Programs Manager

## Programs Manager Apply:
Sandpoint:
Full time:
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** Job Title
** Programs Manager
** Who are we?
** As an aircraft manufacturer, industrialist, industrial service provider and logistician, Daher currently has approximately 14,500 employees and achieved a revenue of 1.9 billion euros in 2025. With its family ownership, Daher has been focused on innovation since its creation in 1863. With locations in 15 countries across Europe, North America and Asia, Daher designs and develops value-added solutions for its aeronautical and industrial customers and partners  Daher's Idaho site, located in Sandpoint Idaho, a small outdoor community located between Lake Pend Oreille and Schweitzer Mountain, is home to Kodiak, a rugged mission ready 10-seat short takeoff and landing turboprop.

The facility supports design, manufacturing, development, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activities for the Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900, serving customers worldwide. The team of approximately 300 employees builds airplanes starting largely from raw materials, all the way through painting, to final assembly, defining built by hand in Sandpoint Idaho. Beyond final assembly is comprehensive customer service, aircraft maintenance, technical support, and quality oversight, while continuing to engineer the next generation of Kodiak capability.  

Daher is seeking an experienced
** Project Manager
** to lead and coordinate strategic projects across our aircraft product development and fleet support portfolios. This role is responsible for managing complex, cross-functional initiatives that support both new product development and operational fleet programs while ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, and organizational priorities.  The ideal candidate will bring strong project leadership experience, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and the ability to drive results in a dynamic aerospace environment.

Success in this role requires balancing competing priorities, mitigating risks, and leading teams through influence rather than direct authority.##

Key Responsibilities
* Manage projects within the new product development and fleet support portfolios from initiation through completion.
* Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within scope, and aligned with customer and business objectives.
* Evaluate customer requests and collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop effective technical and operational solutions.
* Assess project feasibility, producibility, reliability, maintainability, costs, risks, and profitability.
* Apply project management best practices to monitor project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and communications.
* Develop and present project metrics, KPIs, status reports, and risk assessments to leadership teams.
* Lead project teams using a servant leadership approach that promotes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
* Identify and recommend the resources, staffing, facilities, and funding necessary to achieve project goals.
* Proactively identify risks, mitigation strategies, and opportunities for process improvement.
* Support technical and operational initiatives related to Daher aircraft products and fleet support operations.
* Foster strong relationships with internal teams, customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders.##

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Aviation, or a related field.
* Minimum of
** 10 years of experience
** in project management, program management, or a related leadership role.
* Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
* Proficiency with project…