Manager Inflight Entertainment Jobs in California

Overview
Who We Are:
Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!
How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that's here to stay! With our company's history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero and for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us/
Responsibilities
The Position:
The Project Portfolio Manager (PPM) acts as the primary point of contact for the execution of PPM processes and tools for customer-facing programs and internal design projects within the organization. In this capacity, the PPM Business Lead manages a team of staff responsible for maintaining and coordinating customer-facing program schedules and internal design project schedules, by collaborating closely with Program and Project Managers to support the effective execution of programs and projects, ensuring they provide measurable value and are managed with transparency, discipline, and accountability in alignment with established PPM processes and tools. A key responsibility of the role includes identifying insights to inform decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and recommending continuous improvement strategies as it pertains to the hours and expenses budgeted and spent across programs and projects. This approach enables management to monitor resource utilization, maintain budgetary discipline, and proactively address potential overruns. Additionally, this role facilitates cross-functional collaboration among Program & Project Management, Business Units, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Information Technology to establish centralized governance of processes and tooling under PPM.
Supervisory Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
  Provide direct leadership to scheduling personnel across assigned areas, including direct schedule management and integration of schedules.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Oversee the implementation and day-to-day execution of schedule management processes and tools for external programs and internal projects.

Program and Project Quoting Management

• Establish and operationalize quoting process for Program Management for customer facing programs to include development hours, travel, and expenses related to the scope of work of the program.
• Establish and operationalize quoting process for Project Management for internal projects to include development hours, travel, and expenses related to the scope of work of the project.
• Establish and operationalize the process for changes in the scope of work which can impact the quoting processes.
• Establish and operationalize process and communications for resource capacity planning and forecasting.

Data Quality, Compliance, & Insight Ownership

• Serve as the data steward for execution phase labor data within PPM.
• Establish and uphold time-tracking guidelines for execution, ensuring proper project allocation, accurate cost center application, and timely, precise recording of hours.
• Identify and utilize technologies that enhance and streamline time-tracking processes.
• Lead the development of Business Intelligence solutions to deliver actionable insights related to PPM.
• Determine areas where company expenditures align with intentional planning, and promptly detect deviations from projected plans.

Execution Phase Governance & Oversight

• Take responsibility for the operating model, ensuring seamless transitions of projects from the Strategy Phase with approved: Scope of Work, Quoted Hours, Cost Center Allocations, and Spend Authorizations.
• Enforce adherence to established execution baselines, guaranteeing that only authorized projects incur labor costs and time is accurately recorded against the appropriate project codes and cost centers.
• Develop and maintain robust execution phase controls to ensure consistent monitoring across all project types once expenditures commence.
• Work closely with leaders in the Strategy phase across various project types to implement necessary process and tooling enhancements.

Strategy-to-Execution Alignment - Quoted vs Actuals

• System and Process Owner for comparing quoted hours to consumed hours and department expenses as related to projects.
• Ensure changes to scope of work which change the budgeted hours, and department expenses are accounted for within the Execution phase of the related project.
• Lead communications with Leadership on insights related to the budget vs spend for projects
• Work closely with executing departments and strategy owners for alignment and improvements in quoting processes.

The salary range of $119,000 - $199,000 is just one component of Panasonic's total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual's knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.
Qualifications
What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree required in business, engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years in business intelligence, product operations, program management, portfolio governance, operations, and/or platform and tooling support in a complex enterprise environment.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on work with Broadcom Clarity PPM, including business-side use, reporting, process support, administration, and/or implementation support.
• Background supporting cross-functional process change, governance implementation, and operating model design.
• Track record of improving, modernizing, or replacing legacy tools and workflows, including phased rollouts, migration support, and adoption support.
• Experience partnering with technology teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors or implementation partners preferred.
• Exposure to planning, portfolio governance, or enterprise decision-support processes in a multi-stakeholder environment preferred.
• Hands-on knowledge of Broadcom Clarity PPM capabilities and business use cases, including portfolio planning, governance, reporting, workflow support, and business-side administration.
• Understanding standard project and portfolio management processes, including initiation/strategy, planning, execution, monitoring & control, and closure.
• Ability to translate business needs into process requirements and platform capabilities, then drive execution with cross-functional teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including presenting recommendations, risks, and trade-offs to cross-functional stakeholders and leaders.
• Skilled in facilitation and stakeholder influence, including aligning priorities, decision criteria, trade-offs, risks, and outcomes without direct authority.
• Analytical and problem-solving capability, including defining metrics, interpreting data, and using insights to improve operations.
• Proficiency with standard productivity tools (for example, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio) and familiarity with enterprise workflow and business intelligence tools.
• Capacity to analyze business processes across multiple departments, identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement as these processes align with those of other areas within the organization.
• Ability to work effectively across functions with shared ownership, competing priorities, and multiple decision-makers.

Our Principles:
Contribution to Society | Fairness & Honesty | Cooperation & Team Spirit | Untiring Effort for Improvement | Courtesy & Humility | Adaptability | Gratitude
What We Offer:

• At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.
• Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year. We also close our offices at the corporate level in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year. For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked.
• Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
• 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1.
• Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington's Family and Medical Leave program and Washington's Paid Sick Leave program.
• Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.

All applicants are subject to Company policies, third party customer and worksite requirements, and government requirements, regarding vaccination and/or testing for COVID-19. Where permitted by applicable law, applicants may be required to be fully vaccinated with an authorized COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, unless they are eligible for and obtain an exemption based on a reasonable accommodation because of a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. While the Company strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations, it may require vaccination and/or testing for positions in which third party customer, worksite, or government requirements apply, in accordance with applicable law. At those locations where requirements apply, exemptions will be considered based on applicable law.
Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporate.
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