Senior Staff Technical Program Manager – Infrastructure and Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the platform product backlog and intake process, which includes how platform work is requested, prioritized, sequenced, and released.

• Convert the Director's roadmap into a resource plan that includes specific dates and assigns a named owner for each action.

• Facilitate daily management, WOR, and MOR routines for the platform team, focusing on maintaining the plan in a positive state rather than merely reporting status.

• Promote the adoption of a single golden-path delivery pipeline across four product development teams.

• Monitor adoption rates and work to eliminate any obstacles.

• Oversee the onboarding of teams onto shared services and the paved road, ensuring clear entry criteria and support mechanisms are in place.

• Manage dependencies between the platform team and both product and architecture teams without having formal authority.

• Negotiate trade-offs and identify conflicts early, escalating issues with proposed options attached.

• Define and sustain standard procedures for platform intake, change management, and release processes.

• Measure platform adoption, reliability, and delivery metrics, including DORA, and integrate these into the operating rhythm.

• Successfully deliver the platform backlog within the planned capacity and timelines.

• Oversee the intake-to-start timeline for new platform requests.

• Foster proactive health of the operating cadence and escalate early when necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with at least 5 years of professional experience, or an Associate's degree with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience, or a High School Diploma with at least 10 years of professional experience.

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Technical Program Management or IT.

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

• GE Aerospace will not sponsor individuals for employment visas for this position, either now or in the future.

• Ability to demonstrate U.S. Person status for access to U.S. export-controlled information: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or granted asylee or refugee status.

• Preferred: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

• Preferred: Certification as a Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Agilist or Product Owner, or PMP certification.

• Preferred: Experience managing an infrastructure, platform, or DevOps program as a product, including ownership of the backlog and roadmap.

• Preferred: Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud environments, and golden-path delivery pipelines.

• Preferred: Capability to drive the adoption of a shared standard across teams that do not report directly to you.

• Preferred: Proficiency in instrumenting and reporting delivery metrics, including DORA.

• Preferred: Experience with FLIGHT DECK, Lean, or a comparable operating-cadence discipline.

• Preferred: Background in defense, aerospace, or other regulated industries.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace.

• Employee Assistance Program that provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

• GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan.

• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and retirement contributions.

• Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.

• Tuition assistance available.

• Adoption assistance offered.

• Paid parental leave policy.

• Disability insurance provided.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Paid time off for vacation or illness.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Relocation assistance is not provided.