Staff Technical Product Manager

GE Aerospace • Evendale, OH

19h

About The Position

As part of GE Aerospace Defense & Systems Digital Technology team, the Staff Technical Product Manager will be responsible for product ownership for the contract performance and contract closeout space within Defense Engines, defining and executing the product roadmap and driving all digital technology initiatives across the organization. Job Description This role will combine the customer vision with technical feasibility to convert business needs into functional specifications/user stories and create the strategic roadmap for the product(s). Additionally, this role will be responsible for owning and eventually sunsetting many non-pillar tools that serve these purposes today. In this role, you will: Serve as the Technical Product Manager and DT liaison for the Defense USG shipping and invoicing teams Interface with US Government entities, including DCMA and DCAA, to drive change as part of WAWF (Wide Area Workflow) billing and invoicing systems Simplify and contemporize the technology portfolio, replacing legacy solutions in accordance with the strategic roadmap Prioritize needs according to the understanding and validation of customer needs and associated outcomes, down to the user story level Be the DT face to the customers, both internally and externally, helping to define the business strategies, enable process automation, and increase productivity Drive cultural transformation and change management within the cross-functional team Enable process improvements within the business through the use of digital products and capabilities Reduce technical debt whenever and wherever possible Use FLIGHT DECK to eliminate such waste and drive continuous improvement Stay current with market trends, enabling technologies, and business digital strategy Manage resource allocation and budget Manage risk and dependencies between organizations Provide strategic inputs into budget review processes and other business activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 4 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 7 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 9 years of professional experience
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in IT
• Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge of software design and coding principles
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Familiarity with versatile implementation options
• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems
• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts
• Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices
• Demonstrates knowledge of the competitive environment
• Pre-emptively sees downstream consequences and effectively tailors influencing strategy to support a positive outcome.
• Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications.
• Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making.
• Understands when change is needed.
• Participates in technical strategy planning.
• Able to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills.
• Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills and best practices.
• Finds important patterns in seemingly unrelated information.
• Influences and energizes other toward the common vision and goal.
• Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal even when odds and setbacks render one path impassable.
• Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE.
• Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly.
• Proactively learns new solutions and processes to address seemingly unanswerable problems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Technical Product Manager and DT liaison for the Defense USG shipping and invoicing teams
• Interface with US Government entities, including DCMA and DCAA, to drive change as part of WAWF (Wide Area Workflow) billing and invoicing systems
• Simplify and contemporize the technology portfolio, replacing legacy solutions in accordance with the strategic roadmap
• Prioritize needs according to the understanding and validation of customer needs and associated outcomes, down to the user story level
• Be the DT face to the customers, both internally and externally, helping to define the business strategies, enable process automation, and increase productivity
• Drive cultural transformation and change management within the cross-functional team
• Enable process improvements within the business through the use of digital products and capabilities
• Reduce technical debt whenever and wherever possible
• Use FLIGHT DECK to eliminate such waste and drive continuous improvement
• Stay current with market trends, enabling technologies, and business digital strategy
• Manage resource allocation and budget
• Manage risk and dependencies between organizations
• Provide strategic inputs into budget review processes and other business activities

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees