Program Director

Location: Mirabel (QC). Company: AAA Canada (mandate for a major player in aerospace). Planned start: April 2026. Type: Full‑time, permanent.

Benefits

• Sick days to support your well‑being.
• Comprehensive group insurance program.
• Career advancement and professional growth opportunities.
• Stimulating work environment with large‑scale aerospace projects.
• Health, wellness and development program.
• Competitive salary.
• Employee assistance program.
• Free parking.

Main responsibilities

• Lead and monitor the profitability of programs under your responsibility; implement a convergence plan to meet defined objectives.
• Define and update quality, cost and schedule indicators.
• Anticipate and quantify potential risks and propose preventive actions.
• Lead and coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Manage the change process (technical scope deviations, claims, contract amendment requests).
• Manage external client relationships.
• Resolve client issues.
• Propose trade‑offs to the monthly Program Committees before the Executive Committee (EXCOM).
• Set up program monitoring according to their importance and criticality.
• Address critical issues with client management.
• Ensure achievement of quality, cost and schedule objectives validated during offer reviews.
• Have authority over budget allocations and decisions to achieve program profitability.
• Act as the client interface during monthly reviews and in case of issues.
• Provide cross‑functional management of multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Be responsible for programs that are significant for the Group.
• Perform duties in accordance with the company's vision, doctrine and code of ethics.
• Apply and comply with safety rules at all times.
• Apply and comply with the rules of our policy and our quality system.
• Any other related tasks.

Qualifications

• Mastery of communication techniques.
• Expertise in the Group's business sectors and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of the commercialization steps.
• Expertise in program management and manufacturing processes.
• Lead working groups.
• Monitor a budget.
• Ability to manage client and supplier relationships.
• Master project management tools and methods.
• Anticipate deviations and overruns; resolve production dysfunctions.
• Negotiate contractual deviations with the client.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve objectives.
• Adapt to internal and external client requirements.
• Adapt and help your team adapt to changes (technological, organizational).
• Have a global vision of the project or activity.
• Demonstrate assertiveness internally and externally.
• Analytical skills, synthesis and the ability to take perspective.
• Fluent French and English, spoken and written, for client communication.

Want to contribute to the future of aerospace?

At AAA Canada we believe in human potential above all. We look beyond CVs: we care about your background, skills and vision.

AAA subscribes to the principle of employment equity and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

To apply, send your application to Valerie.bujold@aaa-canada.ca