Top Program Manager Jobs in Ottawa

Own scalable customer programs from planning and recruitment through launch, engagement, measurement, closeout, and handoff. Coordinate Product, Design, Research, Marketing, Customer Success, Sales, and Analytics teams. Lead pre-PMF product testing, relaunch the Customer Advisory Board, integrate customer testing into launch-readiness processes, and establish repeatable customer insight loops and operating playbooks.

Leads satellite communications programs through early lifecycle phases, including new product introduction, bids, proposals, program definition, and execution readiness. Manages SOWs, schedules, risks, requirements, stakeholder alignment, customer and supplier relationships, and transitions to execution teams. Supports government and industry-funded pursuits, program recovery, phase-gate performance, and continuous improvement while coordinating engineering, operations, business development, and PMO organizations.

Build and manage a global Afterpay and Cash App sales enablement and training strategy across North America, the UK, and APAC. Own the internal content platform, facilitate training, communicate product and business updates, collaborate with revenue and GTM leaders, and use AI to scale learning programs. Measure program impact on sales performance while adapting enablement initiatives to regional needs.

Lead the Enterprise PMO by owning portfolio intake, governance, reporting, dependencies, capacity planning, risk management, budgeting, and benefits realization. Partner with Product, Engineering, Analytics, Finance, and executives to prioritize initiatives and communicate portfolio health. Manage and develop project managers, establish scalable PMO operating standards, and use AI to automate product operations workflows.

Designs, governs, and measures scalable learning programs aligned with business goals. Manages initiative intake, prioritization, governance, success metrics, dashboards, and continuous improvement. Applies learning science and ADDIE evaluation practices while collaborating with Learning Consultants, Content Specialists, Data & Insights, Product, CX, and Enablement teams to deliver measurable outcomes in adoption, retention, compliance, and learner success.

Lead enterprise transformation programs across a portfolio of initiatives. Responsibilities include governance, roadmap and budget management, risk and dependency mitigation, stakeholder and vendor coordination, executive reporting, Agile delivery, change adoption, and team leadership. The role manages cross-functional workstreams, coaches project managers, tracks KPIs, supports steering committee decisions, and drives continuous improvement through AI tools and automation.

Own and operate the Workforce Planning operating system: plan and run governance forums and reporting, track milestones/dependencies/risks, enable adoption of tools and outputs, package and distribute insights, coordinate cross-functional delivery, build templates/playbooks, run training, and prepare executive materials to ensure consistent, scaled workforce planning operations.

Designs, governs, and measures scalable sales enablement programs aligned with revenue and GTM goals. Partners with Sales, Revenue Operations, Product, Learning Consultants, and Content teams to identify performance gaps, define program outcomes, prioritize initiatives, establish KPIs, and evaluate impact. Uses AI and analytics to improve needs analysis, reporting, program operations, and recommendations while developing sales methodology fluency and supporting measurable improvements in ramp time, conversion, pipeline quality, and quota attainment.

Lead change management and people-readiness activities across global transformation programs. Develop and execute communication, stakeholder engagement, training, and readiness plans; support program coordination, governance, risk/issue tracking, and transition stabilization to ensure sustainable adoption and alignment with business objectives.

Leads a portfolio of related projects across manufacturing, engineering, and support functions. Manages Project Managers, aligns initiatives with strategic objectives, establishes goals and metrics, coordinates resources and requirements, and oversees scope, schedules, budgets, risks, quality, and change control. The role supports PMO governance, stakeholder communications, vendor coordination, cost analysis, and continuous improvement while coaching project teams and reporting portfolio performance to executives.

Lead go-to-market program management for Product & Technical Marketing, owning launch operating models and cross-functional initiatives. Design and scale AI-first launch frameworks and agent workflows, coordinate Product through Growth/Comms/Field, drive decision velocity, measure pipeline and adoption outcomes, and institutionalize repeatable processes across distributed teams.

Lead high-visibility technical transformation and operational programs across engineering, product, analytics, and cross-functional teams. Establish data-driven planning frameworks, improve processes, manage dependencies and risks, align stakeholders, guide investment decisions, and drive organizational change. Develop communication strategies, promote accountability, and enable effective software delivery and continuous improvement at scale.

Manage complex hardware development programs from prototyping through New Product Introduction. Coordinate engineering, operations, procurement, manufacturing, suppliers, and external partners; maintain integrated schedules across ASIC and hardware teams; lead supplier meetings; track risks, dependencies, budgets, and commitments; negotiate contracts and support component delivery; produce status reports and executive updates; and independently resolve issues to drive timely program execution.

Leads complex technology, data, analytics, and business transformation programs across the enterprise portfolio. Oversees governance, prioritization, planning, budgets, risks, resources, vendors, executive reporting, and delivery outcomes. Provides PMO leadership, mentors project managers, coordinates cross-functional teams, and integrates change management, communications, training, business readiness, adoption, and benefits realization activities.

Coordinate cross-functional programs across HR, Finance, and corporate functions from planning through execution. Manage employee lifecycle workflows, recruiting operations, compliance tracking, finance operations, audits, budgets, reporting, and leadership updates. Identify and implement AI-enabled workflows, translate processes into agent instructions, monitor accuracy and privacy, establish performance metrics, and train internal users. Partner with executives and functional leaders to improve operational processes and adoption of automation.

Lead research program execution for AI-driven scientific discovery. Partner with research leaders to define priorities, hypotheses, milestones, evidence plans, KPIs, and expected outcomes. Manage the research portfolio and ROI framework, establish operating rhythms, track investment and progress, identify stalled or low-value initiatives, and drive decisions to iterate, redirect, pause, or stop work. Translate research progress and tradeoffs for Product, Engineering, and leadership while supporting the transition of successful research into product capabilities.

Manage and grow existing customer accounts, act as the voice of the customer, coordinate internal teams to meet KPIs (OTD, TAT, RMA, Scrap), develop account strategies, lead RFP/Q and QBR activities, create proposals and pricing, forecast revenue and margins, and build strong customer relationships to expand business.

Lead complex, end-to-end technical programs across product, engineering, data, and security teams. Translate strategic priorities into roadmaps, manage risks and dependencies, coordinate distributed teams, and align executive stakeholders. Drive AI platform, data, infrastructure, security, reliability, and enterprise adoption initiatives from inception through launch and continuous improvement while ensuring predictable execution and transparent communication.

Lead and execute multiple defense programs across sites, manage NRE projects and complex contracts, represent Curtiss-Wright with customers, communicate plans and risks, produce status reports, support pre-award estimating and post-award implementation, and ensure customer satisfaction while protecting company interests.

Lead multi-disciplinary technical programs, coordinate between engineering and non-engineering teams, manage schedules and risks, and mentor team members.

Lead coordination and operational rhythm for an engineering platform portfolio. Ensure cross-team alignment, manage dependencies and risks, maintain Jira/Confluence tracking, produce executive communications and dashboards, improve documentation and automation, and streamline intake and reporting to accelerate delivery and reduce friction.

Leads engineering change management across optical networking product families, coordinating Change Control Boards, Product Change Notifications, technical risk assessments, schedules, stakeholders, and process improvements. The role manages cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customer activities, develops performance metrics, maintains change records, and drives engineering changes through implementation and closure.

Manages large, integrated enterprise programs and customer solutions from planning through delivery. Establishes budgets, schedules, staffing, and scope; tracks financial performance and profitability; assesses and communicates risks; coordinates internal teams, customers, and vendors; and ensures milestones, quality, costs, and timelines are achieved. Builds client relationships and supports customized solution implementation. Requires travel up to 35% to customer sites and compliance with customer credentialing requirements.

Lead end-to-end operations for an AI-native Physicist Fellowship: recruit fellows, run selection processes, coordinate advisors and technical teams, design cohort programming, track metrics, and build ecosystem relationships to support AI-driven scientific research.

Lead supply chain strategy and execution as the primary liaison across business, engineering, operations, and suppliers. Drive quality, cost, and schedule performance, develop sourcing strategies, perform cost estimates and make-vs-buy analyses, support proposals, mitigate supply risks, and foster supplier relationships to ensure program delivery and profitability.