Senior Transformation Project Manager (Future Opportunity)

**Please note that this role is for future opportunities**

Building the space between proven and possible MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year story of world firsts and more than 450 missions MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites Earth and space observation and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3400 space experts in Canada the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder thats been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better well take you there.

Role Summary:

The Senior Transformation Project Manager is accountable for leading complex enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across multiple business units. This role requires senior-level experience delivering large-scale implementations in highly complex environments driving alignment across business operations engineering quality supply chain and IT stakeholders. The role is responsible for translating strategic objectives into executable roadmaps elevating processes and system capabilities to industry best practices and ensuring disciplined execution adoption and measurable business outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead enterprise-wide end-to-end projects across functions sites and business units.
• Align business strategy with operational priorities and program objectives for scalable enterprise processes.
• Build and manage integrated roadmaps covering harmonization solution design deployment change management and capability enhancement.
• Own program governance: scope milestones risks issues budget benefits and executive reporting.
• Align complex disparate requirements decisions and deployment priorities among business manufacturing engineering quality supply chain and IT stakeholders.
• Guide cross-functional teams vendors and experts in a matrix environment.
• Embed solutions into operations through adoption governance training and continuous improvement.
• Translate business and regulatory needs into actionable implementation plans.
• Coordinate process design configuration data readiness integration testing cutover and stabilization.
• Ensure capabilities align with enterprise platforms and digital transformation.
• Drive standardization and best practices while balancing business realities.
• Define success metrics and readiness measures for transformation programs.
• Manage delivery risk dependencies escalation and remediation.
• Present concise updates to Steering Committees and senior leadership.
• Focus on business outcomes adoption and sustained value post-deployment.

Stakeholder & Change Leadership

• Serve as a trusted transformation partner to senior leaders across business operations manufacturing engineering and technology functions
• Drive alignment across enterprise leaders with differing priorities legacy processes and business unit requirements to achieve common outcomes
• Lead business change activities to ensure stakeholder readiness process adoption and sustainable capability uplift across impacted teams
• Influence decision-making resolve cross-functional conflicts and drive timely executive escalation in a complex matrixed environment

Required Experience:

• 8-10 years experience leading large complex enterprise transformation and system implementation programs
• Demonstrated senior-level experience delivering transformation projects in a highly complex multi-business-unit enterprise environment
• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Information Systems or related field
• Program or Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent)
• Proven track record of managing multi-workstream programs with significant organizational change cross-functional dependencies and enterprise process alignment.
• Experience working in matrixed or federated operating models across multiple business units functions and implementation partners.
• Executive-level communication experience including Steering Committee engagement sponsor management and senior stakeholder alignment.
• Experience with process standardization global template or multi-site deployment approaches and industry best practice adoption is an asset

Leadership Capabilities

• Strong outcomeâorientation with a bias for action and accountability

• Ability to influence at senior levels without direct authority
• High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to structure complex problems
• Pragmatic disciplined and calm under pressure
• Trusted advisor mindset with strong judgment and professionalism

Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the Reliability status level and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and be able to obtain higher clearances.

Benefits Statement:

MDA Space offers competitive compensation and benefits to its employees at all of its locations. As a member of the MDA Space team you and your eligible dependents can enroll in a benefits plan that provides a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including: health care plans supplemental and flexible drug plans dental and vision benefits disability income protection life insurance group retirement savings plans and an employee assistance program and to their family.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and candidates with respect and dignity. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process please let us know.

The compensation range for this position is $130000 - $155000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Required Experience:

Senior IC