Job Summary:
GE Aerospace is a leading company in the aerospace sector, and they are seeking a Director of Technical Product Management. This role involves leading a team of software engineers to develop product requirements and solutions that drive business outcomes, while managing the end-to-end product lifecycle and collaborating with business partners.
Responsibilities:
• Leverages deep process/domain expertise and partners with PO and technical development team. Influences key stakeholders in design and planning decisions.
• Drives the development of products that are targeted at a (usually) very technical audience.
• Combines the customer vision with technical feasibility to convert business needs into functional specifications/user stories. Works with customers/stakeholders to prioritize needs.
• Creates the strategic roadmap for the product. Coordinates work of several parallel teams to deliver on higher level outcomes.
• Responsible for transparent delivery and maximizing returns. Focuses on execution for the duration of a product release.
• Manages a small to medium team of professionals.
• Requires specialized knowledge within the function and Enterprise Resource planning SDLC.
• Influences the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and influences policy formulation.
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
• Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.
• Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.
• Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics.
• May guide others to consider a different point of view.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 8 years of professional experience OR associate's degree with minimum of 11 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 13 years of professional experience
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience successfully implementing complex ERP Systems (Oracle preferred)
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.
Preferred:
• Strong communication skills. Must be able to communicate and share complex topics to a variety of leadership levels.
• Strong leadership and ability to include, motivate employees and effectively delegate and assign work.
• Strong knowledge of ERP system data structures, preferably Oracle
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Familiarity with versatile implementation options
• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems
• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts
• Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices
• Demonstrates knowledge of the competitive environment Leadership
• Pre-emptively sees downstream consequences and effectively tailors influencing strategy to support a positive outcome.
• Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications. Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making.
Company:
GE Aerospace is a provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems. Founded in 1892, the company is headquartered in Cincinnati, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.