The Growth & Portfolio Management Manager will partner directly with the Growth & Portfolio Management Leader for ATMRO to support GE Aerospace’s aggressive growth objectives, including expanding shop visit capacity and scaling OE engine output. This role will serve as a critical thought partner and execution lead, supporting inorganic growth initiatives, portfolio analytics, and operational planning across the ATMRO network.The ideal candidate is highly analytical, structured, and comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy, M&A, and operations, with strong ownership of models, data, and executive-facing analyses.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy, Analytics & Decision Support
- Develop and refine analytical models to support ATMRO growth initiatives, including capacity expansion, M&A business cases, and portfolio trade-off decisions.
- Analyze complex operational, financial, and market data to generate insights on network performance, capacity constraints, and growth opportunities.
- Prepare clear, executive-ready materials to support strategy discussions, operating reviews, and investment decisions.
M&A, Portfolio & Inorganic Growth Support
- Support identification, screening, and evaluation of acquisition targets, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships aligned with ATMRO growth objectives.
- Assist in financial, operational, and strategic due diligence, including market sizing, synergy modeling, and integration planning.
- Help track deal pipelines, portfolio performance, and post-transaction value capture initiatives.
Operational Planning & Network Optimization
- Support multi-year capacity planning for shop visits and OE engine output, including scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses.
- Partner with operations, finance, and supply chain teams to translate growth plans into executable roadmaps.
- Help define and track KPIs to measure the impact of growth initiatives on throughput, cost, quality, and delivery.
Facilitation & Execution
- Plan and facilitate working sessions, leadership workshops, and cross-functional reviews related to growth strategy, portfolio priorities, and execution planning.
- Coordinate inputs across functions (operations, finance, legal, engineering, HR) to ensure alignment and follow-through.
- Drive structured problem-solving using lean and continuous improvement methodologies (Kaizen, Kata, Hoshin Kanri).
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, Operations, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate development, portfolio management, or operations analytics.
- Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience building executive-level presentations and synthesizing complex analyses into clear recommendations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in aerospace, aviation MRO, industrial services, or advanced manufacturing.
- Exposure to M&A, due diligence, or post-merger integration work.
- Background in top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, PE portfolio operations, or internal GE strategy roles.
- Familiarity with lean and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Advanced Excel / modeling skills; experience with data tools (Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python) a plus.
Characteristics of a Successful Candidate
- Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and solving open-ended problems.
- Strong communicator who can influence without authority.
- Bias toward action and ownership; thrives as a close partner to senior leadership.
- Curious, learning-oriented, and motivated by building scalable growth platforms.
Why This Role Matters
This role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with senior ATMRO leadership on high-impact growth and investment decisions that shape the future of GE Aerospace’s global MRO network. The position provides significant exposure to executive leadership, complex deal environments, and large-scale operational transformation — with a clear path to broader leadership roles over time.
GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Additional Information
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.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
