Civil Regional Training Leader, EMEAA

À propos de ce poste

The Regional Training Leader is a senior leader accountable for executing and reinforcing globally defined training strategy, standards, and operating models across a designated geographic region, with a primary focus on Europe and the Middle East. Operating within a centrally governed global training framework, this role ensures regional training delivery excellence is aligned with enterprise strategy, global quality benchmarks, applicable regulatory requirements, and customer airline expectations.

Reporting into a globally centralized training leadership structure, the Regional Training Leader plays a dual role: regional execution leader (supporting Sales, Business Development and Operations) and steward of global training standards. The incumbent translates global priorities, policies, and performance expectations into consistent, high‑quality execution across European and Middle Eastern training centres, while actively contributing to the development, continuous improvement, and global adoption of centralized training delivery standards.

The role provides strong people leadership to regional training teams and serves as a key partner to EMEA Sales and Operations, supporting growth objectives, customer engagements, and operational readiness through reliable, scalable training solutions. In collaboration with Sales, the Regional Training Leader ensures training capabilities, capacity, and product offerings are clearly articulated, competitively positioned, and aligned with customer and market needs. In parallel, close partnership with EMEA Operations leadership ensures training delivery is fully integrated with operational efficiency and centre performance.

As part of the global leadership cascade, the Regional Training Leader ensures centralized training principles are consistently embedded, measured, and sustained across all centres, while allowing for appropriate regional adaptation where required by regulation or customer context. This includes embedding global training delivery practices such as effective facilitation, facilitative debriefing, root cause analysis, resilience development, and ICAO’s 9 competencies framework.

Through this combination of global standards ownership and regional execution leadership, the role ensures consistent training outcomes, instructor behaviors, and learner experience across all European and Middle Eastern centres, reinforcing a unified global training system while enabling regional excellence.

Critical responsibilities:

Regional Strategy Execution: Implement global training strategies at the regional level, adapting them to local market needs and regulatory frameworks.

Organizational Efficiency: Greater synergy with operations to optimize training delivery costs through systems, regulatory strategy and Customer support optimizing resource utilization and process improvements.

Continuous Improvement: Continuously planning and improving the training experience at CAE globally. Addressing and forecasting business and Customer needs, effective deployment and adoption of next\-generation training technologies and pedagogical frameworks. Assurance of consistent delivery of training outcomes across all international training centers, ensuring uniformity in quality and learner experience.

Capture lessons learnt from training delivery, integrate customer feedback, and embed continuous improvement cycles into daily operations.

Customer Collaboration and Experience Enhancement: Actively supports customer‑facing sales and operational meetings to ensure training solutions are clearly understood, appropriately positioned, and aligned with customer expectations. Deepens strategic engagement with customers by systematically incorporating their feedback into training program design, co‑developing tailored yet sustainable learning solutions, and proactively addressing evolving operational and regulatory needs. This collaborative approach ensures training commitments made during commercial and operational discussions are realistic, deliverable, and scalable—resulting in measurable improvements in customer satisfaction, retention, and training outcomes.

Global Instructor Mentorship \& Assurance: Leads and is ultimately accountable for the local adoption, governance, and sustained application of globally centralized Civil Aviation training standards. This role establishes the strategic direction, oversight, and performance expectations for how global standards procedures are planned, scheduled, monitored, and continuously improved across the region. By empowering and guiding standards and training teams, the leader ensures consistent interpretation and execution of global requirements, forming the foundation for reliable training delivery, regulatory confidence, and customer trust across all operations.

Qualifications and Core Competencies:

Licenses and Certifications

Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate or equivalent.

Type ratings on relevant aircraft (especially for business or commercial aviation).

Instructor certifications (e.g., Certified Flight Instructor – CFI, Ground Instructor, or equivalent).

Familiarity with FAA, EASA, and other global regulatory training standards.

Core Competencies

Deep understanding of adult learning principles, competency\-based training, and evidence\-based training models. Expertise in training technology platforms, including LMS, VR/AR, and flight simulation systems. Strong business acumen with the ability to align training strategy with commercial objectives. Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including collaboration with regulators, OEMs, and key customers. Ability to drive innovation, standardization, and continuous improvement in training delivery.

Experience and core skills

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15\+ years of progressive experience in aviation training, including:

Flight operations

Simulator\-based instruction

Curriculum development

5–10 years in senior leadership roles, preferably with global or multi\-site responsibility.

Proven experience managing large\-scale pilot training programs and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.

Demonstrated success in leading cross\-functional and cross\-cultural teams.

15\+ years in aviation training or flight operations, with at least 5–10 years in senior leadership roles.

Experience managing multi\-site or global training operations.

Background as a pilot, preferably with an ATP license and instructor credentials.

Experience working in or with training organizations, airlines, OEMs, or aviation regulators.

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Strategic Leadership

Ability to define and execute global training strategies aligned with business goals.

Experience leading large, geographically dispersed teams.

Aviation Training Expertise

Deep knowledge of pilot training methodologies, including competency\-based training and evidence\-based training.

Familiarity with simulator operations, recurrent training, and type rating programs.

Regulatory Knowledge

Strong understanding of global aviation regulatory frameworks (e.g., FAA, EASA, ICAO).

Experience managing compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Learning \& Development

Expertise in adult learning theory, instructional design, and curriculum development.

Proficiency with Learning Management Systems (LMS), e\-learning platforms, and immersive technologies (e.g., VR/AR).

Operational Excellence

Proven ability to optimize training operations, improve efficiency, and manage large\-scale programs.

Experience with quality assurance and continuous improvement in training delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement

Strong communication and relationship\-building skills with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, OEMs, and customers.

Ability to represent the organization in industry forums and regulatory discussions.

Innovation and Technology Integration

Track record of introducing new technologies or methodologies that enhance training effectiveness and commercial value.

Familiarity with data analytics in training performance and learner outcomes.

Financial Acumen

Experience managing training budgets, forecasting, and aligning investments with ROI.

À propos de CAE
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*À CAE, notre mission est claire : contribuer à rendre le monde plus sécuritaire. Depuis près de 80 ans, nous faisons progresser l’innovation en simulation, en formation et en préparation aux missions afin de soutenir des opérations critiques partout dans le monde. Grâce à des technologies avancées, nous aidons nos clients à travailler plus intelligemment, plus rapidement et de façon plus durable. Joignez‑vous à une organisation guidée par sa raison d’être, où les idées audacieuses sont encouragées, où la collaboration fait avancer les choses et où votre développement alimente notre réussite commune.*

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