ECS Certification and Skill Team Manager

ECS Certification and Skill Team Manager

Company:
The Boeing Company – Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), ECS Certification and Skill team is seeking a Manager (level K) to join their team in Everett, WA.

The ECS Certification and Skill Team Manager provides leadership, advocacy, and organizational oversight for the ECS team, including a group of E‑UMs and broader Skill Team responsibilities across the ECS organization. The role advances E‑UM advocacy, coordinates across all BCA programs, partners with program leadership to balance program needs with team member well‑being, capability development, and sustainable execution. The manager serves as a trusted partner to program and functional leadership, ensuring the ECS team is staffed, developed, and supported effectively while maintaining a strong focus on servant leadership, employee engagement, and healthy work‑life balance.

• Lead and support a team of E‑UMs, providing coaching, guidance, performance support, and career development.
• Champion E‑UM advocacy by ensuring team member voice is heard and considered in organizational decisions.
• Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Promote a healthy work‑life balance and model servant‑based leadership practices.
• Support employee engagement through regular check‑ins, active listening, and responsive leadership.
• Coordinate across all BCA programs to understand current and future ECS‑related needs.
• Partner with program leadership to align team capabilities, staffing, and priorities with business requirements.
• Balance program demands with the needs of E‑UMs to ensure sustainable execution and long‑term team health.
• Serve as a liaison between ECS team members and program leadership to facilitate clear communication, issue resolution, and shared understanding.
• Support enterprise‑level decision‑making by bringing workforce, skill, and capacity considerations to the fore.
• Provide overall Skill Team leadership for ECS, including responsibility for hiring, staffing, promotions, and training.
• Ensure the ECS team has the right skills, experience, and development opportunities to meet current and future organizational needs.
• Oversee staffing strategies that support both program objectives and employee growth.
• Lead or coordinate the development of training plans, capability‑building initiatives, and succession planning.
• Partner with functional and HR leadership to execute talent management processes fairly and effectively.
• Identify skill gaps and workforce risks within the ECS organization and develop plans to address them.
• Support career development, mentoring, and advancement opportunities for team members.
• Participate in hiring decisions and onboarding of new team members.
• Ensure promotion and staffing decisions are aligned with organizational needs, individual readiness, and skill requirements.
• Build an environment that encourages learning, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Lead through a servant leadership philosophy that prioritizes listening, support, and team empowerment.
• Create and sustain a team culture that values respect, transparency, and balance.
• Encourage open communication and constructive feedback.
• Recognize contributions and celebrate team and individual success.
• Advocate for a sustainable pace of work and thoughtful prioritization.

100% onsite. Selected candidate must work onsite at the Everett, WA site.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in engineering, certification, skill development, or related technical organizations.
• Five or more years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• At least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, interim manager, large‑scale cross‑functional project or program management, or formal manager experience) or completion of the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership.”
• Experience partnering with multiple program or business stakeholders to align competing priorities.

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