Program Manager

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

**About Your Role**

As part of our Vehicles and Tactical Systems business, our Protected Vehicles team is primarily focused on the design, manufacture, delivery and support of protected mobility vehicles on a global scale. We are very proud of everything we do in support of both the Bushmaster and Hawkei platforms as we build a future we can all trust.

We look forward to you joining the team in this senior role as Program Manager in support of the Bushmaster platform. You will be ready for your next career challenge as we prepare for an exciting Program and continue our success in delivering this specialist capability. As a senior program management professional, you will be someone who thinks big and engages others to make it happen as we continue our ongoing growth and success as a trusted partner to our varied customers across the world.

**Your exciting new career opportunity will see you;**
- Operate as a senior Program Manager, playing a key role in the provision of strategic leadership and direct accountability for the achievement of both business objectives and contractual outcomes
- Ensure contractual performance of the Program in relation to budget, schedule and other performance measures and related KPI’s as you deliver outcomes
- Collaborate with a variety of key internal and external stakeholders as you build trusted relationships while also acting as a key Customer interface to ensure that Thales Australia meets and exceeds agreed benchmarks in relation to contractual performance
- Leverage your proven leadership capabilities as you lead an integrated team of skilled, experienced and passionate professionals as you take on the challenge of shaping solutions from complexity
- Play a role in relation to workforce planning and supporting bid activities within the Program and other future opportunities that support upcoming and future customer requirements, within a dynamic and evolving environment

**How About You?**
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (Engineering, Project Management etc.) and proven experience in a similar position, ideally within a similar environment
- Strong Program and Project Management capabilities with proven success in leading others in the pursuit of contractual obligations
- Proven and effective leadership skills with a high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills to develop and lead high performing teams
- Extensive contract management experience at a senior management level coupled with proven capabilities in the delivery of contractual obligations against set KPI’s and objectives
- Strong background in managing customer requirements and interacting with a variety of key internal and external stakeholders in influencing business outcomes
- Those with a working knowledge and/or background in working to ASDEFCON standards will be viewed favourably, as will those with experience working within a similar Defence industry role

**Good to Know**

As part of our standard process you will complete police, medical, employment and reference checks. Thales also complies with current public health orders in place and as such you may be requested to provide your COVID-19 vaccination record.

Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.