Aircraft Transactions Manager

Avmax Careers - Canada • Calgary, AB

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Avmax is a diverse company offering every product and service related to aviation. We have locations, operations, and deployment worldwide. Our vision at Avmax Group Inc. ("Avmax") is to simplify our customers' aviation needs through dependable, globally integrated services with trusted results. Established in 1976, our locations include: Calgary (HQ) and Vancouver in Canada, Great Falls and Jacksonville in the USA, Nairobi in Kenya, and N'Djamena in Chad. Avmax offers the following capabilities: Aircraft Leasing, Airline Operations, Avionics, Component Repairs, Engineering, MRO, Paint and Spares. Avmax's engineering division is a Transport Canada authorized Design Approval Organization (DAO). Avmax's maintenance division is a Transport Canada authorized Maintenance Repair Organization (MRO). Avmax has a diverse workforce with opportunity for growth and career advancements. We offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, flexibility, work-life balance and a friendly working environment. We are proud of our work and commitment to create one of the leading workforce, products and services in the Aviation industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Commerce, Aviation Management, Legal Studies, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Minimum 5-10 years of experience managing complex commercial transactions, aviation projects, asset management activities, aircraft leasing transactions, procurement projects, construction projects, or similar multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across legal, technical, operational, and financial functions.
• Ability to manage multiple high-value transactions simultaneously.
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills.
• Excellent judgment and decision-making capability.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Exceptional attention to detail while maintaining a focus on transaction outcomes.
• A proactive, solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nice To Haves

• PMP designation, Paralegal certification, or Project Management certification considered an asset.
• Aircraft leasing, aircraft trading, aviation finance, airline, MRO, or aviation asset management experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working in an international business environment is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate aircraft and engine acquisitions, sales, leases, lease returns, and other asset transactions from transaction execution through final closing and delivery.
• Develop and maintain transaction plans, delivery schedules, closing checklists, responsibility matrices, and transaction trackers.
• Monitor transaction progress and proactively identify risks, delays, and obstacles that may impact closing timelines.
• Act as the primary transaction coordinator between Legal, Asset Management, Leasing, Sales, Technical Services, Finance, Records, and Executive Management.
• Coordinate communications and activities with customers, lessors, lessees, purchasers, financiers, escrow agents, aviation authorities, technical consultants, and external legal counsel.
• Facilitate transaction status meetings and drive timely completion of assigned action items.
• Coordinate all conditions precedent and transaction closing requirements.
• Track completion of technical, legal, commercial, regulatory, insurance, financial, and operational deliverables.
• Coordinate aircraft and engine delivery and return activities.
• Ensure timely completion of registration, deregistration, export, import, and ownership transfer requirements.
• Support funding, escrow, and closing logistics.
• Manage transaction documentation and maintain complete transaction records.
• Ensure compliance with internal approval processes and corporate governance requirements.
• Support the resolution of transaction-related disputes, deficiencies, and post-closing issues.
• Develop and maintain transaction management procedures, templates, and reporting tools.
• Recommend improvements to transaction execution processes and best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to aircraft and engine transactions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefit packages
• Flexibility
• Work-life balance
• Friendly working environment
• Competitive compensation package including an optimal benefits plan and pension plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior