Program Manager

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Serving the world from our Canadian home and our global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics & space operations, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. Today, we're leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

We’re fueled by a pioneering spirit that carries us beyond. And together we enable highly skilled people to continually push boundaries and tackle big challenges requiring solutions that endure and inspire.

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you

We’re on the hunt for a **Program Manager** on our Satellite systems team at our Montreal office.

As the leading global independent commercial supplier of antennas, payloads, and electronics for communication and radar satellites, our team has successfully contributed to hundreds of missions in the past 60 years. With an extensive heritage in a wide range of solutions delivered to customers globally, our Satellite Systems team continues to grow and evolve on the ground and in the stars.

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

**Role**:
The Program Manager - Information System will identify and manage the important changes required to adapt the information systems to the needs of an assembly line of satellites and satellite products in the context of manufacturing 4.0.

**Tasks**:

- Oversees the activities of internal information system-specific projects from initiation to delivery.
- Manages and prioritizes the project stream, working with internal customers to determine project definition and business requirements.
- Provides budget analysis, resource allocation and coordination of project activities that may be across functional areas within the organization.
- Assigns and monitors work of technical personnel, ensuring that project steps are in alignment with business objectives, on-time and within budget.
- Monitors reliability and any internal issues that appear as a result of the project.
- Develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
- Ensure correct staffing levels on programs and competency matching the project’s needs.
- Prepares detailed schedules to track the program progress on a day-to-day basis, holds frequent and regular assessments of costs to date and estimates to complete and develops work-around plans as required to achieve cost and schedule objectives.
- Identifies and manages program risks and opportunities.
- Maintains hands-on control of the program through a process of regular program reviews, design reviews and audits, workarounds plan meeting, staff meetings, program meetings and the like.
- Provides technical and administrative guidance, direction and decision-making to the program team.

**Required Qualifications**:

- 5 years’ experience of IT program / project management.
- Computer science or similar degree, Bachelors in engineering or a related field
- Experience with negotiations, risk management, contract management, subcontract management, financials.
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Good coordinating and organizational abilities
- Ability to prioritize and display a high level of adaptability/flexibility
- Communication skills in both French and English required.

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**Benefits statement**:
MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

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