Senior Manager, Safety & Quality Intelligence
Location: Montreal
- The role can be located in Montreal, Canada, or in any relevant location within Europe.
- The role can be located in Montreal, Canada, or in any relevant location within Europe.
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking leader to establish and lead CAE's Safety & Quality Intelligence capability. This role will transform fragmented Safety and Quality data into actionable intelligence that supports decision-making, risk management, operational excellence, and regulatory confidence.
Working across Operations and the Civil and Defense & Security business units, the successful candidate will lead the consolidation and standardization of Safety and Quality analytics, establish enterprise-wide metrics and reporting frameworks, and help shape the future Global Safety & Quality Intelligence Platform.
The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership with strong analytical expertise and is comfortable engaging with senior executives while building foundational processes and capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to influence how CAE leverages analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence to strengthen governance, improve performance, and foster a proactive, data-driven Safety & Quality culture.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the consolidation and standardization of Safety & Quality analytics across CAE.
- Establish and govern a robust Safety & Quality data framework to improve consistency, reliability, and decision‑making.
- Define enterprise-wide metrics, KPIs, reporting standards, and data taxonomies.
- Develop executive dashboards, risk intelligence, and performance insights to support global Safety & Quality governance.
- Partner with the Safety & Quality Systems Governance function to develop the Global Safety & Quality Intelligence Platform, ensuring technology solutions align with business objectives.
- Define requirements for predictive analytics, automation, and AI‑enabled capabilities within the platform.
- Lead and develop a team of analytics and intelligence professionals.
- Collaborate with leaders across Global Safety, Global Operational Governance, Operations, Manufacturing, and the Civil and Defense & Security business units.
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Information Systems, Quality Management, Engineering, Aviation Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in analytics, data governance, intelligence, quality management, safety management, compliance monitoring, or continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated experience leading analytics, reporting, or intelligence initiatives across multiple business units or operational environments.
- Proven experience establishing and managing KPI frameworks, reporting standards, metrics, taxonomies, and dashboard structures.
- Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI or equivalent platforms.
- Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and reporting best practices.
- Experience working within regulated environments, preferably in aerospace, engineering, manufacturing, safety, quality, or compliance-related functions.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and lead change in a global, matrixed organization.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing professional teams.
- Professional certifications in analytics, data management, quality, safety, auditing, project management, AI, or business intelligence.
- Experience standardizing analytics across multiple systems, business units, or geographic regions.
- Knowledge of aviation safety, quality assurance, compliance…
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