Senior Program Manager, T-7A Aft Integrated Product Team Leader

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager, T-7A Aft Integrated Product Team Leader (Level M) to join our dynamic team in Berkeley, Missouri. The T-7 Red Hawk is a state-of-the-art trainer being developed for the U.S. Air Force. This all-new training platform brings advanced training capabilities to prepare pilots for fifth-generation combat. The T-7 delivers leading-edge technology that will revolutionize pilot training. Our team is looking for a leader skilled with program management discipline, easily able to navigate a fast-paced program, strong collaboration skills, and brings a great attitude that can successfully lead a complex assignment while partnering with a key supplier counterpart to make the T-7 program successful. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a cross-functional team and development of project plans, and deliverables in support of daily program execution. This position leads the Aft integrated product team (IPT) to meet cost, schedule, quality and technical objectives to ensure customer requirements are achieved. The T-7 program is a fast-paced environment with a long runway requiring multiple rate breaks to meet our customer demands and this role will play a critical role in ensuring we achieve those plans with first time Quality Aft deliveries on time. Strong communication and organizational skills are critical to success in this position, along with the ability to build strong relationships, collaborate in a cross-functional environment, and utilize problem-solving skills to proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities.

Requirements

Strong leadership, ability to lead cross functional teams
Risk, issues, and supplier management - identify, mitigate, and report risks/opportunities; manage internal and external supplier performance and corrective actions.
Experience with Risk, Issue and Opportunity (RIO) Control Account Manager Experience - Program and contract execution (cost, schedule, Earned Value Management (EVM) - track and drive cost, schedule, and performance to deliver packages on time and on budget.
Systems integration and technical execution — translate requirements into integrated technical solutions, oversee integration activities, and ensure first‑time quality of deliverables.
Stakeholder leadership — build and maintains supplier & customer interfaces, communicates effectively across levels, and staff & coach the team to meet program needs.
5+ years of experience with any of the following: Project/Program Management, Procurement, Supplier Program Management, Engineering, Production Engineering, and/or Supplier Quality
5+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams and working with senior leadership
Experience in Program Management including cost, schedule and technical management
Experience in driving risk/issue/opportunity (RIO) items to closure through stakeholder coordination and action tracking
Experience translating data into actionable insights and recommendations
Experience leading through influence and partnering with cross-functional teams on projects and initiatives
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
Bachelor's degree
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. (A final U.S. Secret Clearance Post Start is required.)

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or higher preferred; or equivalent work experience
3+ years of experience with project management and the ability to self-manage projects
Demonstrated experience in supplier management
Strong business acumen and relationship skills needed to build partnerships with customers, stakeholders, and peers
Experience driving affordability and production system improvements at scale to achieve rate increases
Strong Communication skills

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day execution and performance of Integrated Product Team s including Deployed Functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) members (managers & individual contributors)
Drive execution in alignment with programmatic priorities for the Aft
Develop and maintain relationships with Saab Sweden & West Lafayette
Coordinate cross-functional planning, scheduling, and execution of Aft related elements including delivery of quality Afts on time, technical engineering deliverables on time, Interface Coordination Notice (ICN) coordination, change management, test support etc.
Works with Saab to implement rate readiness in support of the program rate break strategy
Generate and present execution metrics / performance-to-plan predictive indicators including proactive risk mitigation and opportunity realization
Coordinate across Integrated Product Team (IPT), customer and supplier
Support periodic (weekly/monthly/quarterly) programmatic reviews
Responsible and accountable for control accounts within the organization performing test execution
Perform risk, issue and opportunity management