Senior Program Manager- Chinook

Job Description
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity.
About Boeing Defence in India
Boeing is committed to providing holistic lifecycle solutions for defense customers in India through Boeing Defense India (BDI). BDI serves as the local entity, offering these solutions for government and defense customers in India. BDI plays an important role in the mission readiness and modernization of India's defense forces. Efficient solutions, timely support, and flawless execution are critical elements of BDI's commitment to Boeing customers and the Indian aerospace and defense industry.
People-driven culture
At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts - enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people's careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.
With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.
Position Overview:
Boeing Defense India team is currently looking for Senior Program Manager-Chinook to join their team in New Delhi, India and support the CH47 (Chinook) Sustainment Programs for the Defence customers in India. The Senior Program Manager plans, integrates and leads a stand-alone profit & loss program or major business/program elements. This leader implements Program Management best practices to ensure performance to plan and provides technical, cost and schedule oversight across the program lifecycle.
The role establishes and communicates objectives, drives timely resolution of issues, develops organizational plans and acquires resources to meet program commitments. This position manages employees and mid-level managers responsible for program and business management activities and provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes.
Position Overview:

• Own P&L performance for a major program or program element; plan, integrate and lead all program activities to achieve business objectives.
• Implement and enforce Program Management best practices, standards and processes to maintain predictable technical, cost and schedule performance.
• Provide executive leadership and day-to-day oversight of program technical, cost and schedule performance, including corrective actions and mitigation plans.
• Establish clear objectives, goals and performance metrics; communicate status, risks, issues and actions to stakeholders.
• Drive rapid resolution of issues, and escalate when appropriate.
• Develop and execute integrated organizational plans, policies and procedures to support program delivery.
• Acquire, allocate and manage resources (people, budgets, suppliers) to meet program needs.
• Provide technical management of suppliers and partners, and lead process improvement initiatives.
• Hire, develop, mentor and motivate employees and mid-level managers; set expectations and perform performance management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers and partners.
• Approve technical approaches, deliverables and processes to ensure alignment with program and corporate goals.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree is required as basic qualification.
• Proven experience leading large, complex programs with P&L accountability.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-discipline teams, including mid-level managers and external suppliers.
• Demonstrated success in integrating technical, cost and schedule disciplines to deliver program outcomes.
• Strong communication skills and experience briefing senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• A minimum of 15 years total experience with at least 5 years of work experience related to Government / defense programs or services.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Post Graduate Degree in Business, Certification in Program Management, Supply Chain, Finance or equivalent is preferred.
• Deep knowledge of Program Management best practices and frameworks.
• Proficient in schedule management principles and tools; proven ability to maintain robust schedule baselines and recovery plans.
• Strong risk, issues and opportunity management capabilities, including ability to validate and guide mitigation/realization plans.
• Systems thinking: ability to understand cross-functional impacts and drive integrated solutions.
• Organizational development experience: change management, organization design and effectiveness.
• Digital literacy: ability to initiate and lead technology-enabled process improvements.
• Global perspective: experience working in or supporting international/global programs and awareness of global business trends.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and application of earned value techniques will be a bonus.

Typical Education & Experience:
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 21 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+ 20 years' related work experience.
Relocation:
This position does offer relocation within INDIA.
Applications for this position will be accepted until Mar. 21, 2026
Export Control Details:
Non - US based job
Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required
Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
Not a Shift Worker (India)
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.
We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world's most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.