Manufacturing and Quality Product Family Senior Manager

Job Description

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The Boeing Enterprise Data & Analytics team is seeking a Manufacturing and Quality Product Family Senior Manager (PFM) in Seattle, WA. The PFM is responsible for defining the Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy, overseeing the development and management of the data and AI product within Information Technology and Data Analytics (IT&DA). This role will be part of the Analytics leadership team and report directly to Boeing’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer. The role will require presence at various Boeing Seattle area sites across Renton, Everett and Auburn.

This senior leader will work closely with cross-functional teams to guide products from conception to launch, driving adoption of new data driven ways of working. The PFM role will engage directly with the business users and executive stakeholders across Boeing and will be accountable for driving data, digital thread and AI applications in manufacturing and quality domains. PFMs are responsible for ensuring consistent product design and delivery across their product family.

Additional responsibilities for PFMs include building a strategy for maturing data and AI capabilities in their domain, identifying and prioritizing business needs, de-risking product development, monitoring product family performance, and mentoring product managers.

We are looking for leader with strong communication skills – ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs and tell a compelling story; strong leadership skills – ability to work with and influence a diverse group of stakeholders; a passion for challenging the status quo, finding new solutions, and driving innovative ideas. The leader must embrace change and empower others to learn and grow.

Position Responsibilities:

• Understand current state, identify opportunities for solving complex business problems through data and AI

• Develop product strategy roadmaps with a clear tie to value realization

• Build, manage, deploy and grow product portfolio for data, analytics and AI capabilities in manufacturing and quality domains across Boeing businesses

• Develop future state vision for data lake strategy to bring manufacturing and quality data across from across Boeing

• Help shape digital thread strategy for the enterprise and lead implementation and adoption of digital thread in manufacturing and quality  

• Identify opportunities to implement analytics and AI drive real-time visibility, alerting and predictability for of manufacturing and supplier quality

• Improve best practices for streamlined collaboration and data exchange with Boeing’s suppliers

• Create, measure, and report progress against product and/or product family objectives and key results (OKRs) to provide leadership updates on value delivered 

• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders (management and executive levels) to define product implementation, risk management plans, and product strategy 

• Coordinate with other PFMs and product managers to identify major dependencies (e.g., release timeline) and develop mitigation plans 

• Lead and orchestrate execution of strategic initiatives and define/track metrics for success

• Own the end-to-end integrated roadmap across products within family

• Mentor, develop and evaluate product managers within the product family

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required.  “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelors degree or higher 

• 5+ years of management experience

• 5+ years of experience in a product management specialist area or related field

• 5+ years of experience working with quality and/or manufacturing data systems

• 3+ years of experience in data analytics

• Experience developing strategic product and technical roadmaps

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Masters or Ph.D. in engineering or manufacturing

• 10+ years of experience working large complex global organizations in industrial space  

• Experience leading simulation, digital, AI or analytics teams, building and deploying digital products in the area of manufacturing operations and quality

• Experience in developing strategy and implementation of digital thread concept in industrial domain

• Experience defining and implementing digital thread technologies in an industrial domain

• Experience building and leading technical teams in data, digital and analytics within industrial domain

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

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 policies.

Work Shift:

This position is for first shift.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: $161,500 – $218,500

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.