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Lead, Government Relations Operations & Corporate Liaison
Lead, Government Relations Operations & Corporate LiaisonCAE • Montreal, 8585 Cote, De, Liesse, QC, Canada
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Lead, Government Relations Operations & Corporate Liaison

Lead, Government Relations Operations & Corporate Liaison

CAE • Montreal, 8585 Cote, De, Liesse, QC, Canada
16 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Description

Business Development Alignment & Corporate Liaison

  • Serve as the central GR liaison with BD Capture, Strategy, and regional BD teams.

  • Integrate GR insights into capture strategies, Category 3/4 opportunities, and bid governance.

  • Coordinate GR participation in bid reviews, gate meetings, and customer engagement planning.

  • Connect policy direction, geopolitical insights, and industrial participation considerations to BD decision-making.

  • Ensure unified messaging and coordinated activity between GR, BD, Strategy, Finance, and the CEO Office.

GR Operations & Business Excellence

  • Lead the operational backbone of the global GR function—ensuring disciplined processes, systems, and governance.

  • Own GR’s role within CAE’s L2A governance framework, including:

    GR requirements and deliverables at each bid gate

    Policy and stakeholder risk identification

    Integration of GR inputs into executive-level capture packages

  • Standardize mission planning, delegation management, and engagement debriefs.

  • Maintain operational calendars, templates, trackers, and shared tools for global GR use.

  • Ensure alignment with corporate policies, reporting cycles, and controls.

Stakeholder Mapping & Intelligence Integration

  • Maintain and update global stakeholder maps for government, industry, and institutional partners across CAE priority markets.

  • Own the GR stakeholder CRM/intelligence system in alignment with BD processes.

  • Produce strategic stakeholder assessments and recommendation briefs for executives and capture teams.

  • Build integrated political, policy, and industrial risk dashboards tied to major pursuits and markets.

Corporate Reporting & Internal Governance

  • Lead drafting and consolidation of GR materials for ILT, CEO, Chair, and Board, including:

    Quarterly business reviews (QBRs)

    Government engagement dashboards

  • Track GR OKRs across regions and functions; ensure consistency and quality in global reporting.

  • Support corporate planning, strategy cycles, and ad hoc executive requests.

  • Maintain visibility of GR impacts, progress, risks, and priorities through structured reporting mechanisms.

Minimum Qualifications

  • University degree in a relevant field.

  • 6–10 years of experience involving strategic analysis, planning, and governance.

  • Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.

  • Ability to distill complex problems into concise and compelling summaries for executive decision‑making.

  • Strong communication skills, particularly with executive management.

  • Talent for building relationships and alignment across a variety of stakeholders and organizational levels.

  • Proactive and accountable.

  • Ability to work well under pressure and with a sense of urgency.

  • Bilingualism required (English and French).

  • Eligibility to hold a Canadian Controlled Goods clearance.

  • Eligibility to work in Canada (Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or valid Work Permit).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the defense industry.

  • Knowledge of CAE considered an asset.

  • Demonstrated team player.

  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity.

Benefits

  • An environment where your initiatives are recognized and valued.

  • Opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects.

  • Occasional remote work flexibility.

  • Flexible schedules.

  • Attractive employee benefits.

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