Chief Program Officer (m/f/d)

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Ihre AufgabenProject/Program Management • Owns the entire project/program portfolio, ensuring prioritization aligns with company strategy, capacity, and financial goals• Maintains a realistic, continuously updated delivery plan coordinated closely with software engineering leadership• Provides visibility into program health and its impact on company performance• Acts as the escalation point for strategic customers in relation to program performance• Facilitates decision-making for trade-offs, resourcing, roadblocks, and cross-department dependencies• Drives continuous improvement in delivery speed, predictability, and quality• Oversees project-level budgeting, cost tracking, margin analysis, and revenue recognition inputs• Identifies cross-program risks and implements mitigation strategies• Promotes a culture of accountability, transparency, and customer-centric delivery• Participates in tender evaluation, offer preparations, partner negotiations, long-term planning, mergers/acquisitions integration programs, and organizational design• Fosters collaboration among Engineering, Sales, Offer Management, Marketing, In-Service Support and Product teams, by working closely with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), In-Service Support lead and Head of Product Management, while reporting to the ATM Director to align operational plans with strategic goalsTeam lead / Mentor • Oversees project managers and program managers• Builds, leads, and mentors a high-performing project/program team• Defines career paths, hiring standards, and training programs for program and project management staff• Ensures consistent project management practices across all project managers and delivery teams• Collaborates with the ATM Business Unit Director to set revenue targets, budgets, and financial forecasts Ihr Profil• Bachelor’s degree, MBA or equivalent • Professional experience in the aviation domain: 10+ years of continuous experience with project management, program leadership or operations in a software or technology environment• At least 5 years of experience in project and people management, experience in leading other project managers, so it would be a manager of other managers, • Nice to have: being mentor to other junior managers and strong leadership • Experience in client leadership with large teams and a high volume of products• Proven track record in delivering projects/programs in a highly international business• Experience in international markets and cross-cultural business environments• Experience working closely with senior executives (C-level) and aligning delivery with strategic objectives• Deep expertise in program governance, portfolio management, resource planning, risk management, and project delivery frameworks• Language skills: excellent command of English and German languages• Highly organized, structured, and disciplined in execution. Able to create and maintain delivery plans and reporting structures across many parallel initiatives• Understanding of financial forecasting, budgeting, cost control, and revenue recognition related to project delivery• Flexible mindset and experience in working in complex organization where you balance market and country perspective• Collaborative leadership style• Customer-focused mindset with a passion for high-quality delivery• Proactive, accountable, and transparent Warum wir?• Flexitime without core working time• 30 days holiday• Good work-life balance due to mobile working• Workation is possible• Individual support with regular further training programmes• Working in international teams• Possibility to use Jobrad, Wellpass, Deutschlandticket, Edenred City Card, corporate benefits• Workplace in the four-country region on Lake Constance with attractive leisure opportunities

Ihre Aufgaben

• Owns the entire project/program portfolio, ensuring prioritization aligns with company strategy, capacity, and financial goals • Maintains a realistic, continuously updated delivery plan coordinated closely with software engineering leadership • Provides visibility into program health and its impact on company performance • Acts as the escalation point for strategic customers in relation to program performance • Facilitates decision-making for trade-offs, resourcing, roadblocks, and cross-department dependencies • Drives continuous improvement in delivery speed, predictability, and quality • Oversees project-level budgeting, cost tracking, margin analysis, and revenue recognition inputs • Identifies cross-program risks and implements mitigation strategies • Promotes a culture of accountability, transparency, and customer-centric delivery • Participates in tender evaluation, offer preparations, partner negotiations, long-term planning, mergers/acquisitions integration programs, and organizational design • Fosters collaboration among Engineering, Sales, Offer Management, Marketing, In-Service Support and Product teams, by working closely with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), In-Service Support lead and Head of Product Management, while reporting to the ATM Director to align operational plans with strategic goals • Oversees project managers and program managers • Builds, leads, and mentors a high-performing project/program team • Defines career paths, hiring standards, and training programs for program and project management staff • Ensures consistent project management practices across all project managers and delivery teams • Collaborates with the ATM Business Unit Director to set revenue targets, budgets, and financial forecasts

Ihr Profil

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA or equivalent • Professional experience in the aviation domain: 10+ years of continuous experience with project management, program leadership or operations in a software or technology environment • At least 5 years of experience in project and people management, experience in leading other project managers, so it would be a manager of other managers, • Nice to have: being mentor to other junior managers and strong leadership • Experience in client leadership with large teams and a high volume of products • Proven track record in delivering projects/programs in a highly international business • Experience in international markets and cross-cultural business environments • Experience working closely with senior executives (C-level) and aligning delivery with strategic objectives • Deep expertise in program governance, portfolio management, resource planning, risk management, and project delivery frameworks • Language skills: excellent command of English and German languages • Highly organized, structured, and disciplined in execution. Able to create and maintain delivery plans and reporting structures across many parallel initiatives • Understanding of financial forecasting, budgeting, cost control, and revenue recognition related to project delivery • Flexible mindset and experience in working in complex organization where you balance market and country perspective • Collaborative leadership style • Customer-focused mindset with a passion for high-quality delivery • Proactive, accountable, and transparent

Warum wir?

• Flexitime without core working time • 30 days holiday • Good work-life balance due to mobile working • Workation is possible • Individual support with regular further training programmes • Working in international teams • Possibility to use Jobrad, Wellpass, Deutschlandticket, Edenred City Card, corporate benefits • Workplace in the four-country region on Lake Constance with attractive leisure opportunities

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