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About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace (General Electric Aerospace) designs and produces commercial and military jet engines, components, and integrated systems for aircraft manufacturers and airlines worldwide. Industry: Aerospace & Aviation Engines
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The Director, Program Management joins the GE Aerospace Digital Technology organization to lead the Defense and Systems Customer Experience portfolio. This people-leadership role involves managing a team of program and project managers to ensure on-time delivery across thirty-plus digital products. Key responsibilities include establishing standard operating rhythms, managing a $25+MM budget, and overseeing dependency and risk management through RAID logs. The successful candidate will build program management discipline, coach team members, and utilize AI to expand delivery capabilities. Technical requirements include experience with AWS, Palantir Foundry, SaaS solutions, Rally, Microsoft Teams, and ServiceNow. The role requires expertise in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, to solve complex delivery challenges within a defense and regulated program environment, ensuring predictable execution and clear communication of scope, schedule, and cost tradeoffs.
Own on-time delivery across the Defense and Systems Customer Experience portfolio.
Establish and lead standard operating rhythms, including weekly and monthly operating reviews.
Manage the $25+MM CX budget in partnership with Finance and Business Operations.
Identify and resolve cross-team dependencies and risks using a RAID log.
Manage scope, schedule, and cost tradeoffs for all programs within the portfolio.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of program and project managers.
Escalate delivery threats early to sponsors with clear recommendations and framed tradeoffs.
Implement Daily Visual Management to ensure blockers and status are visible daily.
What we're looking for
Must have a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, an Associate's degree with 11 years, or a High School Diploma with 13 years.
Must have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Program Management and IT.
Must be a U.S. Person (citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) to access export-controlled information.
Must have legal authorization to work in the U.S.
Deep expertise in program and project management for enterprise digital delivery, including operating rhythms, RAID, and dependency management (preferred).
Experience delivering inside a defense or regulated program environment with cost and schedule baseline management (preferred).
Strong knowledge of Agile ways of working, including Scrum and Kanban (preferred).
Authorized to work in the United States for this opening.