Senior Director, Technical Product Management

GE Aerospace•Livonia, MI

2d•Remote

About The Position

As part of GE Aerospace Digital Technology supporting the Defense & Systems (D&S) business, the Senior Director, Technical Product Management leads product management across the Defense and Systems Customer Experience (DSCX) portfolio of 30+ digital products. This people-leadership role covers capture management, government pricing, systems pricing, contracts, government property, government business, and sustainment and fleet analytics. The position builds the product management discipline and owns the product operating model, including roadmap standards, prioritization frameworks, and outcome governance. The role is planned to have 8–10 direct reports across product managers and UX designers. The Senior Director leads technical product managers and UX designers who set product direction, translate business outcomes into prioritized backlogs, and partner with Engineering to deliver capabilities for Federal and commercial markets. The role establishes sustainable processes and artifacts, coaches and trains the team, and applies AI to identify opportunities to expand the team's impact. It owns two- to three-year roadmaps for each product and product area, defines consistent prioritization, drives feature development one to two quarters ahead and story development one to two sprints ahead, and establishes measurable product KPIs, success metrics, and OKRs. The position ensures product requirements and user stories meet quality standards, connects roadmap items to business outcomes, and partners with Engineering on technical design, sequencing, and delivery within enterprise architecture and data governance standards. It serves as the key product relationship manager for the D&S business, maintaining stakeholder maps and recurring touchpoints, including monthly business reviews. It also manages the funding and business case pipeline, tracks open business asks and decisions, and leads hiring, performance management, coaching, and talent development for the product and UX team. The DSCX portfolio runs primarily on AWS, Palantir Foundry, or third-party SaaS solutions, with on-premise implementations for customers whose data sensitivity requires them. Delivery uses Rally and Microsoft Teams; ServiceNow is the system of record for incident, change, and defect management. Monitoring and alerting tools vary across applications, and consolidation is part of the organization's work. The portfolio has an annual budget of more than $25 million. The role leads a hybrid and fully remote team and requires a deliberate approach to distributed work. Cincinnati, Ohio (Evendale) is strongly preferred, and travel may be up to 20% for customer discovery, business reviews at D&S sites, and vendor engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college and at least 10 years of professional experience; OR an associate degree and at least 13 years of professional experience; OR a high school diploma and at least 15 years of professional experience.
At least 7 years of professional experience in Technical Product Management and IT.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; the employer will not sponsor employment visas.
Ability to meet U.S. Person status requirements for access to U.S. export-controlled information: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or granted asylee or refugee status.
Strong knowledge of software design and Agile ways of working, including Scrum and Kanban, and ability to partner with Engineering on technical design and sequencing.
Ability to break down ambiguous problems, document clear problem statements, and estimate effort credibly.
Ability to analyze how technology and sequencing choices affect compliance, cost, and efficiency.
Knowledge of competitive and operational environments in Federal and commercial markets, including how funding and business cases move.
Ability to lead a distributed team and coach, develop, and set clear expectations for people.
Ability to travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years leading product managers or product teams, including hiring and performance management.
Deep end-to-end product management expertise for enterprise digital products, spanning discovery, roadmaps, backlogs, delivery, and value realization.
Experience owning a multi-area product portfolio and its operating model, including roadmap standards, prioritization frameworks, and outcome governance.
Experience with AWS, hybrid-cloud and on-premise deployment models, and enterprise SaaS platforms such as Salesforce.
Palantir Foundry experience.
Familiarity with FAR, DCMA audit readiness, CMMC, CUI, and export control.

Responsibilities

Own a consistent product roadmap standard across DSCX product areas and maintain a two- to three-year roadmap, including a NorthStar vision, for each product and product area.
Define and consistently apply a prioritization framework for product managers.
Drive feature development one to two quarters ahead and story development one to two sprints ahead in partnership with Software Engineering.
Define product KPIs, success metrics, and OKRs; run Daily Visual Management for the portfolio and own the KPIs reported in monthly operating reviews.
Hold the team accountable for measurable outcomes and ensure shipped capabilities have identifiable results.
Ensure PRDs and INVEST-quality user stories with clear acceptance criteria across the portfolio.
Use opportunity solution trees to link roadmap items to business outcomes and require product managers to do the same.
Partner with Engineering on technical design, sequencing, and delivery within enterprise architecture and data governance standards.
Serve as the key product relationship manager for the D&S business and maintain stakeholder maps for each product area, including stakeholders, cadence, and decision rights.
Run recurring stakeholder touchpoints, including monthly business reviews for each product line.
Own the funding and business case pipeline, track requests versus approvals for each product area, and maintain and drive closure of open business asks and decisions.
Lead, coach, and develop the product management and UX team; own hiring, performance management, and talent development.
Set standards for product discovery, roadmap management, story quality, and outcome accountability.
Build product talent and a continuous-improvement culture using FLIGHT DECK, AI technology, product best practices, and user-centric design.
Meet product success measures covering business value, roadmap health, adoption and satisfaction, and team capability and retention.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Access to a Health Coach
Employee Assistance Program with confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
401(k) savings plan with company matching and company retirement contributions
Fidelity resources and planning consultants
Tuition assistance
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off for vacation or illness
Annual discretionary bonus
Relocation assistance
Professional development