Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead

Boeing • El Segundo, CA

2d • $126,650 - $211,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is hiring an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead (Level 4 or 5) for its Business Transformation Team in El Segundo, California. Serving as the IPT and Cost Account Manager, this position leads others and directs phases of cross-organizational projects, with oversight and management responsibility for multiple projects supporting organizational goals and objectives. The role requires proficiency across project management disciplines, including performance management and associated reporting.

The IPT Lead develops program organizational and work structures, top-level program and execution plans, and facilitates resolution of program issues. The position supports senior leaders and program stakeholders in leading execution by coordinating program metrics and integrating Program Management Best Practices. Responsibilities span integrated cost, schedule, technical, and risk plans; budgets and estimates at completion; project schedules; resource coordination; performance reviews; and project close-out.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite at one of the listed location options. Occasional travel may be required, up to 10% of the time. The role is first shift. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship; an interim and/or final Top Secret/SCI clearance is required post-start. U.S. export control compliance requirements also apply, and the employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (the education section also states Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent).
• At least 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• At least 3 years of experience developing and maintaining integrated resource-loaded project schedules, including use of project management tools and software such as Microsoft Project, Milestones, Primavera, or Open Plan Professional.
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance, and an interim and/or final Top Secret/SCI clearance is required post-start.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Must live in the immediate area or relocate at personal expense; relocation assistance is not negotiable.
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP/PMI) certification.
• Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• More than 5 years of experience managing project schedules and using standard project management tools.
• Experience in a leadership role.
• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience managing multiple project schedules simultaneously and prioritizing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and analyze integrated cost, schedule, technical, and risk management plans for Overhead, Bulk, and Capital.
• Maintain budgets, estimates at completion, weekly status reporting, and variances to plan.
• Serve as the primary project contact for identifying key project schedules and updates.
• Lead planning efforts to determine impacts and constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, and business transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate with programs and capabilities to optimize affordability, rate stability, and modernization of capital across the portfolio; participate in or lead weekly reviews.
• Define required resources from engineering, operations, and supplier management, and build cross-functional relationships to execute priorities.
• Lead weekly working meetings to ensure assigned individuals execute tasks and provide required status, tracking, and reporting.
• Develop performance review charts and perform project close-out, including lessons learned and return-on-investment information for incorporation across the portfolio.
• Provide in-depth project analysis and projected and historical reports for incorporation into future product and project plans.
• Assess team and team-member performance for appropriate management.
• Develop solutions to complex problems requiring ingenuity and innovation.
• Develop program organizational and work structures and top-level program and execution plans.
• Facilitate resolution of program issues.
• Support senior leadership, Common Products Managers, Capability Leaders, Subsidiary Leaders, and Program Managers in program execution by coordinating program metrics and integrating Program Management Best Practices.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Boeing 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching of employee contributions up to 10% of eligible pay, with immediate 100% vesting.
• Student Loan Match: qualified student loan debt payments for eligible enrolled U.S. employees may count, along with match-eligible contributions, toward determining the Company Match to Boeing 401(k) accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior