Value Stream Leader – Program Manager

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Value Stream Leader - Program Manager overseeing commercial and military programs at Collins Aerospace. Responsible for program lifecycle from pursuit to delivery in a hybrid work setting.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeFairfield • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,300 - $224,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for program execution, ensuring adherence to program plans, schedules, and budgets for programs under his/her responsibility
Reviews and updates milestones, program plans, schedules and budgets for programs to ensure that the organization's objectives are met
Identifies risks and opportunities, develops risk and opportunities register, develops mitigations and recommendations to achieve customer satisfaction, cost and performance goals
Participates in the negotiation of contracts and contractual changes, including coordinating preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements, operational budgets, specifications, and financial conditions of contracts to ensure legal compliance and to protect the organization’s interests
Supports annual strategic planning efforts for the business
Prepares and presents value-stream strategy, progress, and results
Ensures a Continuous Improvement mentality is prevalent in the organization, actively leading and participating in Lean activities to drive quality and efficiency
Able to travel nationally and internationally as needed up to 10%

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
Previous Customer facing experience as a project/program manager required
Experience owning and managing multiple aspects of a program/project, i.e. financial, engineering, operations
Previous Negotiation experience required
Technical background, i.e. engineering, quality, etc. preferred
Experience with lean manufacturing/six sigma is preferred
Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action is preferred
Experience with Change management is preferred
Experience with Manufacturing life cycle is preferred
Experience interpreting aerospace requirements, specifications and contracts is preferred
Experience with SAP
Experience with Microsoft Project
Portuguese or Italian a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
And more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

program executionrisk managementcontract negotiationfinancial managementlean manufacturingsix sigmaroot cause corrective actionchange managementmanufacturing life cycleaerospace requirements

Soft Skills

customer facingleadershipcommunicationstrategic planningcontinuous improvementproblem solvingorganizational skillspresentation skillscollaborationnegotiation