Director Of Operations - Commercial Aviation Training (cat)

CAE Australia

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10+ years senior operations leadership
Aviation or asset-intensive environment experience
Complex supplier ecosystem management
CAE Australia is seeking a Director of Operations for the EMEA region to lead operational strategy and execution across training centers, ensuring compliance, safety, and profitability. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in operations leadership within aviation or asset-intensive environments, with a strong focus on strategic planning and team development

Job Summary

  • This role leads the EMEA region's operational strategy to enable safe, compliant, and profitable growth for CAE's training centers.
  • The successful candidate will oversee core functions including simulator asset strategy, supplier management, and IT systems alignment.
  • You will manage a regional leadership team with approximately 400 direct reports while driving accountability against key performance metrics.

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Match Score: 85

CAE Australia is seeking a Director of Operations for the EMEA region to lead operational strategy and execution across training centers, ensuring compliance, safety, and profitability. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in operations leadership within aviation or asset-intensive environments, with a strong focus on strategic planning and team development.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years senior operations leadership
  • aviation or asset-intensive environment experience
  • complex supplier ecosystem management
  • high-value capital asset lifecycle strategy
  • multi-country people leadership

Nice-to-have

  • experience in regulated safety-critical environments
  • advanced or postgraduate qualification
  • strong strategic planning execution skills
  • cross-regional collaboration expertise

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years leading multi-disciplinary teams
  • Senior operations leadership in aviation or engineering
  • Proven track record managing complex supplier ecosystems
  • Experience with high-value capital assets
  • Demonstrated people leadership across multiple countries

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