Senior Customer Program Manager – Lessor Markets
San Antonio, TX
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As a Senior Customer Program Manager, you will serve as the strategic customer lead for assigned engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) programs and key customer accounts, including customers within the aircraft and engine lessor market. In this highly customer-facing role, you will oversee complex program execution, manage long-term commercial relationships, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful performance related to cost, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as the primary strategic point of contact for assigned customer accounts, including complex and high-value MRO programs.
- Manage long-term customer relationships throughout the engine maintenance lifecycle, from induction through delivery and program closeout.
- Lead customer engagement activities, including program reviews, operational updates, performance discussions, and issue resolution with executive-level customer stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and other internal teams to ensure successful program execution and customer satisfaction.
- Monitor and manage program performance related to cost, quality, schedule, delivery, and profitability objectives.
- Support execution of customer contracts and service agreements, ensuring alignment with scope of work, pricing, schedules, and operational commitments.
- Identify and communicate program risks, operational impacts, scope changes, and financial considerations to both customers and internal leadership teams.
- Analyze program financial performance, including forecasting, margin considerations, cost tracking, and operational performance metrics.
- Develop and maintain strong customer relationships within airline, OEM, MRO, and lessor environments.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational execution, customer satisfaction, and overall program performance.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and subject matter support to Customer Program Management team members and cross-functional stakeholders as needed.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in aerospace, aviation, MRO, or a related technical industry.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in customer-facing program management, customer account management, operations management, or related aerospace business roles.
- Experience managing complex customer programs, strategic accounts, or long-term commercial relationships in a highly matrixed operational environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing program performance related to cost, quality, delivery, schedule, and customer satisfaction metrics.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and customer organizations.
- Strong financial and business acumen, including experience with forecasting, cost management, profitability analysis, and operational performance metrics.
- Experience presenting program performance and operational updates to senior leadership teams and executive-level customer stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Aviation Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired Skills
- Strong customer relationship management and executive communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple complex customer programs in a fast-paced operational environment.
- Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience supporting airline, OEM, MRO, or aircraft/engine lessor customers preferred.
- Familiarity with aerospace engine MRO operations, aftermarket support, and operational performance metrics preferred.
- Knowledge of aerospace commercial agreements, service contracts, and customer support processes preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive program execution without direct authority.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
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Skills Required
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in aerospace, aviation, MRO, or a related technical industry.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in customer-facing program management, customer account management, operations management, or related aerospace business roles.
- Experience managing complex customer programs, strategic accounts, or long-term commercial relationships in a highly matrixed operational environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing program performance related to cost, quality, delivery, schedule, and customer satisfaction metrics.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Aviation Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
