Cirrus Aircrafts Mission is to deliver an aviation experience that is the pinnacle of innovation, quality, and safety to our customers. Cirrus Aircraft is the recognized global leader in personal aviation and the maker of the best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet™, the worlds first single engine Personal Jet and recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) – the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system included as standard equipment on an aircraft. To date, worldwide flight time on Cirrus aircraft has passed sixteen million hours and over 250 people have returned home safely to their families as a result of the inclusion of CAPS® as a standard feature on all Cirrus aircraft. Find out more at cirrusaircraft.com.
Cirrus offers a competitive benefits package and is dedicated to the advancement of general aviation. The Cirrus Flying Club offers employees and their family members the unique opportunity to obtain their private pilots license in the comfort of a Cirrus or rent a Cirrus for an impromptu adventure at a greatly reduced rate. We are committed to investing in the future of our employees and company by offering professional development and career progression opportunities and we engage employees by offering several employee and family events throughout the year, as well as the opportunity to take part in activity clubs and community events.
Job Summary:
Cirrus is currently seeking a Program Manager at our worldwide headquarters in Duluth, MN. The position will primarily focus on a portfolio of customer facing projects working with several cross-functional teams and multiple locations. We are looking for a self-starting leader who is highly motivated to build teams, drive results, and creatively solve problems to advance project execution.
Position Details:
- This position requires a high degree of interaction and communication with most departments as well as internal/external stakeholders for success and therefore communication and facilitation skills are critical.
- Individual must be able to lead highly diverse, cross-functional teams and effectively execute all project phases in the project lifecycle using industry standard tools and methodology. The position will have added focus on project initiating and planning phases to drive decision making. Strong executive level communication and presentation skills are required.
- Role is responsible for managing programs scope, schedule, budget, product bill of materials cost and product weight all while fulfilling the programs requirements and objectives
- Must be familiar with project management measurement techniques like CIP/SPI and Earned Value
- Must have experience managing multiple projects simultaneously using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) methodology and project scheduling tools. Program Manager should have demonstrated performance leading teams to obtain desired project or program results.
- Due to the cross-functional nature of this position, individual should be highly effective at coaching/training to mentor the various skill levels of project teams.
- Managing several projects as part of a program requires extreme attention to detail.
- Position requires program level budget tracking including project expense, revenue, and/or capitalization.
- Travel, up to 25 may be required
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelors degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university, and 7 years of project management experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- PMP certification preferred (required within 12 months)
- Risk management experience required.
- Strong skills in using schedule management software
- Experience in using visualization tools like tableau and/or Microsoft Power BI
- Supervisory experience required.
- Masters degree preferred.
- Experience working with financial modeling and business proposals preferred.
- Continuous improvement experience preferred.
Demonstrated Proficiencies/Skills/Abilities:
Must be able to demonstrate the ability to read, write and speak the English language.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime hours may be required.
This opportunity is located in Duluth, Minnesota. As the home to our corporate headquarters, Duluth is a four-season city on the western tip of Lake Superior and was voted “Best Town” by Outside Magazine. The splendor of the largest freshwater lake in the world offers a multitude of outdoor activities for adventure or rejuvenation. The North Shore lifestyle is known its year-round activities, including bicycle and snowmobile trails, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing, hiking, golfing, sailing and skiing. And as a top employer in the area, Cirrus Aircraft was recently named “Best Overall Large Company to Work for in the Northland” and “Best Workplace Culture” by the Duluth News Tribune readers.
Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
