Sr. Manager, Configuration Management-6115

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What youll do

The Senior Configuration Data Management (CDM) Manager is an operational execution leader responsible for managing the commercial CDM team and implementing and operationalizing configuration management practices across commercial programs with full accountability for both hardware and software CDM execution. This role deploys and sustains CDM leadership-approved strategy governance standards and tools across integrated HW/SW product lifecycles.

Enterprise CDM strategy standards and tool decisions are owned by CDM leadership; this role is accountable for deploying operationalizing and sustaining those decisions ensuring adoption consistency and operational effectiveness across assigned programs.

This role ensures deployment and consistent application of established expectations for data integrity traceability and change control across the product lifecycle and ensures alignment with company contractual and regulatory requirements supporting effective execution even when standard CM practices are not explicitly defined or broadly adopted.

The Senior CDM Manager provides cross-functional leadership drives execution of CDM leadership-approved improvements and actively influences program and functional leadership to adopt and apply established Configuration Management governance and practices. The role represents the commercial CDM function to programs customers auditors and external authorities within defined areas of responsibility and reports directly to the VP of Quality.

This role provides direct people leadership for an approximately 810-person Configuration Data Management team of individual contributors supporting both hardware and software development and sustainment programs with responsibility for performance management prioritization and professional development.

This is a US-hybrid opportunity.

The day-to-day

• Provides operational leadership and direction for hardware and software configuration management execution while ensuring integrated hardware and software CM governance including lifecycle control change management and crossdiscipline integration in support of enterprise CDM strategy and standards.

• Provides configuration management leadership and subject matter expertise to proposal and capture activities including review of RFPs and SOWs for hardware software and integrated systems programs contribution to CM scope definition and input to Basis of Estimate development.

• Accountable for operationalizing and sustaining organizational configuration management capability across programs and business areas by deploying established CM expectations and governance including assessing prime and subcontract contractual technical and program documentation to identify CM responsibilities risks and dependencies (configuration identification traceability data management change control and life-cycle governance).

• Ensures appropriate CM work requirement flow-down mitigation staffing and execution are established in partnership with program and technical leadership including programs where CM requirements must be clarified interpreted or matured during execution.

• Leads execution of CDM practices across multiple programs or product lines ensuring consistency compliance and alignment with organizational and contractual requirements.

• Accountable for configuration data integrity traceability and change control outcomes across hardware and software baselines including audit readiness deficiency resolution and sustained compliance.

• Provide leadership and direction to the CDM team ensuring clear priorities performance management and development of talent within a team of individual contributors.

• Provide cross-functional leadership and build partnerships with engineering operations quality supply chain and program management to strengthen configuration control traceability and day-to-day execution effectiveness.

• Translate enterprise and program objectives into actionable execution plans influencing prioritization and sequencing of CDM deployment across assigned programs.

• Represent the CDM function to programs customers auditors and regulatory authorities escalating enterpriselevel strategic or policy matters to CDM leadership as appropriate.

• Serve as subject matter expert in configuration identification change management data management configuration status accounting and audit readiness supporting audits and compliance activities through effective preparation and execution.

• Oversee daytoday execution and adoption of approved PLM SwCM and configuration data systems ensuring teams effectively use established tools workflows and governance models defined by CDM leadership in partnership with IT and engineering stakeholders.

• Anticipate operational risks and lead resolution of executionlevel issues that span multiple programs escalating systemic or strategic risks to CDM leadership as appropriate.

• Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards (e.g. AS9100 EIA649 MILSTD973 ISO9001 ITAR/EAR) with demonstrated experience applying relevant standards in regulated commercial environments.

• Monitor CDM process performance and implementation effectiveness identifying execution gaps and partnering with CDM leadership to support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Develop capability within the CDM team by coaching and mentoring configuration management professionals to strengthen execution discipline accountability and consistency.

What youll need

• Bachelors degree in engineering business or a related field required or equivalent experience in Configuration Data Management.

• 5 years leadership experience managing professional staff with demonstrated responsibility for team performance prioritization and development.

• Strong depth in software configuration management (SCM) with experience leading and organizing SCM support within a single integrated CDM team supporting both software and hardware programs.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional execution initiatives manage competing operational priorities and influence program leaders customers auditors and regulatory authorities.

• Experience working with industry PLM systems and configuration data governance frameworks with the ability to support effective adoption and execution of established tools and processes.

• US Citizenship required.

What will help you on the job

• Strong analytical mindset with proven ability to anticipate identify and mitigate configuration and program risks to ensure compliance with product and contractual requirements.

• Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.

• CM 2 or CMPIC certification preferred.

• Track record of driving process improvement adoption of new tools/technologies and organizational change in CDM functions.

Salary range

We consider many factors when it comes to compensation including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package in addition to a range of medical financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered.

EEO Statement

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition marital status genetics age or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.