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Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director, the Lead , Government Relations Operations & Corporate Liaison drives GR contributions to capture governance, stakeholder intelligence, corporate reporting, budgeting, and cross-functional coordination. This role is the operational “engine room” of the global GR function—ensuring CAE’s political, commercial, and strategic activities are synchronized and consistently executed to a high standard.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Business Development Alignment & Corporate Liaison
• 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

GR Operations & Business Excellence (Supported by the Stakeholder Coordinator)
• 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

Stakeholder Mapping & Intelligence Integration
• 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/industrial risk dashboards tied to major pursuits and markets

Corporate Reporting & Internal Governance
• Lead drafting and consolidation of GR materials for ILT, CEO, Chair, and Board:
• 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

Required Experience & Qualifications

• University degree in relevant field

• 6-10 years of experience involving strategic analysis, planning and governance

• Strong analytical, financial and business acumen

• Capable of distilling complex problems into concise and compelling summaries for executive decision making

• Strong communication skills, specifically with executive management.

• Talent for building relationships and alignment across a variety of stakeholders and organization levels.

• Proactive and takes full accountability

• Work well under pressure and work with a sense of urgency

• Bilingualism required (English and French)

• Be able to hold a Canadian Controlled Good Clearance

• Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident or with a valid Work Permit

CAE offers:

• An environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued

• The opportunity to work on a variety of projects on a multidisciplinary team

• The possibility to work from home occasionally

• Flexible schedules

• Attractive employee benefits

About CAE

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, and defence and security forces to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators as well as training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

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About CAE

At CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success.

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