Managing Director, High Turbine Technologies

Chromalloy•Hartford, CT

About The Position

High Turbine Technologies (HTT) is a joint venture between Chromalloy (75%) and FTAI Aviation (25%), created to commercialize and distribute FAA‑approved PMA turbine blades and vanes for the CFM56 engine platform. The HTT portfolio represents one of the most valuable and strategically important PMA franchises in the global commercial aerospace aftermarket. As demand accelerates and the business scales, HTT is creating a Managing Director role to provide dedicated leadership, full P&L ownership, and disciplined execution across a high‑value, supply‑constrained product portfolio. HTT operates in an environment where disciplined allocation, execution rigor, and cash management are the primary drivers of value. The Role The Managing Director, HTT is the single‑point owner of the HTT P&L. This leader operates as a true general manager — accountable for financial performance, cash generation, and business execution — while working within an enterprise pricing and manufacturing framework managed at the Chromalloy level. This is a foundational leadership role with high visibility, designed for a senior P&L leader who thrives in complex, partner‑based environments and knows how to drive results through influence, discipline, and excellent judgment.

Requirements

15+ years of leadership experience in aerospace, industrial, or complex engineered products
Proven P&L ownership for a product line, platform, or business unit.
Experience with a sales distribution / market distributor sales model
Experience operating in allocation-managed environments with demanding customers
Management experience / exposure within a joint venture dynamic, with multi-stakeholder governance strongly preferred
Experience with cross functional collaboration in a matrix organization
Senior‑level gravitas; credible with boards, partners, and customers
Strong financial and operational judgment
Comfortable with managing tension within a matrix organization and making difficult tradeoffs that ultimately benefit the company and its joint venture partners
Influential, low‑ego leader who drives results through collaboration, alignment and accountability
Structured, disciplined, and calm under pressure

Responsibilities

Own full P&L accountability for HTT, including revenue, margin, cost control, inventory, and working capital
Drive cash generation and margin realization from an established CFM56 PMA blade and vane portfolio
Translate enterprise pricing and manufacturing outcomes into predictable financial results
Lead forecasting, operating reviews, and performance management with rigor and transparency
Serve as Managing Director of the company
Prepare and present clear, credible business updates, financial reviews, and operating plans
Act as the primary operating interface between Chromalloy and FTAI
Balance strong partnership orientation with the ability to assertively protect HTT economics and comply with the requirements of the joint venture agreement
Ensure clean governance, disciplined execution, and “no‑surprise” performance
Define HTT’s commercial strategy in close coordination with Chromalloy’s Sales and Business Development teams
Act as senior sponsor to key MROs, operators, and asset owners
Personally engage on strategic accounts, escalations, and critical commercial decisions
Lead disciplined allocation management of high demand product offerings
Lead HTT’s operating model in coordination with Chromalloy finance, legal, compliance, procurement, business development and program management
Partner closely with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain leaders to align priorities and resolve constraints
Build scalable processes and decision frameworks appropriate for a rapidly growing business
Proactively identify and mitigate operational, financial, and contractual risks
Prepare HTT to absorb future PMA introductions as additional programs come online
Support long‑range planning, capacity alignment, and portfolio sequencing
Ensure HTT is positioned as a disciplined, reliable, long‑term aftermarket partner