Staff Program Manager
Brea, CAJob$130–146K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Staff Program Manager oversees program and service delivery and performance, manages multiple projects from inception through delivery, and builds customer relationships. The role partners with cross-functional groups to deliver in-flight entertainment products and services, monitors schedules and financial contributions, and represents the company in customer meetings. The position requires extensive program management experience, including complex aerospace programs and senior-level strategic contribution.
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Job Summary:
As a Staff Program Manager, you'll oversee the delivery and performance of our Programs and Services, while building strong customer relationships. From program inception to delivery and beyond, you'll manage multiple projects, collaborate across departments, and ensure projects stay on track. You will have an opportunity to partner with cross-functional groups to ensure a successful delivery of our IFE products and services. If you're ready to drive innovation and be a key player in our Customer Management organization, this role is for you.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Manage design installation and development processes from program inception to product delivery
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Prepare and analyze data to understand program progress and financial contributions
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Understand programs’ cost justification, recommend priorities and generate schedules
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Drive project schedule and adjust execution strategies for on-time delivery
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Daily management of programs and proactively identify areas of opportunities and risks
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Represent the company in customer meetings and provide management with insights
Requirements
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Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a related field
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10+ of experience in a program or project management role
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5+ years of experience managing and delivering complex programs within the aerospace industry
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5+ years of experience in a Senior (or above) program management role with demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and contribute to strategic decision-making
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Experience with the delivery and management of products and services
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Experience with fostering strong relationships with external customers
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Experience with project management scheduling, and delivery
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Experience working with cross-functional groups
Benefits
The starting pay range for this position is $130,000 - 146,000 per year however, the base pay offered may vary depending on the level of the position, skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and location.
In addition to a comprehensive package of health benefits that include company contributions, RAVE Aerospace offers a variety of additional benefits and perks to enhance your work-life balance experience including but not limited to:
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A home allowance to elevate your home workspace
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Discretionary bonus program
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Future financial security with a 401(k) program with a company match
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Paid time off covering vacations, personal time off, and sick days, capped off by an exciting year-end holiday shutdown
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Embraced flexibility with our alternative work schedule (9/80) to navigate your workweeks with every other Friday off
Safran Passenger Innovations does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,078 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$130–146K/yr
- California median$146–221K/yr1,087 salary ranges
- US median$125–202K/yr8,387 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $138K, is 26% below the California median midpoint ($187K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Management salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,326 open Program Management jobs in California and 11,078 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Northrop Grumman57 open
- Apple56 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (9,483 postings).
- Education
- 3,944 of the 11,078 open Program Management jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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