Cirrus Aircraft is the recognized global leader in personal aviation and the maker of the best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet™, the worlds first single engine Personal Jet and recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) – the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system included as standard equipment on an aircraft. To date, worldwide flight time on Cirrus aircraft has passed nine million hours and over 170 people have returned home safely to their families as a result of the inclusion of CAPS® as a standard feature on all Cirrus aircraft. The company has three locations in the United States, located in Duluth, Minnesota, Grand Forks, North Dakota and Knoxville, Tennessee. Find out more at www.cirrusaircraft.com

Duties & Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Own and manage training project timelines, deliverables, and dependencies to ensure on-time and high-quality execution.
• Track project budgets and expenses, ensuring adherence to financial guidelines.
• Develop project charters, scope documents, and milestone plans, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Utilize project management tools to track progress, risks, and resource allocation.
• Identify potential roadblocks and proactively resolve issues to prevent project delays.
• Collaborate with Training Development, Learning Technology, Flight Ops, Sales, Marketing, and Flight Training Network (FTN) to drive project execution.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, ensuring action items are captured and tracked to completion.
• Manage communication across teams, providing regular project updates, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to support GTM execution for new training initiatives and strategic projects.
• Standardize project workflows and create repeatable processes for training product launches.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring best practices for training project execution.
• Monitor project risks, proactively mitigating issues that could impact delivery timelines or customer experience.
• Ensure that all training projects meet Cirruss quality standards, working closely with the Training Development team.
• Document lessons learned and best practices to refine future project execution.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience, preferably in flight and maintenance training or aviation-related industries.
• Strong proficiency with project management tools (Jira, Wrike, Project, or similar).
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Fluent in project management processes and methodologies, especially agile.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks, drive solutions, and ensure accountability across teams.
• PMP, CAPM certification preferred.
• Experience working with LMS platforms, digital training products, flight training, or maintenance training initiatives.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Drives Results: Consistently achieves project milestones and objectives.
• Collaborates: Works effectively with team members and stakeholders to achieve project goals.
• Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy and thoroughness in project documentation and execution.

Our Benefits: Cirrus provides a range of exciting benefits, including:

• 401(k) Plan: Dollar-for-dollar match up to 5 after 90 days, with 100 vesting.
• Employer-Paid Coverages: Group term life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, vision, dental, with additional dependent coverage options.
• Free Health Tracking: With rewards for meeting health goals.
• Generous PTO: 120 + hours accrued within the first year.
• Employee Referral Bonus: For referring talented candidates.
• Career Development: Tuition reimbursement and professional growth opportunities.
• Exclusive Discounts: Access to partner and marketplace discounts.
• Community & Engagement: Company and employee clubs at various locations.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Work beyond 40 hours per week may be required.

Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.