Top Program Manager Jobs in Ottawa

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.

Executes AI-focused initiatives by improving workflows with custom tools, agents, skills, and prompt libraries. Builds reusable AI solutions, coordinates technical projects across engineering, product, and automation teams, performs SQL-based analysis, and measures operational impact. The role requires translating complex AI concepts into actionable programs, enabling adoption across teams, and collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Leads AI-focused technical programs from scoping through deployment and handoff. Partners with Engineering, Product, AI Automation, and business stakeholders to build reusable AI solutions, MCPs, dashboards, data-access tooling, and self-service workflows. Uses SQL and analytics to define impactful metrics, reduce ad hoc data requests, improve operational efficiency, and drive AI adoption across teams.

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.

Own execution framework for satellite programs: build schedules, manage dependencies and resources, surface risks, translate engineering roadmaps into release plans, coordinate cross-functional teams, and support prioritization, staffing, and bid decisions to ensure on-time delivery of hardware and software.

Own program execution for satellite engineering roadmaps: build schedules, manage dependencies and resources, surface risks, translate roadmaps into release plans, and partner with leadership on prioritization and staffing to ensure on-time delivery of integrated hardware/software systems.

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.

Designs, launches, and scales People programs covering employee engagement, onboarding, performance management, talent development, manager enablement, and career growth. Partners with HRBPs and leaders to translate organizational needs into effective employee lifecycle programs, facilitate performance cycles and workshops, analyze survey data, manage communications and change, and measure outcomes such as participation, retention, eNPS, and completion rates.

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.

Accounting Technical Program Manager serving as the accounting module SME for enterprise customers. Responsibilities include supporting month-end financial processes, reconciliations, payouts, owner statements, product adoption, complex accounting consultations, escalations, internal training, and customer feedback for Product and Engineering roadmap improvements. Requires property management accounting expertise, SaaS technical experience, API literacy, analytical problem-solving, and strong communication skills.

Own complex, cross-functional software programs from planning through release, coordinating engineering, product, design, QA, platform, and operations teams. Establish program governance, manage dependencies and risks, report to senior leadership, and improve PMO standards. Design reusable AI-powered workflows using tools such as Jira and Confluence, maintain prompt and automation libraries, mentor program managers, and serve as the PMO’s AI thought leader.

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.

Lead complex technical programs involving software, infrastructure, data center deployments, utility integrations, and strategic partners. Align roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across engineering, product, operations, and external stakeholders. Translate technical requirements and system designs, establish program processes, manage cross-company risks, and support partner integrations. The role requires strong technical fluency, cross-functional leadership, communication, problem-solving, and execution in an ambiguous startup environment.

Own technical partner relationships and lead complex integrations from requirements discovery through production launch. Coordinate Product, Engineering, Commercial, and Support teams, maintain schedules and critical paths, communicate risks and ROI to leadership, and develop repeatable integration playbooks. Promote platform APIs to partners, define partner-success metrics, and use AI tooling to automate documentation, status synthesis, and program-management workflows.

Leads end-to-end execution of aerospace and precision-strike hardware programs from concept through development, testing, qualification, production, and deployment. Coordinates engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and test teams; manages cost, schedules, risks, dependencies, requirements, configuration control, and stakeholder communications. Drives technical decisions, test readiness, production integration, and delivery accountability while briefing executives, customers, suppliers, and program teams.

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.

Lead supply chain strategy and execution for defence programs: align sourcing, cost, schedule, and quality; develop sourcing strategies, cost estimates, risk mitigation, supplier development, make-vs-buy analyses, and support proposals. Drive cross-functional planning and supplier relationships to ensure program delivery, capacity readiness, and lifecycle value.

Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise customer product programs: scope and sequence deliverables, coordinate Product/Engineering/CS, manage UAT and feedback, track milestones and risks, communicate status and executive-facing updates, and align delivery outcomes to customer value.

Own integration program plans for complex enterprise engagements, including milestones, dependencies, timelines, feature requests, governance, RACI structures, communications, and project-health reporting. Serve as the primary client contact, coordinate Engineering, Product, Integrations, and Solutions teams, manage risks and expectations, and provide technical insight to help prioritize and resolve client needs across concurrent engagements.

Serve as the technical SME for compliance automation, overseeing GRC control mapping, evidence collection, integrations, and continuous monitoring. Partner with engineering teams to embed compliance into workflows, support audits and framework rollouts, assign control ownership, reduce audit burden, and maintain audit readiness. Lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate compliance risks, control status, and progress to technical and leadership audiences. The role requires cybersecurity framework expertise, program management, cloud and API fluency, GRC platform experience, and familiarity with AI-enabled compliance workflows.

Own and run customer lifecycle demand-generation programs to drive expansion, cross-sell, and adoption across email, in-app, web, paid, events, and outbound. Build AI-driven, agentic workflows to automate execution, align programs with sales motions, instrument pipeline impact, and partner with sales and customer teams to optimize coverage and results.

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.