Program Manager

CONFIDENTIAL

Client name withheld pending mutual interest — details shared only after initial conversation

PROGRAM MANAGER

Aerospace & Defense Component Manufacturing

Presented by Boaz Partners on behalf of a confidential retained search client

The Opportunity

Our client supplies composite and textile reinforced components to the aerospace and defense industry. They are creating a newly defined Program Manager role to bring structure, formal process, and dedicated coordination to a program portfolio that has, to date, been managed almost entirely through the hands-on expertise of one overloaded senior leader.

This is a rare chance to build a program management function largely from scratch — designing the tools, cadence, and cross-functional communication processes that don't yet exist — while training directly under that leader for the first six months and taking on progressively larger projects toward full autonomy within a year.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary coordination point across engineering, planning, sales, and quality for assigned programs.
• Design and implement formal program management processes and tools to replace informal, ad hoc tracking methods.
• Manage multiple simultaneous projects of varying size and duration, including multi-year programs.
• Ensure timely, accurate communication of customer expectations and internal changes to all stakeholders.
• Support compliance with quality and planning requirements across program milestones.
• Partner closely with a senior technical mentor during an initial ramp period, then operate with increasing independence.
• Help memorialize workflows and communication practices to support organizational scaling.

Candidate Profile

• 3–5 years of experience in engineering or technical program/project coordination, ideally with exposure to complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Background in mechanical, materials, aerospace, or textile engineering; some design engineering experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills — this role requires working well with others as much as technical competence.
• Comfortable operating with limited formal process today and motivated to help build that process.
• Proactive, autonomous, and results-driven, with the confidence to push objectives forward independently.