Mission Aircraft Business Program Manager

The Airborne Systems Plant within ELTA Systems Division is seeking a Head of Program for a Mission Aircraft Program. The role includes:
• Leading and managing a challenging end-to-end program in the mission aircraft domain for an international customer, from contract formulation through final delivery.
• Overall responsibility for a program budget exceeding $1B.
• Monitoring and managing resources across the program.
• Proactively identifying risks, escalating obstacles, and developing real-time action plans.
• Driving project managers, product managers, and cross-functional teams across the organization to ensure alignment, synchronization, and effective collaboration. What We’re Looking For
• Relevant Bachelor’s degree – required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering – an advantage.
• At least 8 years of management experience in complex business projects/programs – required.
• Proven experience managing projects, programs, or organizations with budgets of at least $100M – required.
• Proven experience in business negotiations – required.
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken – required.
• Willingness to travel abroad. You May Be Interested to Know ELTA Systems is a division and subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), with operations in Ashdod and Be’er Sheva. ELTA is a global technology leader in a wide range of products and solutions in the fields of radar, signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare, communications, and integrated systems, and is considered Israel’s national center of excellence for intelligence and radar technologies. We invite you to take part in an exciting and challenging role within the Multi-Mission Aircraft Directorate, which specializes in the development and production of large-scale mission aircraft programs and works with customers in Israel and around the world.