manage a consistent portfolio of programs related to a set of customers or to a product line. This role is a management position, with a team of Program Managers as direct reports.The Senior Program Manager role will lead program managers and all the stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction and economic performance of the programs in their scope while monitoring and mastering risk level. This role is responsible for conducting program activities in consistency with the SAFRAN Program management referential: PROMPT, ONE Safran and associate Group Procedure

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This requires to ensure the global coordination of all the activities to

• Deliver expected program figures as define in Medium Term Plan (MTP)
• Ensure consistency with customer expectation
• Limit risk exposure generated by program activities to an acceptable level

During Bids phase (S1 to S2 milestone), The Senior Program Manager ensures that the program team validate the RC and NRC estimates and associate assumptions (such as schedule and industrial logic) to ensure the delivery of a sound business case at S3.Responsible for managing Technology Readiness Level and Manufacturing Readiness Level during R&T phase by:

• Managing operationally customer satisfaction, profitability of business plan and control risk level on the programs in her/his scope
• Ensuring application of program processes on the programs in her/his scope
• Participating in construction and approval of business plan during bid phase (S1 to S2)
• Building program MTP on the programs in her/his scope
• Monitoring program performance on the programs in her/his scope
• Ensuring program reporting (internal and external) on the programs in her/his scope
• Ensuring an efficient steering on the programs in her/his scope
• Ensuring deployment of efficient corrective action in case of drift on the programs in her/his scope
• Organizing program reviews (and PROMPT milestone for program in development and in service)
• Supporting Program audit on the programs in her/his scope
• Participating in program improvement process
• Adheres to safe work practices and contributes to the evolution of the health, safety, and environmental program and culture;
• Travel requirements: Occasional travel (general guideline: once per quarter) both domestic & internationally.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Evening/night hours may be required.
• Extra hours may be required during business peaks.

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of what an employee will encounter while successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Report hierarchically and functionally to the Director of Programs
• Direct Manager of Program Managers
• Interface with members of the Division Leadership and with members of other organizations of the company.
• Delegation of the Director of Programs to coordinate activities and decide orientation on the scope of the programs they are in charge of.
• Works within the matrix with functional leaders to ensure alignment of Program activity, will interact with all functions and departments of Safran.
• Supervises the activities of program managers allocated to her/his programs
• Coordinate with Programs managers to have a consistent approach towards customers.

Education and/or Experience:

• A bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of related experience
• OR a master's degree with at least 4 years of related experience.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience that will allow successful performance of job expectations will also be considered.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to develop and coach team members in the following skills, financial management, contractual management, engineering development management,
• Career progression both in job responsibility and relevant education/training must be demonstrated.
• A strong background in managing program financials, business cases.
• A background in contractual negotiation
• Training and experience in applying Program Management standards and tools to a business. (Program planning, monitoring and control, integrated program management and risk management).
• Must understand constrain of operation activities (order fulfilment process, Turn Around Time, procurement cycle, learning curve, efficiency, production burden, cost escalation)
• Strong track record with proven experience, including experience leading cross-functional program teams is essential
• Experience working in a matrix organization.
• Leadership Skills
• Project/program management
• Negotiation Skills: Ability to conduct negotiations and coach others on developing negotiation skills.
• Customer Management
• Communication

Preferred Skills :

• Experience within an Engineering environment
• Aerospace and/ or defense program management experience

Supervisory Experience:

• A yearly budget between 5 and 25 M€
• A yearly revenue between 10 and 60 M€
• Management of a team between 1 and 7 people
• Direct contact with one or two main customers
• Management of activities across multiple countries