Vice President of Commercial Program Management

At Terma, our purpose is clear: Securing people through advanced technology and as a leading force in Defense, Aviation, and Security technology, we pride ourselves on being innovative and delivering cutting-edge solutions to our customers. We are currently facing new exiting Prime opportunities and are adjusting and strengthening our organization to enable growth. A cornerstone of this change is the establishment of a centralized Program Office to support both core business across our application areas and Prime growth.

The Challenge and Opportunity
In this newly established role as Vice President of Commercial Program Management, you will report to the Executive Vice President of our global commercial organization and be part of the global commercial team. You will work closely with the senior management level across the organization and Executive Management to ensure oversight and strategic direction across programs.

You will lead a dedicated global team of experienced Program and Project managers who handle projects and complex programs and one of the first tasks is to design, staff and establish your leadership team consisting of a number of Project Directors. Program/project methodology and ways of working will be defined and implemented by you and your team, according to size of projects. Projects can range from billion DKK multiyear projects to single one time installation events; and process, reporting and way of working will reflect that difference.

Your areas of responsibility
Your core responsibilities will cover:

• Manage all Customer Projects and Programs and be responsible for the project and program portfolio overview across Business Areas (BAs) and regions.
• Manage large, complex programs inside or across BAs and Danish Prime projects, as well as enabling structures, resources, processes, and tools to cater for increased program complexity and a broader stakeholder landscape.
• Coordinate activities and facilitate collaboration between Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Legal, and Finance, and own the Program Management governance and reporting structure for project schedule, scope, financial (including EVM) & risk management, quality and compliance issues.
• Support efficient involvement in pipeline opportunities and Key Accounts by giving input according Program Lifecycle Handling to secure right inputs for e.g. Bid/No bid process.
• Competency development and staff trainings on program management, QA/QC, and learning for Program Management Office staff to achieve best-in-class team performance.
• Be part of key decision forums in Global Sales.

How to succeed in this position?
As a professional, you have a commercial mindset and a proven track record of both leading and developing a Program Management Office of which you have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience from the high-tech industry with high complexity and global outlook.

Further, you bring to the table:

• A master’s degree in Strategy, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or relevant field
• Proven ability to provide strategic leadership, vision and direction and impact decision-making processes.
• Passion for project and program management, growth, and continuous improvement

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels in a complex and fast-paced matrix organization.

• Excellent project management skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Solid experience in executive presence
• Significant global/international working environment experience
• Excellent leadership skills

The position is placed either in Terma’s headquarters in Lystrup or in Søborg, Denmark.

What’s our company like?
We are an international company representing world class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. During your onboarding in Terma you can expect a thorough introduction and training in our systems and processes, as well as a strong focus on teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment. On our different locations, we offer various social activities to bring all our colleagues together.

We look forward to receiving your application and CV. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.Terma.com.

Applications will be processed continuously.

Bear in mind that candidates must be able to obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service. This entails that candidates, as a minimum, have stayed within NATO/EU for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad.

The high-tech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defense, non-defense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry.

Headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, Terma has subsidiaries and operations across Europe, in the Middle East, in Asia Pacific as well as a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Terma Inc., with offices in Washington D.C., Georgia and Texas.