Vice President - Programs

Job Description

Job Title: Vice-President - Programs

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

The Vice-President - Programs will be accountable for an extensive in-service engine portfolio. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, ensuring the integrity and safety of our products and people, delivery of contracted customer commitments and supporting achievement of annual financial results. The role will operate across functional teams and be accountable for planning of all Original Equipment (OE) and/or engine service support requirements and interfacing with the requisite Procurement, Manufacturing and Operations leadership to ensure delivery requirements are met. The role will also support customer interfaces.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What You Will Be Doing

• Ensure safety is led and prioritized within the business
• Meet contracted engine delivery commitments through the creation and management of program forecast, demand and delivery plans
• Through established governance practices, determine risks and where applicable, develop and manage mitigation and recovery plans
• Represent the program at applicable delivery related forums and status reviews
• Enable delivery of the annual financial plan and support planning for the 5-year plan
• Continually enhance OE customer satisfaction and drive issue resolution
• Provide input to the long-term sustainment of the product extending program life in line with customer requirements.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements

• Associate’s degree with 10+ years of experience in program or project management, OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in program or project management, OR
• Master's degree with 6+ years of experience in program or project management, OR
• JD/PhD with 3+ years of experience in program or project management, OR
• 12+ years of experience in program or project management in lieu of a degree
• To be considered for this position, you must be a US citizen or Permanent Resident
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Strong program management, planning and governance skills
• Robust business acumen and financial/commercial experience
• A change leader with a transformational mindset
• Experience with stakeholder management and establishing relationships at multiple levels
• Strong understanding of processes and practices in Operational and Supply Chain environments
• Experience managing ambiguity and generating innovative, solutions to challenges and problems
  
  

What We Offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.

As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Close Date: April 9, 2026

Job Category

Project Management

Job Posting Date

03 Apr 2026; 00:04

Pay Range

$150,800 - $245,050-

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.