Program Manager, Cabin Interiors, Senior

Program Leadership and Execution

Owns the full lifecycle and profit-and-loss performance of assigned customer interiors programs across multiple airlines (development, production, and in-service).

Learns across cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain manufacturing and factory operations, quality, and finance) through influence rather than direct authority.

Develops and executes program strategy to deliver within cost, schedule, margin, and requirements.

• Defines program schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Creates and maintains program plans and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Supports the RFQ and bid process by validating scope, cost, margin assumptions, and resource needs.
• Manages program scope and configuration changes against contract, cost, and schedule baselines.
• Dispositions and negotiates customer change requests to protect program margin and schedule.
• Establishes and holds delivery schedules and customer milestone commitments.
• Tracks, forecasts, and communicates the cost and margin impact of program changes.
• Promotes program execution and continuous improvement by partnering across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality.
• Maintains program performance and customer feedback to identify cost-reduction and improvement opportunities.
• Provides program and pricing input to business development to support follow-on capture and new program pursuits.

Customer and Stakeholder Management

Acts as the primary customer interface for program and contractual matters.

Acts as the primary interface with the OEM or STC Applicant.

Conducts program milestone reviews with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., ITCM, PDR, CDR).

Reports program financial, schedule, and technical performance to executive management.

Risk and Opportunities Management

Identifies and manages program risks (technical, financial, schedule) and develops mitigation strategies.

Identifies and pursues opportunities to expand scope and capture follow-on and new program contracts.

Financial Management

Owes full profit-and-loss accountability for assigned customer interiors programs, including revenue recognition, cost-to-complete, and margin performance against bid and the annual operating plan.

• Builds, defends, and manages budgets and forecasts; reports variance to plan and corrective actions to executive management.
• Manages Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) and Estimate-to-Complete (ETC) and apply Earned Value Management (EVM) to track cost and schedule performance and drive corrective action when a program trends off-margin.
• Ledges contract change notices (CCNs) and claims to protect and grow program margin.
• Leads cost-reduction and margin-recovery initiatives across the program value stream.

Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in business management or engineering, or equivalent related work experience; engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of program management experience in the aircraft or aerospace industry, including demonstrated experience leading full program profit-and-loss on major customer programs (EAC/EVM management, margin recovery, and change and claims negotiation).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence without direct authority, and to operate effectively across global sites and cultures.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required to effectively interact with employees, customers, and suppliers.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental and Vision Reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Benefit Conversion at Termination
• Bereavement Leave
• Education Assistance
• Family and Medical Leave
• Paid Parental Leave (40 hours)
• Flexible Benefit Plan (Flex Spending)
• Holidays
• Jury Duty/Witness Service Leave
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Pregnancy Leave
• Pay-As-You-Go (PTO)
• Personal Leave
• Wedding Leave
• Wellness Program/Gym Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance