Principal Technical Product Manager

GE Aerospace - Evendale, OH

Full-time - Principal

Evendale, OH

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Principal Technical Product Manager (TPM) within the Defense & Systems (D&S) organization, specifically in the Systems (Avionics & Electric Power) Supply Chain Digital Technology sector, plays a pivotal role in shaping the enterprise digital product strategy, execution, and sustainment. This position is crucial for developing capabilities that assist Avionics & Electric Power Supply Chain customers in achieving their business Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets. The Principal TPM collaborates closely with the Digital Supply Chain team to drive business outcomes and identify synergies that can be executed effectively. Additionally, this role involves managing the Systems Supply Chain application portfolio to ensure operational stability, excellence, security, compliance, and overall simplification of the portfolio. In this role, the Principal TPM leverages deep process and domain expertise while partnering with Product Owners (PO) and technical development teams. The individual influences key stakeholders in design and planning decisions, driving the development of products aimed at a highly technical audience. By combining customer vision with technical feasibility, the Principal TPM converts business needs into functional specifications and user stories. This includes working with customers and stakeholders to prioritize needs, creating a strategic roadmap for the product, and coordinating the work of several parallel teams to deliver on higher-level outcomes. The Principal TPM is responsible for transparent delivery and maximizing returns throughout the product release duration. The role requires specialized knowledge within the function and involves influencing the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including resource control and policy formulation. The Principal TPM interprets internal and external business challenges, recommending best practices to enhance products, processes, or services while staying informed of industry trends that may impact their work. The position also entails leading functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and complexity, communicating complex concepts, and guiding others to consider different perspectives. Furthermore, the Principal TPM defines future enterprise product strategies and business cases in partnership with the business and Digital Supply Chain, conducts requirements gathering, translates business needs into actionable technical requirements, and oversees project execution.

Responsibilities

• Leverage deep process/domain expertise and partner with PO and technical development team.
• Influence key stakeholders in design and planning decisions.
• Drive the development of products targeted at a technical audience.
• Combine customer vision with technical feasibility to convert business needs into functional specifications/user stories.
• Work with customers/stakeholders to prioritize needs.
• Create the strategic roadmap for the product.
• Coordinate work of several parallel teams to deliver on higher level outcomes.
• Ensure transparent delivery and maximize returns during product release.
• Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility.
• Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
• Stay informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Use high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems.
• Lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Communicate difficult concepts and influence others' opinions on particular topics.
• Define future enterprise product strategies and business case in partnership with the business and Digital Supply Chain.
• Conduct requirements gathering and translate business needs into actionable technical requirements definitions.
• Manage the existing Avionics & Electric Power Supply Chain application portfolio and execute existing roadmaps.
• Participate in cross-functional DT BRR/BRP's to ensure alignment on strategic roadmaps.
• Define and execute enterprise product training strategy for Avionics & Electric Power Supply Chain shops.
• Create strong working relationships and influence across product owners in Enterprise Product team and other functional groups.
• Engage customers at executive/technical levels to present strategy/roadmap/feature overview, collect requirements, create/refine strategy and formulate roadmap.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence while placing high emphasis on strategy.
• Implement multiple large-scale systems within a supply chain and non-supply chain environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 10 years of professional experience OR associate's degree with minimum of 13 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 15 years of professional experience.
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in Computer Science or STEM related fields.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization and be a strong team player.
• Proactively engage with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance value propositions for competing stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, manage time and priorities, and be self-directed while maintaining a high degree of organization.
• Proficiency with various agile and collaboration tools like Rally, Aha, and Confluence.
• Proficiency with knowledge of Agile and product management principles to translate requirements into actionable user stories and work units through problem decomposition and planning.
• Ability to balance the long-term digital strategy and short-term implications of all decisions.
• Demonstrate customer focus and build strong customer relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience managing budgets including forecast, actuals analysis, risks, and opportunities.
• Express interest in and stay informed of current and emerging technologies that may inform work.
• Experience working with a global team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and leverage data to make decisions, anticipate obstacles, and develop plans to resolve issues.
• Knowledge of modern technologies and integration technologies such as Informatica, Webmethods, etc.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities.
• Challenging career paths.
• Competitive compensation.
• Relocation assistance provided: No.