Director, Line of Business Leader

5 days ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Leonardo DRS Full time

Summary

The Director, Line of Business is responsible for leading the program management function of the Line of Business (LOB) and/or Company (CO). This includes full life cycle management (development, production, and sustainment) of the LOB and/or CO.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the LOB and/or CO program management function, including full life cycle management.
  • Oversee overall P&L responsibility for the LOB at the gross margin level.
  • Manage multiple functions within the LOB, including engineering, program management, business development, and program finance.
  • Ensure proper methods are followed to track program cost, schedules, and performance across LOB and/or CO.
  • Track all program cost, schedules, and performance against established program milestones, reporting status to management stakeholders on a regular basis.
  • Set strategic direction, including business capture/growth strategy and driving technology roadmaps to meet that strategy.
  • Develop and implement recovery plans for yellow and red programs.
  • Ensure program methodologies for the LOB and/or CO and the program management directives are followed.
  • Work closely with existing customers and obtain feedback on the company's performance.
  • Work closely with business development, marketing, and sales to enhance the business portfolio.
  • May lead all meetings and the integrated product team (kick-off through project close).
  • Manage inventory effectively.
  • Manage internal research and development programs within LOB and/or CO.
  • Develop internal relationships with management stakeholders.
  • Manage Program Management development, including coaching, teaching, retaining, attracting, and mentoring for all programs.
  • Lead monthly program reviews for the Company or LOB.
  • Conduct program reviews that identify root-cause and corrective action, as well as continuous improvement and financial performance.
  • Work closely with Business Development to provide future opportunities for existing customers and solutions for new customers.
  • Understand and implement lean and process improvement principles.
  • Understand and develop methodologies that all program managers can apply, using leading versus lagging indicators.
  • Develop processes for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating risk throughout the program life cycle.
  • Represent the Company as appropriate in its relationships with major customers, suppliers, competitors, government agencies, professional societies, and similar groups.
  • Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and development opportunities for direct reports.
  • Support, communicate, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization.

Requirements for Success:

  • Engineering or business degree required; Master's degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience.
  • Certification in Program Management preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU level 3).
  • Advanced knowledge of program management tools and procedures.
  • Leadership and management skills, particularly 'influence management' and 'conflict resolution'.
  • Significant experience throughout the program lifecycle from development through sustainment, including proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts.
  • Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity, and variance analysis.
  • Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing, and supply chain management.
  • Excellent customer interface skills.
  • Advanced problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated success in managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling, and budget control.
  • Must have a successful track record in managing complex aerospace/defense programs, such as a prime or sub contractor to a domestic or foreign military organization.
  • Must have excellent leadership and oral and written communication skills.
  • Must have a portfolio of programs in which financial objectives (profit, cash flow, revenue, bookings) were achieved.
  • Prefer experience with turnaround programs in which recovery was successful.

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