ELI - Performance Analysis & Risk Assessment Manager

Job Description:

Leonardo is an international industrial group and one of the world's leading companies in the Aerospace, Defense, and Security sectors. The company develops multi-domain technological capabilities in Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security, and Space.

With over 60,000 employees worldwide, Leonardo boasts a solid industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States, and operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures, and partnerships. A protagonist in major global strategic programs, Leonardo is a technological and industrial partner to governments, defense administrations, institutions, and businesses.

For the Helicopter Division, we are looking for a Performance Analysis & Risk Assessment Manager to join the Engineering & Innovation organization.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading the analysis of engineering performance and defining risk assessment methodologies, ensuring alignment between planned and actual results throughout the entire project lifecycle. This position will contribute significantly to strengthening a data-driven planning culture and spreading consistent international processes and standards.

Main Responsibilities

Performance analysis and planning governance

• Analyze historical data and project performance, in collaboration with the Technical Planning team, to identify discrepancies between planned/estimated results and actual results, covering the entire process from Engineering Proposal (EP) to the completion of planned activities.

• Define and implement standard planning and data analysis methodologies applicable across all geographies.

• Collaborate with the E&I Planning and Budget teams to ensure transversal governance of planning, budgeting, and control processes within the Engineering & Innovation area.

• Define and maintain reference standards (e.g., WBS, planning structures, reporting models, and methodologies), ensuring their uniform application.

• Promote a structured and coherent planning culture within the organization.

Standardization and continuous improvement

• Lead the development of standard plans and effort baselines for key engineering activities, leveraging the contribution of Technical Planners and collaborating with the Requirement Analysis function.

• Compare actual project results with standard benchmarks in terms of time and cost.

• Coordinate and support the identification of lessons learned and continuous improvement actions.

• Periodically review and update planning standards based on evidence emerging from performance analysis.

Risk assessment and mitigation

• Define and implement risk assessment and mitigation methodologies within Engineering & Innovation.

• Ensure effective management of executive risks associated with engineering plans and activities.

• Ensure consistency between risks identified during the Engineering Proposal phase and those managed during project execution.

• Collaborate with Sales, Project Management, and Risk Management functions to ensure divisional consistency and visibility.

• Support the integration of risk management into planning processes and operational activities.

Requirements

Education

• Degree in Engineering, Economics, or related disciplines.

Experience

• Consolidated experience in project planning and control, performance analysis, or risk management within complex organizations (at least 8-10 years).

• Experience gained in international and multi-geography contexts.

• Experience in organizations oriented towards engineering, innovation, or project management is a plus.

Technical skills

• Strong analytical skills and data orientation.

• In-depth knowledge of planning, budgeting, and control processes.

• Experience in using project planning and reporting tools.

• Ability to define methodologies and promote their adoption within complex teams and organizations.

Soft skills

• Effective stakeholder management and organizational influence skills.

• Ability to operate in transversal and international contexts.

• Structured approach and strong attention to detail.

• Proactivity and continuous improvement orientation

What We Offer:

Involvement, enhancement of skills, care for people's well-being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.

We are committed every day to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity enhancement.

What do we offer?

• Our reference collective labor agreement is the CCNL for Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation;

• Working mode: Hybrid;

• Contractual category: Employee;

• Contract type: permanent;

• Thirteenth month's salary;

• Performance-related bonus;

• Welfare vouchers worth 250 euros per year;

• Company canteen;

• Opportunities for continuous training and updating of professional skills and soft skills;

• Well-being: we prioritize the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people, offering multiple solutions tailored to their needs.

The company reserves the right to make evaluations regarding the classification level and economic proposal, based on objective criteria emerged during the selection process and in coherence with the seniority of the identified candidate and the position, in compliance with the principles of equity, transparency, and equal opportunities provided by current legislation.

The Selection Process:

We await your application: send us your CV within three weeks of the job advertisement opening.

How does the selection process work?

Following the collection of applications, the most suitable CVs are evaluated and identified based on the required criteria.

Selected candidates undergo an introductory interview with the Human Resources team, covering motivation and aptitude, followed by a technical in-depth interview with the Business.

At the end of the process, feedback is provided to the person, both in case of a positive or negative outcome.

Working with us, you will constantly face the challenges of high technology, enhance your skills, and build a professional path of excellence.

Seniority: Expert

Primary Location: IT - Varese - Cascina Costa

Contract Type: Permanent

Total Base Pay Range: 42.803,56 - 66.363,72 €

Hybrid Working: On-site