Executive Operations Manager

Airbus

Executive Operations Manager coordinating strategic initiatives for Satair’s Commercial team advancing sustainable aviation. Collaborating across functions to improve efficiency and quality in operations.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeHerndon • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a "barometer", having a sense of the issues taking place in the environment and keeping the Chief Commercial Officer updated and providing solution focused recommendations.
Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with members in various departments and within Airbus, Satair, and VAS.
Use high level facilitation best practices and proven processes to develop and facilitate strategic interactive workshops that deliver the following results: Facilitate workshops with the ASC leadership team and key functions (as required) to shape a unified vision and increase collaboration for contributions to the Material Services 2030 ambition.
Guide ASC leadership team in the selection and alignment of annual company objectives and key priorities that are pivotal to the 2030 ambition and align on next steps toward the successful implementation of these top priorities.
Manage actions to ensure follow-through on all consolidated plans developed in workshops.
Oversee the management of ASC leadership team meeting agendas that ensure follow up on action items and key priorities agreed to during the workshops.
Support the ASC leadership team in breaking down annual top objectives into quarterly targets, aligning on key priorities and next steps to achieve them.
Provide interface between Chief Commercial Officer and senior customer management for escalation and meeting scheduling.
Maintain confidentiality and use a high degree of discretion while preparing presentations and communications for the Chief Commercial Officer.
Collaborate with the Chief Commercial Officer, leadership team, and ASCX to support completion of required activities and reporting requirements around the strategy and objectives.
Drive alignment across the Chief Commercial Officer’s leadership team by tracking key deliverables and ensuring every milestone supports the broader transformation roadmap.
Govern a master schedule of upcoming milestones.
Collaborate with ASCM on Branding and Social Media deliverables and cascade the Top Company Objectives as outlined/modified by the Chief Commercial Officer.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Equipped with a degree in Business or similar or equivalent experience
6+ years in progressive experience in C-Suite executive support and or project management
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Marketing or a combination of education and experience
High level strategic interactive workshop development and facilitation experience
PMP certification is preferred
Chief of Staff Certification is preferred
Ability to travel up to 15% Domestic and International
Expert user of MS Office and G-Suite programs

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Remuneration
Work / Life Balance: Hybrid Working, flex-time, maternity/paternity leave
Personal Development: Personalized development plans, large portfolio of learning solutions & lots of internal mobility opportunities
Health & Wellbeing: Health insurance, well-being programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic workshop developmentfacilitationproject managementmilestone trackingaction item managementobjective alignmentpresentation preparationconfidentiality managementcollaboration

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcommunicationdiscretionproblem solvingleadershiporganizational skillsstrategic thinkingcollaborationfacilitation skills

Certifications

PMPChief of Staff Certification