Senior Director Flight Data and Digital Systems
West Chester, OH - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
Aircraft Engine Flight Data is a critical strategic data set for GE Aerospace providing the business with accurate real time data on the engine operation that powers our Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics Service technical product support and engine design. This drives engine reliability fleet stability and CSA contract profitability with significant business impact.As part of the Fleet Support team the Senior Director Flight Data and Digital Systems is responsible for the leadership of strategy processes and daily management of Flight data for the global fleet of 50000 commercial engines across all product lines. They are responsible for defining the long-term business strategy for improving Flight data management including functional design and ownership of the related Digital systems and partners closely with functions including Customer Experience Digital Technology Data Science Engineering Product Lines and Lean Leadership to deliver successful outcomes that drive profitable business growth.
Job Description
Job Description
- Define the strategic vision for strategy for digital products and services for Flight Data and Digital Systems that support GE Aerospace business objectives.
- Lead design and development of Flight Data Digital Systems corresponding business cases product roadmaps and drive their implementation and adoption to quality on time and to budget.
- Lead the management of all flight data processes activities and operational workload including service level performance metrics data quality metrics and training programs
- Establish and ensure adherence to our enterprise data quality and data governance framework for flight data to achieve the required level of quality consistency accuracy validity and completeness of engine information.
- Maintain effective working relationships built on a foundation of trust with cross functional business leaders stakeholders airline customers and external business partners including Safran to meet overall strategic business objectives.
- Promote lean continuous improvement mindset using FLIGHT DECK methodology to ensure improved quality operational effectiveness and productivity.
- Mentor coach and develop team members on flight data management best practices and information quality standards.
- Lead with an inclusive approach showing respect for people empowering the team driving accountability and coaching them to grow their skills and develop their careers.
- Be a passionate advocate for customer success and promote GE Aerospace flight data strategy and solutions to customers globally.
- Provide prompt and effective customer support to solve any customer issues that may arise using FLIGHT DECK and RCCA methods.
- Develop clear executive summaries and status updates for Sr. Leadership including key trends at-risk items escalation needs and closure performance.
- Ensure conformance to all applicable GE standards policies and guidelines including Safety and Integrity.
Required Characteristics:
- Bachelors Degree 10 years experience in Engineering Services or Support in Aviation or a similar complex high technology business Digital System design and operation Flight Data management Data Governance or Enterprise Data Management.
- This role will be based in West Chester Ohio USA.
Desired Characteristics
- Proven people leadership including managing and directly leading experienced individual contributors and project leaders in a highly matrixed global environment.
- Strong Lean and Continuous Improvement mindset with demonstrated experience applying FLIGHT DECK principles.
- Deep data and technology expertise including flight data management data quality technologies master data management complex data integrations and working with large datasets metadata and data models.
- Track record of delivery successfully leading large-scale complex programs to meet safety quality schedule and budget commitments.
- Aerospace or complex high-technology business experience with strong understanding of business operations and partner ecosystems.
- Change leadership capability including appreciation of change management in data and information strategies and a passion for driving transformational change.
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills including executive-ready written updates and customer-facing presentations.
- Highly organized and resilient able to prioritize and operate in a fast-paced dynamic and ambiguous environment while driving results.
- Strong values alignment consistently demonstrating humility transparency focus and an unwavering commitment to Safety and unyielding Integrity.
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is anEqual 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: Yes
Required Experience:
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