Program Management Spec; Program Management

Position: Program Management Spec (Program Management)
** Job Description*
* At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a  
** Senior Program Manager (Level*
* ** L)
** to join our dynamic team in  
** Heath, Ohio** .

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* Position Summary:

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* The Program Manager (L) leads employees and first-level managers delivering Program Management services across complex, multi-disciplinary programs. This leader develops and executes integrated departmental plans, establishes Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) goals and improvement plans, and provides oversight and approval for technical approaches, products, and processes. The role acquires and manages resources, provides technical supplier management, drives process improvements enabled by digital tools, and builds strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, partners and direct reports.

This role demonstrates Boeing values and expected leadership behaviors while ensuring program outcomes are delivered on schedule, within budget and with the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

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* Position Responsibilities:

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* + Define and execute strategic plans, policies and procedures for the Program Management organization; align departmental goals to program and business strategy.

+ Establish and lead a PMBP program, set measurable improvement goals, and implement improvement plans to increase mission effectiveness, efficiency, and quality.

+ Manage and mentor a team of Program Managers and first-level managers - hire, develop, evaluate, motivate and retain talent; coach to quality-first behaviors.

+ Provide technical oversight and approval of program approaches, designs, schedules, budgets, risk / issue / opportunity plans and deliverables with an explicit focus on quality assurance and verification.

+ Lead program planning and execution using sound program controls:
Earned Value Management, cost/schedule performance measurement, forecasting, and quality metrics.

+ Direct supplier and partner management activities; hold suppliers accountable to technical, quality, cost and schedule commitments; lead supplier quality reviews and corrective/preventive actions.

+ Drive digital-enabled process improvements that increase productivity, data integrity, decision quality and traceability.

+ Implement and maintain robust risk/opportunity/issue management and quality management processes; validate mitigation plans and monitor burndown using appropriate tools and metrics.

+ Ensure schedule management best practices are used to develop, maintain and control integrated program schedules that incorporate quality gates and verification milestones.

+ Apply systems thinking to understand and communicate cross-functional impacts and trade-offs; make decisions that optimize whole-system outcomes while protecting quality and safety.

+ Build and sustain positive relationships across stakeholders, customers and partners; use influence and negotiation to achieve program objectives while defending quality standards.

+ Promote a global perspective: consider geopolitical, economic and cultural impacts on program execution, supplier quality and strategy.

+ Ensure compliance with safety, quality, regulatory and contractual obligations at all times; champion continuous improvement and lessons-learned capture.

** Quality Focus:*
* + Actively ensure processes include clear acceptance criteria, verification steps, and traceability from requirements through delivery.

+ Use data-driven decision making to identify quality trends, root causes, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

+ Establish and enforce quality gates and reviews at key program milestones; escalate unresolved quality concerns appropriately and timely.

+ Model and coach a culture of rigorous inspection, test, and audit readiness - encourage reporting of defects and near-misses without blame.

+ Integrate quality metrics (defect rates, rework, supplier non-conformances, first-pass yield, audit findings) into program performance dashboards.

+ Collaborate with Quality, Safety, Engineering and Supply Chain to embed manufacturability, maintainability and sustainment considerations early in design and planning.

+ Drive continuous improvement by sponsoring root-cause investigations, lessons-learned processes, and sharing best practices across programs.

+ Promote customer-focused quality: ensure delivered products meet or exceed contractual, regulatory, and customer expectations.

** Functional & Technical

Competencies:

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* + Build Positive Relationships: fosters collaborative relationships and trust across internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.

+ Business Acumen: understands organizational drivers, marketplace trends and competitive landscape; aligns program decisions to…