Portfolio Manager, Civil Training Programs (Aviation Training)

Location: Montreal (St. Laurent), Canada

Company

hirify.global develops simulation, training, and mission-readiness solutions supporting critical operations and aviation safety worldwide.

What you will do

• Manage assigned civil aviation training programs end-to-end, including portfolio roadmaps, lifecycle management, backlogs, and alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee and contribute to instructional design and courseware development, ensuring technical accuracy, instructional quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor development projects while balancing scope, quality, resources, and timelines.
• Coordinate internal teams, consultants, suppliers, vendors, OEMs, SMEs, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Manage vendor statements of work, deliverables, quality acceptance requirements, contract negotiations, implementation plans, pilots, go-live activities, instructor enablement, and release planning.
• Monitor financials, KPIs, project status, governance, and stakeholder feedback while identifying challenges and implementing process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, an aviation-related field, or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant professional experience, including 3–5 years in courseware design and development and 3–5 years leading small teams and/or in product ownership.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and leading globally diverse teams.
• Experience with product ownership and backlog management, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with implementation planning, pilots, go-live activities, instructor enablement, and delivering training products to global audiences or formal adult learning development.
• Experience coordinating consultants, suppliers, or vendors, including statements of work, deliverables, quality acceptance, and contract negotiations.
• Experience collaborating with subject matter experts to support technical accuracy and instructional quality.
• Ability to prioritize trade-offs among scope, quality, resources, and timelines and communicate effectively with senior management, technical staff, customers, and end users.
• Strong business management, financial, leadership, analytical, facilitation, organizational, communication, coaching, conflict-resolution, attention-to-detail, and problem-solving skills; knowledge of financial measures and KPIs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing program requirements and priorities; proficiency with Microsoft Office and modern business productivity tools.

Nice to have

• Strong aviation domain knowledge, particularly in aviation training, flight operations, or operational training support.
• Agile and/or Product Ownership training and experience with Agile work-management tools such as Monday.com, ClickUp, or Microsoft tools.
• Experience with authoring and media tools including Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Creative Cloud, Illustrator, After Effects, Audition, and Figma.
• Experience with LMS administration, SCORM and xAPI packaging standards, and SCORM Cloud.
• Experience creating release plans and RACI documentation using Confluence or SharePoint.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Professional growth and career advancement opportunities within a global organization.
• Meaningful work contributing to aviation safety and operational excellence worldwide.
• Flexible work arrangements and autonomy in managing responsibilities.
• Exposure to international teams and customers, recognition for contributions, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits.