LS133 - Manager, Program Management Office

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.

Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.

The company’s state-of-the-art fleet consists of 15 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com

The Lightspeed Program Management Office Manager will help drive the Telesat Lightspeed Program by coordinating information, providing support through data analysis, and contributing to overall strategy and performance evaluation of the program. You will be responsible for program reporting and monitoring in relation to schedule and risk management.

The Lightspeed Program Management Office is part of the Lightspeed Program Delivery team and helps to drive the Lightspeed Program by coordinating project schedules into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), conducting program analytics, risk reviews, and multi dimensional reporting thus contributing to the overall strategic development and performance evaluation of complex program operations.

Since Telesat Lightspeed operates as a matrix organization, the Manager will need to work with segment managers within the engineering groups who do not report directly to them. The Program Management Office Manager will have a team of Program Analysts, and Program Schedulers who will interface with the engineering project managers and manage the project data in the IMS in accordance with the established Lightspeed standards.

The manager will be responsible for leading your team in developing and maturing program/project control systems, ensuring procedures are well documented and training has been developed for the larger Lightspeed team.

The ideal candidate has previous experience in a matrix management environment that includes engineers, scientists, technicians, project managers, and contractors. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic about being part of a team that is diverse and at the top of its game. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Program Schedulers and Program Analysts of various level of experience. Mentor and guide them to align their tasks to the program objectives. 
• Manage a team’s activities, resource allocation, and reviews.
• Ability to analyze and assess IMS processes to identify opportunities for efficiency improvements, and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders, ensuring projects align with Lightspeed business and engineering goals
• Bring expert level experience in overseeing the development and maintenance of the Lightspeed Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) including conducting ongoing gaps analysis
• Tracking the progress of each individual project and the Lightspeed IMS as a whole
• Setting and clearly communication deadlines for specific tasks
• Developing/maintaining the Lightspeed program plan and providing guidance to the segment project managers for their project plans
• Reviewing documentation for project creation, development and implementation
• Analyzing financial data
• Distributing and allocating PMO resources
• Calculating risk for each project
• Producing financial reports and budget outlines
• Creating reports for senior managers and stakeholders
• Participate in strategic planning with regards to program development
• Developing and maintaining existing procedures, checklists, and templates
• Create and maintain Program communications to the full Lightspeed development team and senior management

Education and Experience required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or a related discipline; or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, and work experience.
• 6-9 years of experience in project analysis, project management, project oversight and coordination
• Strong working knowledge of project management, collaboration and productivity and reporting tools/methodologies
• Experienced and skilled in the use of planning and scheduling tools
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in dealing with clients, internal and external stakeholders, senior management and staff
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical individuals
• Experience with multi-disciplinary, high-performing teams
• A team player, collaborative and independently driven
• Must demonstrate a flexible, open-minded attitude and have strong interpersonal skills
• Experience effectively leading meetings and facilitating groups

Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Assets:

• 10+ years experience working in an engineering environment in a management capacity, interfacing with Hardware, Systems, Software, and Test Engineers
• Experienced and skilled in the use of Primavera as a scheduling tool
• Experienced in the use of MS Project and Jira
• Bilingual in English and French an asset (but not required)
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At Telesat, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer that values equality in the workplace. We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process. All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations, are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.