Director, Strategic Project Management

Director, Strategic Project Management

Published 09.23.2026

Company : Safran Cabin Job field : Sales & Marketing Location : Costa Mesa , California , United States Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Required degree : Bachelors Degree Required experience : More than 8 years Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager Spoken language(s) : English Fluent Salary range : $146,580 - $230,340

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Published 09.23.2026

Job Description

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip.

The Director, Strategic Project Management is responsible for leading and developing highly complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives that support the organization s business objectives. This role provides overall leadership, governance, and execution oversight for programs requiring significant organizational coordination, operational readiness, regulatory and administrative planning, and business transformation.

The role partners with senior leadership to plan, coordinate, and execute high-priority projects involving organizational change, business restructuring, operational readiness, stakeholder management, and enterprise governance.

The position ensures strategic initiatives remain on schedule, risks are effectively managed, and critical deliverables are achieved while maintaining alignment across internal and external stakeholders.

The role reports to the EVP Sales, Marketing & Strategy.

This position contributes to our vision by:

Provide strategic leadership and overall program ownership for complex, enterprise-level initiatives spanning multiple sites, functions, and stakeholder groups. Develop and maintain comprehensive integrated program plans defining workstreams, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, decision points, deliverables, ownership, and completion criteria

Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and monitor critical path activities.

Conduct business assessments and evaluate operational alternatives, including facility, equipment, and resource considerations.

Evaluate operational alternatives and develop executive recommendations based on business requirements, risks, financial impacts, operational considerations, resource requirements, and implementation feasibility.

Oversee the collection, organization, validation, and maintenance of significant volumes of business, operational, financial, contractual, regulatory, and administrative information required to support strategic initiatives.

Coordinate information gathering and facilitate responses to internal and external stakeholder inquiries.

Develop and maintain structured electronic repositories for program records and supporting documentation, including appropriate access controls, version management, document ownership, and completion tracking.

Lead organizational readiness activities to ensure impacted functions understand requirements, responsibilities, timelines, dependencies, and expected deliverables. Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate strategic, operational, financial, and execution risks while driving timely resolution of critical issues.

Monitor ongoing service, operational, and contractual commitments.

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent with a strong preference for a technical degree.

Experience: 10 years or more experience in the aerospace field with a strong preference for experience in integration, separation, and industrial transfers an

Computer Skills:

Proficient with MS Project, competent with MS Office programs, and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain structured document repositories and manage significant volumes of business records, project documentation, data, and supporting materials with strong version control, confidentiality, and accessibility standards. Other Skills:

Previous experience in planning or managing projects, as well as, the ability to develop, lead, and motivate working teams. Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills

Additional Preferred Skills (not required):

• PMP certification is a plus.

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Safran Cabin is #1 worldwide for business and regional aircraft interiors.

Here, you will build your skills and grow with a community of experts to enrich yourself every day.

Here, collaboration is embodied within the diversity of our teams all around the world.

Here, were cutting our emissions, not your ambitions.

Together, lets shape the sustainable future of aeronautics. Learn more about Safran Cabin!

Why join us?

At Safran Cabin, we provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

• Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, and employee discounts & rewards for consumer products/services and more!

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazines ""Worlds Best Companies 2025"" ranking.

Safran Cabin is the worlds No. 1 in aircraft interiors. Safran Cabin provides innovative, smart and sustainable cabin interiors, as well as advanced water and waste management systems.

Here, you will develop your skills and grow within a community of experts who enrich your experience every day.

Here, collaboration connects our teams across the globe.

Did you know? We have probably already flown together!

Would you like to join us? Learn more about Safran Cabin here.

(Hyperlink: https://www.safran-group.com/en/companies/safran-cabin)

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