Key Responsibilities:
Program Governance and Execution
- Define and maintain standard work for end-to-end compliance lifecycle across applications and services.
- Establish consistent execution standards for product owners and technical teams to meet compliance objectives.
- Drive weekly operating reviews, stage-gate checkpoints, and reporting cadences to ensure transparency and delivery.
Compliance Lifecycle Management
- Coordinate requests, evidence collection, and approvals in compliance portals and toolsets.
- Maintain sprint-aligned plans and Gantt schedules for applications undergoing compliance activities.
- Review, approve, and submit recurring compliance documentation for key systems.
Risk Identification, Assessment, and Mitigation
- Conduct risk assessments and coordinate audits, walkthroughs, and closing activities across teams.
- Partner with product owners to clarify requests, remediate findings, and close defects through action plans with target dates.
- Track and report compliance status, risk posture, and remediation performance to senior leaders and stakeholders.
Defect and Action Plan Management
- Manage compliance defects across programs (e.g., regulatory audits, internal audit findings, operational monitoring, authority-to-operate, penetration testing).
- Lead status meetings with owners to ensure on-time closure and durable fixes.
- Oversee operational items such as access reviews, key rotations, roll-forward testing, and change approvals.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with engineering, product, operations, security, and offshore teams to meet monthly and quarterly deliverables.
- Support teams in removing roadblocks and managing interdependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Serve as a first-line approver for workflow requests where applicable.
Continuous Improvement and Standards
- Benchmark and update practices to reflect current regulatory and security expectations.
- Coach teams on compliance principles, driving a culture of prevention, quality evidence, and timely remediation.
- Outline multi-generational program strategies aligned to measurable outcomes in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college and a minimum of 8 years of professional experience; or
- Associate’s degree with a minimum of 11 years of professional experience; or
- High School Diploma with a minimum of 13 years of professional experience.
- Note: Military experience is considered equivalent to professional experience.
Eligibility Requirement:
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
- Must be able to work with Export Controlled data.
- We do not sponsor individuals for employment visas for this role, now or in the future.
Preferred Experience:
- Practical experience managing enterprise compliance programs across multiple frameworks and audits.
- Hands-on familiarity with risk assessments, evidence management, remediation workflows, and portals.
- Success coordinating with offshore delivery teams to meet recurring operational commitments.
Desired Characteristics:
- Program leadership driving complex, multi-team initiatives that deliver measurable business results.
- Influence and communication skills to engage stakeholders at all levels; clear, succinct written and verbal communication.
- Ownership and initiative with a self-starter mindset; able to operate with minimal direction.
- Team collaboration across global, cross-functional groups; adept at integrating diverse inputs.
- Coaching orientation to mentor product and engineering teams in compliance best practices.
- Customer-driven mindset that designs processes from the user’s perspective and strengthens stakeholder relationships.
- Analytical problem-solving with strong judgment to prioritize risks, make decisions, and create actionable plans.
- Change agent who champions process improvements and balances multiple competing priorities.
- Certifications such as PMP, ScrumMaster, or related program/project management credentials are a plus.
Notes:
The base pay range for this position is $131,000 - $200,000 Annually. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on January 5th, 2026.
GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
Additional InformationGE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal 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: No
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