GM, Strategy & Engineering Technology — Aerospace

Ladders; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 372,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care and wellness

Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

Telework options

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Variable pay program

Relocation assistance

Professional growth and development

Education assistance

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a General Manager of Strategy, Engineering Technology Group in El Segundo, CA. This senior role partners with executive leadership to align engineering strategy with budgets and enterprise goals, ensuring the right technical capabilities exist to drive disciplined execution.

The role represents the organization in governance forums, supports workforce planning, and oversees budget execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or related technical discipline.
• Executive leadership experience managing large, complex technical organizations.
• Strong financial management for multi-million-dollar portfolios.
• Exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple high-priority initiatives.
• Outstanding communication for executive-level reports and presentations.
• Deep understanding of program management discipline.
• Experience representing organizations at senior leadership forums.
• Strategic thinking with operational excellence.
• Ability to build relationships across organizational boundaries.
• Experience with workforce planning and talent development.
• Active security clearance, or the ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to lead the front office team.
• Drive execution of technical depth and strategic initiatives with strong program discipline.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to align strategy, tasking, and budgets.
• Represent the organization at corporate-level meetings.
• Coordinate technical content for senior governance committee discussions.
• Assist with budget planning and execution oversight.
• Support strategic communications for organization meetings.
• Engage with leadership to assess hiring, attrition, and skills mix.
• Advocate for organization needs with enterprise operations teams.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Program management

Workforce planning

Talent development

Budget management

Relationship building

Security awareness

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Ladders is seeking a General Manager of Strategy, Engineering Technology Group in El Segundo, CA. This senior role partners with executive leadership to align engineering strategy with budgets and enterprise goals, ensuring the right technical capabilities exist to drive disciplined execution.

The role represents the organization in governance forums, supports workforce planning, and oversees budget execution.