Director, Regulatory Operations - 7 Month Term

Curtiss-Wright Corporation


Date: 1 day ago
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
Reporting to the VP Sales Operations, this position requires a qualified professional with a proven track record of providing leadership and strategic direction in the areas of Contracts within an aerospace & defense business environment. Resourceful and innovative in problem solving, the incumbent will provide strategic direction on contractual approaches to a variety of business decisions. He or She will manage the balance of contractual requirements with corporate business objectives.

Location: Ottawa, ON

Your Challenge

  • Ensures that company’s interests are served and protected through compliance with all company policies, applicable laws, regulatory and customer requirements while balancing corporate business objectives.
  • Create and implement a process/procedure for the Sales Operations group
  • Drives implementation of strategic contract opportunities with the most significant impact to the business.
  • Participates in development of business alliances, acquisitions & divestitures.
  • Provides guidance and leadership to cross-functional business team members and senior management.
  • Leads complex negotiations. Understands the business case and has an appreciation of financial/analytical issues and profit and loss implications
  • Interacts internally and externally with executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters. Recommends and influences policy making.

What You Bring

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and collaboration, and the ability to maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external customers
  • Excellent negotiation skills, with a proven track record in international contracting and negotiation of complex contracts structured to meet corporate objectives
  • Strong organization skills with the ability to manage strategic, operational and tactical responsibilities in a “roll up the sleeves” hands-on culture focused on delivering results
  • Customer-focused (internal and external) and results driven
  • A credible presence and strong ability to communicate with senior leaders
  • Experience interacting and communicating effectively with members of a complex organization at multiple levels
  • Multi-disciplined background or exposure to several operational disciplines, e.g. program management, manufacturing, project engineering, contracts, customer service & export compliance
  • A Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or related field preferred
  • 15+ years of related work experience, preferably within the Aerospace/Military Environment or technology design and manufacturing field
  • Thorough knowledge of all appropriate ethical standards regarding contracting actions
  • Knowledge of FAR & DFAR provisions as well as government and commercial contracting practices

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Our focus on quality and innovation is built on more than 80 years of experience engineering and delivering highly reliable, high-performance solutions on a diverse range of platforms for a wide variety of defense and aerospace applications worldwide. We bring our experience and expertise to everything we do, taking a holistic approach that ensures the right balance between advanced technologies, program requirements, and costs. Our customers know they can rely on the depth and breadth of our experience, expertise, and product portfolio to reduce program risk and enable the success of any mission, anywhere, at any time. Their confidence in our commitment and capabilities is the key reason we are recognized globally as the trusted, proven leader in defense and commercial aerospace solutions.

To learn more visit: Why Curtiss-Wright | Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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