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Vertical Lift Senior Integration & Future Programmes Manager

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Description

We are seeking a Vertical Lift Senior Integration & Future Programmes Manager to lead a team in delivering key proposals, growth, and governance across Chinook and Apache programmes.

As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for all aspects of programme performance and have line management responsibility for a core team of project managers and PMOs. You will support the Vertical Lift Leadership team in mobilising new programmes, driving strong governance, and ensuring functional excellence and best practices are employed across the growing portfolio.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of successful programme delivery with first-class leadership and motivational skills. You must be able to inspire outstanding work from team members with a range of experience and technical abilities. Other requirements include excellent interpersonal, communication, and time management skills, with a strong knowledge of functional disciplines and experience of managing supply chain partners.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead execution of complex programme management activities across a portfolio of projects
  • Lead a cross-functional leadership team in a matrix organisation
  • Lead programme financial business reviews and hold P&L responsibility for assigned portfolio
  • Implement and maintain established processes for executing Programmes across multiple work packages
  • Prevent and resolve complex problems
  • Integrate the implementation of Programme Management Best Practices
  • Build high-performing teams to achieve business and customer objectives
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders
  • Lead Continuous Improvement of the Programme Management best practices
  • Design and streamline models and processes
  • Select, evaluate, and apply company standards, policies, and procedures
  • Establish high-level professional networks and customer/supplier rapport
  • Partner in the development of business unit strategy and achievement of long-term strategies
  • Lead development of the programme architecture and top-level plans for a programme

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
  • Continuous learning opportunities
  • Success as defined by you, with tools and flexibility to make a meaningful impact
  • Diverse and inclusive culture
  • 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break
  • Pension Plan with 10% employer contribution
  • Company-paid BUPA Medical Plan
  • Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
  • Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
  • 6x annual salary life insurance
  • Learning Together Programme
  • Access to Boeing's Well Being Programs
  • Excellent parental leave options

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Analytical Skills
  • Project Leadership
  • Programme Management Best Practices
  • International Traffic in Arms Requirements
Apply on Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited