Program Manager

SAFRAN ELECTRICAL AND POWER Twinsburg, OH - Onsite

All applicants must be able to work in the US without assistance now or in the future.

The Program Manager works in cooperation with other program managers in a consistent program team led by a Senior Program Manager. The Senior Program Manager allocates the management of one of the programs in her/his scope to the program manager. The Program Manager role is to lead all the stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction and economic performance of a program while monitoring and mastering risk level.

The Program Manager is in charge of conducting program activities in consistency with the Safran Program management referential: PROMPT, ONE Safran and associate Group Procedure (GRP-0203, GRP-0204, GRP-0206, GRP-0207, GRP-0208, GRP-0209, GRP-0210, GRP-0289).

On behalf of a Senior Program Manager, the Program Manager is accountable for achieving program objectives on a program from contract awards (S3 milestone) to retrieve from service (S12 milestone). This requires to ensure the global coordination of all the activities to deliver expected program figures as defined in Medium Term Plan (MTP) and to ensure consistency with customer expectations while limiting risk exposure generated by program activities to an acceptable level.

During the Bid and proposals phase (S1 to S2 milestone), the Program Manager validates RC and NRC estimates and associated assumptions to ensure the delivery of a sound business case ing the R&T phase (S0), the Program Manager coordinates an R&T program, its associated schedule, milestones and budget. The Program Manager works closely with sales and marketing to develop sound technology roadmaps and a channel to market.

As the R&T activities fall outside the formal development process, the Program Manager develops and applies an appropriate management plan inspired, but not strictly conforming to PROMPT, during the R&T phase. The Program Manager is in charge of managing Technology Readiness Level and Manufacturing Readiness Level during the R&T phase.

The order of magnitude for this role is a yearly budget between 1 and 5 M$ and a yearly revenue between 1 and 10 M$; direct contact with one primary customer; management of activities involving multiple countries; management of complex development; operational management of customer satisfaction, profitability of the business plan, and control of risk level on a program; ensuring application of program processes;

participation in construction and approval of a business plan during the bid phase (S1 to S2); building program-level MTP; monitoring program performance; ensuring program reporting (internal and external); ensuring efficient steering of a program; ensuring deployment of efficient corrective action in case of drift; organizing program reviews (and PROMPT milestones for programs in development and in service); supporting program audit;

and participating in the program improvement process.

Key Performance Measures:
1) Compliance with MTP figures in terms of program yearly revenue and program yearly budget.
2) Less than 10% of red score card during customer satisfaction (criteria are OTD, OQD, TTGF, adherence to customer schedule).
3) PROMPT milestones on time. Travel: less than 20% travel; may travel quarterly.

Education/

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of relevant education and work. Experience that will allow successful performance of job specifications. PMP certification a plus. Strong track record with proven experience, including experience leading cross‑functional teams is essential. Experience of working in a matrix organization. Experience with in an engineering environment is strongly preferred. Aerospace and/or defense program management experience strongly preferred.

Training and experience in applying Program Management standards and tools to a business (program planning, monitoring and control, integrated program management and risk management).

Skills:

Leadership skills; strong leadership along with the ability to interface with cross‑functional disciplines using strong interpersonal skills to drive tasks to completion.…