Sapphire Risk Issue Opportunity Senior Project Manager

Sapphire Risk Issue Opportunity Senior Project Manager

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Sapphire Risk Issue Opportunity Senior Project Manager to join the team in Berkeley, MO; Hazelwood, MO; Saint Charles, MO; Arlington, TX; Cape Canaveral, FL; Chicago, IL; El Segundo, CA; Everett, WA; Heath, OH; Long Beach, CA; Mesa, AZ; Palmdale, CA; or Tukwila, WA.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is modernizing its foundational product lifecycle management (PLM), manufacturing operations management (MOM), and enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems; enhancing its data strategies; and improving alignment of its execution processes via a program called Sapphire that is a joint effort between BDS and Boeing Information Digital Technology and Security (IDT&S).

The Sapphire Risk, Issue, Opportunity (RIO) Senior Project Manager is the program’s central Risk Issue Opportunity RIO Management Lead for Program Sapphire. This role establishes and operates the RIO desk and processes, drives the lifecycle of RIO items to closure, develops and monitors RIO Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), leads executive RIO meetings (including preparation and escalation presentation), owns all Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities for the program, and continuously improves RIO practices and tooling across the program.

Position Responsibilities:

• Establish and operate the Program RIO desk: design processes, workflows, templates, roles/responsibilities, and handoffs

• Implement and configure RIO tooling and dashboards; maintain tool governance for RIO use

• Own the RIO lifecycle: intake, prioritization, assignment, tracking, status updates, closure criteria, and archival

• Develop, establish, monitor and continuously improve RIO KPIs and related reporting; identify trends and recommend corrective actions

• Lead executive-level RIO meetings and briefings: prepare materials, present status, drive decision-making, and escalate items appropriately

• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to develop mitigation/contingency/exploitation plans and drive accountable actions to closure

• Facilitate and own all RCCA activities on the program: lead root cause analysis sessions, define corrective/preventive actions, and verify implementation effectiveness

• Develop and deliver RIO training, onboarding materials, playbooks and role-specific guidance for program teams

• Maintain stakeholder communications and cadences with program leadership, workstream leads, suppliers and other partners

• Refine the RIO process based on lessons learned, performance against KPIs, and stakeholder feedback

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• 5+ years of program or project management experience with significant emphasis on risk/issue/opportunity (RIO) management for cross-functional programs

• Experience designing and implementing risk/issue/opportunity (RIO) management processes and establishing a centralized RIO function

• Experience driving risk/issue/opportunity (RIO) items to closure through stakeholder coordination and action tracking

• Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) processes and implementing corrective actions

• Experience in creating RIO metrics, status reporting and executive-level briefings

• Ability to travel 10-20% as required

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Project Management Institute – Resource Management Process (PMI-RMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), or equivalent risk/project management certification

• Experience in aerospace/defense programs or regulated manufacturing environments

• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)/Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program contexts and authoring tool ecosystems

• Experience with RIO tools and dashboard/reporting tools

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

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