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Mente Group
Bay Area, CA
Source: Mente Group careers · View original posting
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Mente Group is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new Flight Department, based in the Southern Bay Area, CA, and operating a large-cabin Gulfstream (G700). The department will be part of Mente’s flight department management model and will report to the Corporate Aviation Director. The Corporate Aviation Director will be employed directly by our client.
We're seeking an experienced
Corporate Aviation Director to lead this department from the ground up — serving as a liaison between Mente Group and the client, providing the client with strategic aviation guidance and counsel, building the team, setting the standard, and overseeing every aspect of a world-class private flight operation.
The Corporate Aviation Director owns the company's aviation program end-to-end — aircraft fleet management, fractional aviation usage, flight scheduling, maintenance planning, vendor oversight, performance reporting, and financial management — ensuring operations stay safe, reliable, cost-effective, and aligned with executive travel needs and business priorities.
Act as the client’s on-site representative, translating the client's travel needs and business priorities into an operating plan the flight department runs on.
Own the client's aircraft fleet strategy, including utilization, readiness, lifecycle planning, aircraft basing, and periodic assessments of replacement needs and cost-effectiveness.
Manage fractional aviation hours, including forecasting, usage tracking, scheduling coordination, and cost oversight.
Coordinate asset utilization between multiple operating platforms.
Develop and maintain vendor routines, including service reviews, performance discussions, issue resolution, and accountability to agreed service levels.
Ensure pilots, maintenance staff, and cabin crew are current on required licensing and recurrent training.
Partner with the client's corporate security function to align ground transportation, itinerary handling, and related travel-security protocols with flight department operations.
Establish, monitor, and report on key performance indicators — safety, reliability, utilization, cost, service quality, and vendor performance — and prepare aviation reporting and executive updates summarizing performance, trends, risks, and recommended actions.
Own the aviation program's day-to-day financial administration — approving invoices, tracking operating costs, keeping budgets and forecasts current and collecting and maintaining documentation to support tax and regulatory reporting.
Cultivate relationships with the client's leadership team, aircraft operators, and industry contacts that keep the program running smoothly.
Coordinate seamlessly with additional administrative, financial, and security leads to ensure maximum safety and efficiency for client’s travelers.
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