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Program Manager

Leonardo Helicopters

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

3050 Red Lion Road (Show on map)

Jun 03, 2026

Job Title: Program Manager

Department: Program Management

Report to: Senior Manager, Senior Program Manager, Program Management

Direct Reports: None

Location(s): Philadelphia, PA

JOB TITLE

Summary of Position: (Brief description of overall responsibilities and function)

Leonardo is a global company that develops multi-domain operational capabilities in the Aerospace, Defense and Security sector, with an integrated offer of high-technology solutions for civil and military applications. Leonardo Helicopters is the leader in the civil market. Our portfolio of commercial helicopters, underpinned by latest technology and highest safety standards, is ideally suited to a full range of missions. Military variants of our dual-use products and our specialized military products operate worldwide in all environments across the full spectrum of government and military operations.

Leonardo Helicopters US, established in 1980 as an after-market support, is a US subsidiary of Leonardo Helicopters. Leonardo Helicopters US has witnessed a rapid growth over the past four decades with new facilities established in Louisiana and Florida. The Philadelphia site manages the production of AW119 / TH73-A, AW139 / MH-139, development and industrialization of AW609 Tiltrotor. In addition, the customer support services, and training organization manages support for across the Americas.

The Program Manager is responsible for the Product Line Management through the different phases of product lifecycle, from product roadmap to contracts' delivery, ensuring the involvement of relevant stakeholders as needed. The Program Manager must ensure on cost, on time and on quality delivery or fulfilment of contractual requirements towards our customers.

The Program Manager launches and manages the execution of development programs, government, and commercial customer programs. The Program Manager acts as the primary interface between Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain, Customer Support Services & Training, and Sales to drive deliverables, resolution of issues and escalate as needed. The Program Manager team assesses customer requirements during the bid phase to ensure robust proposals that can be contractually delivered in accordance with the plan. They translate these requirements into organizational plans (Integrated Master Schedules-IMS), Risk Management Plan, Schedule Metric generation and reporting, and all activities related to execution of the Program. The Program Manager maintains a high-level overview of the Project/Program status and proactively monitors risks/issues and the respective action plans in coordination with all the stakeholders. The Program Manager is responsible for preparing and maintaining reports on the status of Projects and Programs. The Program Manager should be available to travel domestically and internationally in support of bids and proposals, customer meetings, vendor site visits and any other travel required for business purpose.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Specifically describe the essential duties and responsibilities in order of estimated percentage of time that is spent on each).

	Duties and Responsibilities:	% of Time
1	Manage the project/program cross functionally (defined in the OBS or IPT) in collaboration and interactions with the various functions to track and coordinate project actions, reporting and deliverables.
2	Develop project task-based schedules and report milestone progress against the integrated master schedule.
3	Monitor actual project performance against planned performance to identify variances and manage tasks on the critical path.
4	Prepare and issuance of company/contracted work orders. Interface with the contract manager and delivery manager during the acceptance process and manage 'after delivery' activities.
5	Maintain strong relationship with procurement to ensure vendor performance supports the project/program goals.
6	Liaison with Customer Support Services and Training (CSS&T) teams to ensure the activities are aligned with the contract schedule.
7	Monitor configuration changes (change requests and management) and suggest solutions to minimize the negative impact on production cycles.
8	Identify and manage programmatic risks and suggest recovery/mitigation plans
9	Support and contribute in the definition of the product roadmap and the yearly budget preparation.
10	Coordinate with cross-functional teams to prepare technical and industrial feasibility tender summary sheets to support bids & proposals.
	TOTAL:	50%

	GOALS (Department/Company/Individual) - Responsible for successful completion
	GOALS TOTAL:	50%

Qualification for Position:

Bachelor's degree required

Education
Experience

Minimum of 3 years of Project/Program Management or related experience that would permit performance of essential duties and responsibilities.

Competencies & Attributes

1.	Self-motivated and passionate to work in the Aviation/Aerospace industry.
2.	Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, and Microsoft Project.
3.	Excellent interpersonal skills, must have emotional intelligence and humility to build trust with personnel across all levels of the organization.
4.	Able to work autonomously with demonstrated organization skills and attention to details.
5.	Knowledge of Project/Program Management, financial/accounting, and supply chain.
6.	Basic knowledge of aircraft systems and its maintenance programs.
7.	Fluent in English language, both written and oral.

Licensure/Certification

PMP Certification Preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disability