VP, PMO Center of Excellence

About FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Purpose of Position The Vice President, PMO Center of Excellence provides enterprise-wide leadership for program management excellence, portfolio visibility, organizational capability development, and execution oversight across defense, commercial, and internal programs. This roleestablishesthe enterprise framework, standards, lifecycle controls, and performance expectationsrequiredto support successful execution of complex flight simulation, aerospace, defense, engineering, and manufacturing programs.As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, the Vice Presidentprovidesindependent insight into delivery health, execution readiness, organizational capability, and enterprise risk. Program and portfolio leadersretainprimary accountability for execution and business outcomes. The Vice Presidentmaintainsenterprise authority to assess program health, require reviews and recovery actions, provide performance accountability input, and escalate issues that place customer commitments, contractual obligations, or strategicobjectivesat risk. Tasks and Responsibilities * Defines and executes the enterprise PMO Center of Excellence strategy, operating model, and maturity roadmap.* Establishes enterprise program management standards, lifecycle frameworks, and management disciplines.* Serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership regarding portfolio health, execution readiness, organizational capability, and enterprise risk.* Chairs or sponsors enterprise program review forums.* Escalates systemic execution, compliance, resource, schedule, cost, technical, and organizational risks to executive leadership.* Supports executive decision-making through portfolio and program analysis, trend identification, and risk assessment.* Provides executive oversight for enterprise Configuration Management, PMO Operations, and delivery enablement functions supporting program execution consistency, lifecycle integrity, and organizational effectiveness.* Establishes enterprise methodologies, processes, templates, and standards that enable consistent program execution across portfolios.* Defines lifecycle checkpoints, review structures, stage-gate requirements, and escalation pathways.* Establishes standards for planning, risk management, issue management, action tracking, and program traceability.* Aligns PMO capabilities and delivery practices with corporate strategy, customer commitments, and business objectives.* Promotes consistency, accountability, and transparency across program management organizations.* Establishes enterprise expectations for configuration control, lifecycle traceability, management artifact integrity, and program management operating discipline.* Monitors enterprise program health and identifies systemic execution risks.* Conducts program health assessments and executive reviews for at-risk or underperforming programs.* Partners with program and functional leadership to develop corrective action plans, recovery strategies, and remediation activities when program performance or business objectives are at risk.* Validates progress of recovery activities and escalates unresolved concerns.* Recommends executive intervention when customer commitments, contractual obligations, or strategic objectives are jeopardized.* Defines competency models, career pathways, and capability expec