Program Manager

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Overview

Jeppesen Canada is seeking a customer-facing Senior Project Manager reporting to the Senior Manager of Implementation at our Montreal location. As the selected candidate, you will successfully manage multiple customer software implementation projects and programs across the Americas through effective planning, scheduling and controlling, and mentor junior Project Managers. Travel is expected, both between company offices globally, as well as to various customer locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management and Program Management : Applies project / program management and customer guiding experience while learning and adapting to Jeppesen’s best practices framework to deliver project goals.
• Schedule Management : Create and maintain project and program schedules by identifying and monitoring overall project timeline, project milestones, tasks, deliverables, customer requirements, task dependencies, and critical paths.
• Cross Functional Leadership : Provides leadership, direction and integrates activities with other departments, Boeing and Jeppesen vendors, and partners to ensure successful implementation and support. Facilitation, roll out and continuous improvement of PM best practices and mentoring of junior Project Managers.
• Issue / Risk Management : Anticipates and identifies Risks and Issues that may impact implementation and develops and implements mitigation and corrective actions.
• Scope : Ensures projects remain focused on key objectives and goals. Develop and manage expectations ensuring all applicable functional areas in Boeing and Jeppesen are engaged on the project.
• Communication Management : Using a variety of media, clearly conveys information and ideas to internal and external stakeholders in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Change Management : Ensure proper change management procedures are followed to ensure scope is managed and additional work is captured and appropriately billed to customer.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

This is a hybrid position. Candidates must live in Quebec, Canada.

About ForeFlight

ForeFlight, a Boeing company, is the leading provider of advanced integrated software for the General, Business and Military Aviation markets worldwide. Founded in 2007 and joining the Boeing family in 2019, ForeFlight now offers ForeFlight Mobile EFB and Military Flight Bag for pilots, ForeFlight Dispatch for flight planners, Sentry portable ADS‑B receivers, and a range of additional integrated products and capabilities serving the needs of pilots and flight departments around the world. ForeFlight has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Editors’ Choice Award from FLYING Magazine for five separate years : 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023, and 2024. In 2023, ForeFlight also earned the FLYING Magazine Innovation Award, followed by the Readers’ Choice Award in 2024. Additionally, ForeFlight was honored as the App of the Year by Aviation Consumer in 2011, and BuiltIn 2024 and 2025 best places to work.

Transition Details

This position is currently part of Boeing but is planned to transition to an independent company owned by Thoma Bravo, as part of a pending divestiture of the Digital Aviation Solutions organization. If you are selected for this role, your employment may initially be with Boeing (dependent on start date). Subject to final regulatory approvals and closing conditions, your employment may transfer to the divested business owned by Thoma Bravo at close. Additional details about this transition will be shared as they become available. By applying, you acknowledge and understand that this role is part of a transitioning business and may be subject to organizational changes including a new employer.

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