Assistant General Manager, Cubic
Canada
CA$180-255k
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Technology solutions for transportation
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Technology solutions for transportation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$180-255k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To reduce congestion and increase operational effectiveness and readiness through superior situational understanding.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with a minimum of 10+ years of progressive leadership roles in the function of Program Management
- Must portray strong strategic leadership and vision
- Past/Current experience with full P&L (not matrixed) and commercial ownership
- Deep understanding of the Government relations and stakeholder engagement
- Program and operational excellence including a continuous improvement mind set
- Financial discipline and risk management, including the development of KPI or other measures of success
- Talent development and succession planning
- Change leadership and transformation
What the job involves
- The Assistant General Manager is the senior executive responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and growth of Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) in Canada. This role is responsible for end-to-end ownership of our strategic program, including the design, build, and long-term service delivery of nationally significant, technology-enabled infrastructure program
- The role holds full P\&L accountability for the Canada business and its major programs, with responsibility spanning strategy development, annual operating planning, operational execution, commercial performance, and long-term value creation
- Acting as the face of CTS in Canada, the incumbent will manage highly complex stakeholder environments, including senior government officials, regulators, customers, industry partners, and internal global executives
- Operating with significant autonomy and discretionary authority, the Assistant General Manager will lead direct and matrixed teams across disciplines and geographies, ensure regulatory and contractual compliance, drive financial and operational excellence, and act as a catalyst for transformation as CTS continues to evolve toward a globally integrated delivery and support model
- Strategic Leadership: Develop, communicate, and execute the business strategy and Annual Operating Plan (AOP), in aligned with CTS’ objectives
- Provide overall leadership for the business, ensuring long-term growth, sustainability, and competitive positioning in a regulated market
- End-to-End Program & Commercial Ownership: Full accountability for operational, financial, contractual, and commercial outcomes across multi-year programs. Lead programs across the full lifecycle — from contract award and onboarding through design, build, operations, and long-term service delivery
- Financial Management & P&L Accountability: Own program-level P&L, ensuring achievement of revenue, operating profit, cash flow, return on net assets, and growth targets. Drive program profitability through effective cost control, schedule discipline, risk management, and initiative-taking commercial management
- Account Growth: Direct the sales and account management teams to proactively identify and capitalize on new opportunities, expand services, and efficiently manage and document change orders
- Stakeholder & Government Engagement: Build and sustain trusted relationships with senior government officials, transport agencies, regulators, customers, and industry partners
- Represent CTS at executive forums, public meetings, and industry events, navigating politically sensitive and high-visibility environments with credibility and confidence
- Contract, Claims & Risk Management: Demonstrate deep ownership of contract terms and conditions, ensuring CTS’ rights and obligations are actively managed. Identify contractual entitlements, lead change order development, and manage claims and negotiations in coordination with legal counsel and external advisors
- Operational Excellence & Governance: Ensure all operations and programs comply with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, safety standards, quality systems, and CTS policies
- Leadership, Talent & Culture: Lead, inspire, and develop high-performing direct and matrixed teams across engineering, program management, operations, supply chain, and commercial functions
- Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Transformation & Continuous Improvement: Act as a visible change leader, supporting CTS’ transition toward a globally integrated delivery and support model
- This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Responsibilities may evolve over time in response to business needs
Our take
Spanning ticket machines, smart card readers, traffic management, and many more public use technologies, the 1949-founded Cubic Corporation supports both public transport networks and defense across the globe.
The defense arm of the business, CMPS, is a leading provider of what it calls “synthetic digital solutions”. It supplies high-tech simulations of chemical and biological threats, strategic planning training through its SPEAR program, and a Synthetic Inject-To-Live (SITL) system that simulates close combat
On the public transport side, through business arm CTS, Cubic has contributed to the development of the National Ticketing Solution for New Zealand. This will allow a single fare card to be used on all public transport across the country. With both public and military technology services under its belt, Cubic is maintaining the cutting edge of both.
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Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA
Leadership
Stevan Slijepcevic
(President & CEO)Previously President of Electronic Solutions at Honeywell and CCO at Honeywell Aerospace.
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