Director of Global Program Management

TP Aerospace is a leading company in the aviation industry, dedicated to providing excellent services and solutions to our clients worldwide. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Global Program Management to join our team and lead our Program Management department!

We are looking for you, who love leading a team of passionate professionals across borders. You, who still find joy in building customer relationships and who are eager to understand the operational tasks that drive the department towards excellence. 

Who is this growth company?
We are TP Aerospace! A growing and dynamic company operating in the aviation industry. We are on a mission to bring simplicity to an otherwise complex industry. 
With headquarters in Copenhagen and eleven sites spanning from Orlando to Melbourne, we operate in a highly global environment where things are moving fast!

We are a successful private equity owned company with 400 employees and an annual revenue around USD 200m. Our specialty is providing airlines around the world with an alternative solution to traditional component management through our all-inclusive wheel and brake service programs. Our Programs Department currently supports around 80 airline customers around the world, covering a total of more than 1000 aircraft. 

The opportunity
As the Director of Global Program Management, you will be responsible for overseeing and leading the global program management team and securing effective execution of our programs through focus on commercial and operational KPIs and customer experience. This includes providing commercial support and further evolve the programs across all key regions.

Your role will involve ensuring that the service we deliver to our customers is of the highest quality, and that the programs deliver on both operational and financial targets. This requires close collaboration and strong cooperation with a number of internal stakeholders, including finance, engineering, supply chain and operations. 

As a leader, you are motivated about our common goals, and you enjoy creating strong relations across functions while driving improvements and best practices within your area. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a team of currently seven Program Managers, located in Copenhagen, Orlando and Singapore. 

The primary tasks: 

• Oversee all active programs globally, and though your team ensure high customer satisfaction and program profitability.
• Drive development and improvement projects across functions and establish best practices within the function.
  
• Collaborate with our finance department on creating and maintaining a strong controlling of our programs and drive potential improvement initiatives.
• Lead the Program Management team globally, ensuring that all team members are trained and equipped to drive the continuous development of their assigned programs according to customer and business needs.
• Establish and drive yearly operational plans in line with the company strategy for Program Management globally.
• Use our strong relationship to gain customer feedback to identify needs and enhance our service and general value proposition.
• Lead the charge in delivering insightful monthly reports and executive summaries that directly inform and influence the Executive Management and Board of Directors.

We seek a team member that can identify with the description below,

• Educational background (3-5 years) in business, sales, management discipline, or similar.
• 7 years of experience within Program/Account Management or Sales.
• Strong managerial experience, preferably from leading a global team.
• Excellent knowledge of IT systems, including working with ERP systems.
• Experience from the aviation industry is an advantage, but we welcome applicants from relevant industries. 

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong change management skills to efficiently drive changes through motivation and trust-based management.
• Customer oriented with a commercial mindset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a talent for interpreting data and generating actionable insights to drive strategic decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying complex subjects to a diverse audience, including senior leadership. 
  

A few practicalities about the job: 

• The position is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. We are open to applicants from other EU countries.
• You should expect between 25-40 travel days per year. This includes participation at business networking events such as air shows and conferences. 
  

How does team-spirit and professional development sound?
We offer a highly vibrant and international work environment with colleagues all over the world. We guarantee a steep learning curve that will foster both your personal and professional development, and you will have the freedom and ability to influence your own tasks and everyday work life, in close cooperation with your manager.

We take pride in the strong team-spirit characterizing our global workforce, so you will gain a solid group of engaged and dedicated colleagues who are great at what they do and enjoy doing it! 

Don't hesitate to apply today!
Go grab a coffee and spend 10-15 minutes writing us a short but motivated cover letter. Click "Apply" and upload this letter and your resume onto our recruiting platform. Deadline for applying is April 30th.

Only applications received through the recruiting platform will be considered for the position. We will conduct interviews throughout the process and reserve the right to close the vacancy before the deadline in case we find the right candidate