Lead Government Relations Operations ensuring synchronization of CAE's political and strategic activities. Drive governance, stakeholder intelligence, corporate reporting, and cross-functional coordination.
Responsibilities
Serve as the central GR liaison with BD Capture, Strategy, and regional BD teams.
Integrate GR insights into capture strategies, Category 3/4 opportunities, and bid governance.
Coordinate GR participation in bid reviews, gate meetings, and customer engagement planning.
Connect policy direction, geopolitical insights, and industrial participation considerations to BD decision-making.
Ensure unified messaging and coordinated activity between GR, BD, Strategy, Finance, and the CEO Office.
Lead the operational backbone of the global GR function—ensuring disciplined processes, systems, and governance.
Own GR’s role within CAE’s L2A governance framework, including: GR requirements and deliverables at each bid gate, Policy and stakeholder risk identification, Integration of GR inputs into executive-level capture packages, Standardize mission planning, delegation management, and engagement debriefs.
Maintain operational calendars, templates, trackers, and shared tools for global GR use.
Ensure alignment with corporate policies, reporting cycles, and controls.
Maintain and update global stakeholder maps for government, industry, and institutional partners across CAE priority markets.
Own the GR stakeholder CRM/intelligence system in alignment with BD processes.
Produce strategic stakeholder assessments and recommendation briefs for executives and capture teams.
Build integrated political, policy, and industrial risk dashboards tied to major pursuits and markets.
Lead drafting and consolidation of GR materials for ILT, CEO, Chair, and Board, including: Quarterly business reviews (QBRs), Government engagement dashboards.
Track GR OKRs across regions and functions; ensure consistency and quality in global reporting.
Support corporate planning, strategy cycles, and ad hoc executive requests.
Maintain visibility of GR impacts, progress, risks, and priorities through structured reporting mechanisms.
Requirements
University degree in a relevant field.
6–10 years of experience involving strategic analysis, planning, and governance.
Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
Ability to distill complex problems into concise and compelling summaries for executive decision‑making.
Strong communication skills, particularly with executive management.
Talent for building relationships and alignment across a variety of stakeholders and organizational levels.
Proactive and accountable.
Ability to work well under pressure and with a sense of urgency.
Bilingualism required (English and French).
Eligibility to hold a Canadian Controlled Goods clearance.
Eligibility to work in Canada (Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or valid Work Permit).
Benefits
An environment where your initiatives are recognized and valued.
Opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects.
Occasional remote work flexibility.
Flexible schedules.
Attractive employee benefits.
Job title
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