BGS Engineering Sr. Skill Leader

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 Global Services (BGS) has an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Sr. Skill Leader. This position is part of the BGS Core Engineering Skills Leadership and Global Talent team, responsible for developing business unit strategies to assess, attract, acquire, develop, and retain top engineering talent to support our customers.

The successful candidate will lead in the development and execution of strategies by working with senior and executive cross-functional leaders in Global Talent Acquisition (GTA), Human Resources (HR), Finance, Program Management, and Engineering. They will be responsible for one or more engineering skill areas to optimize our workforce in that area through staffing, retention, mentoring, training, and knowledge management initiatives.

In addition, they will work with enterprise teams to help shape and influence standards and policies related to enterprise level skill management. Skill assignment will be one or more engineering job families including but not limited to 6C, 6D, 6G, 6K, and 6L depending on background.

Position Responsibilities:

Manages skill team activities as the functional skill-team leader for multiple SJC/SMCs in the SPEEA contract. This includes ensuring BGS Engineering has the right team through intentional talent management, recruiting, promotions. Partner closely with Functional Chief Engineer’s office to define and integrate BGS Engineering requirements. Drive initiatives & deployment from FCE office to upskill and retain BGS Engineering employees. Provide solutions and recommendations by interpreting, analyzing, and integrating applicable internal and external data and metrics Develop and leverage key strategic relationships to participate in short-term and long-term business planning Work with other workforce strategy and skill leaders to implement and develop consistent processes and mechanisms for prioritizing work and deploying employees for short-term staffing surges Partner with Global Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Finance, and Program Focals to optimize staffing and prioritize needs to ensure we have the right talent, at the right place, at the right time Foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, peers, partners across the enterprise Ability to think critically, problem solve and comfortable working through ambiguity as required Skill Leader role includes defining business unit strategies for skill management including staffing and retention, talent management including mentoring and training, and knowledge management Writing workforce management policies and processes Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement 5+ years of experience managing people either directly or indirectly 5+ years of experience partnering with senior or executive leadership 5 + years of experience leading projects that require integration across business units and/or multiple functions.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with leaders and colleagues in an engineering environment

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Bachelor degree in engineering from accredited ABET program 3+ years of formal management experience

Experience with talent acquisition, development, or engagement Experience developing organizational strategies Experience working with SPEEA processes and labor relations Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our…