International Program Manager

International Program Manager

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• Developed winning Management, Cost, and Technical Proposals, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and Industrial Partnership Agreements & Plans (IPAs/IPPs)
• Experience interfacing with customers at all levels

Responsibilities

• Lead the Offset Accelerator initiative, shaping its vision, execution, and evolution to drive industrialization outcomes across global markets
• Define and refine the strategic roadmap for the initiative, aligning with corporate and regional objectives
• Identify high-impact opportunities for industrial participation and collaboration with international partners
• Engage cross-functional teams to drive implementation, track performance, and ensure alignment with business goals
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement to increase program scalability and effectiveness
• Manage the coordination and development of industrialization concepts and proposals, support the negotiation of industrialization agreements, establish strategic industrial partnerships, and coordinate related global supply chain arrangements
• Execute all phases of the global industrialization program lifecycle to support supply chain, product, and country industrialization strategies in Collins Aerospace markets, including but not limited to: Project Concept Development, Proposal Development, Contract Negotiation and Award, Program Execution
• Collaborate with relevant functions, landed companies / program teams, and existing commercial consortiums to identify, develop and mature industrial partnerships that support execution of global industrialization initiatives
• Support landed companies and capture/program teams in developing relationships with local customers and industry stakeholders, as well as USG authorities, to enable delivery of our global industrialization initiatives
• Interface regularly with both internal and external customers along with executive leadership
• Ensure program growth, accurate forecasting, estimate at completion, and internal monthly reporting
• Travel – Up to 30% of time. International travel for occasional global customer engagements greater than one week in duration across Collins Aerospace global markets including MENA, Asia, and Europe.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the international offset and localization market with the ability to identify best practices and how to best utilize within the company
• Led proposal efforts, including overall proposal planning, coordination, and team management
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM curriculum
• Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) Certified
• Engineering Project Management
• Value Stream Leadership