Head of Air Mobility Group

Overview

Company Overview Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation.

Metrea builds vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field—what we call connecting design with effect. Metrea’s solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.

This role sits within the Air Mobility Group (AIRMOB) MOB is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s aerial refueling (AAR) capabilities, ensuring the readiness and operational effectiveness of the tanker fleet. AIRMOB oversees fleet management, maintenance, and airworthiness, working to sustain and enhance refueling operations. It manages the integration of new processes and technologies, ensuring that tanker aircraft remain mission-ready through effective logistics, maintenance oversight, and regulatory compliance.

By coordinating across various teams, AIRMOB ensures the fleet meets both current and future operational needs, supporting a range of specialized air mobility missions.

• Developing the Group Structure (“On the Group”)
  • Lead the design and development of the AIRMOB Group, implementing scalable, efficient processes.
  • Build industry-specific frameworks, financial models, and digital systems (in partnership with Operations) to enable workflow automation and meet government contracting requirements.
  • Provide decision support at tactical, operational, and strategic levels.
  • Identify growth opportunities in knowledge, skills, and culture; drive professional development and talent acquisition to build a high-performing team of Metreans.
  • Foster a unified “One Team” culture rooted in humility, aligned with Metrea’s Individual Firmware attributes:
    Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over Do’er.
• Providing Group Direction, Guidance & Support (“In the Group”)
  • Lead development of the Group’s growth strategy through the annual Enterprise Value Case (EVC) cycle, delivering Strategic Milestones (SMs) and OKRs across AIRMOB Capability Areas (CAs) in alignment with Metrea’s Strategy Map.
  • Contribute to Metrea’s Campaign Plan (CAMPLAN), Capability Plan (CAPEPLAN), and Marketing Plans (MPLAN) relevant to AAR.
  • Oversee performance reviews of AIRMOB CAs, ensuring progress against OKRs and KPIs; lead interventions when necessary.
  • Support reporting (monthly, quarterly, board) with strategic analysis, risk planning, and mitigation strategies.
  • Actively assess and shape Group risk exposure and opportunity management, influencing internal programs and potential acquisitions.

• Senior leadership experience in aerospace & defense, with proven ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity through sound judgment.
• Extensive aircrew background, ideally with AAR expertise.
• Deep knowledge of aviation regulatory environments (FAA essential, DCMA desirable), including hands-on operations experience and ideally prior accountable executive responsibility in the commercial sector.
• Working knowledge of FAA Airworthiness and Maintenance procedures.
• Proven experience engaging with senior stakeholders (customers, suppliers, partners) to represent the company at the highest levels.
• Track record of leading teams, managing budgets, and delivering measurable results.
• Familiarity with US government budget cycles and procurement processes.
• Flexibility to travel frequently, domestically and internationally, often on short notice.
• Strong critical thinking, judgment, and attention to detail; intellectually curious and quick to adapt.
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