NA Digital Risks & Quality Leader, Governance & Compliance

Airbus Aircraft; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Profit sharing potential

Retirement savings plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Generous paid time off

Parental leave

Comprehensive health insurance

Leadership University development

Job summary

Airbus Americas, Inc. is seeking a North America Digital Risks & Opportunities, Process & Quality Manager to lead the Risks, Quality, Process, and Compliance Management pillar within the North America Digital Governance team.

You will drive rigorous compliance, ensure high-quality deliverables, and align with Airbus standards across North America. You will collaborate with Agile Release Trains, enterprise security, data governance, and product leaders to proactively detect risks and enforce

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology (or equivalent relevant experience).
• 10+ years in a PMO or Project Portfolio management role within a large/global enterprise, plus 10+ years in Digital roles (architecture, system design, software development).
• 5+ years in a leadership/project leadership role managing diverse, multicultural teams through change management and varying Product Lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and govern the Digital Risks & Opportunities Register, identifying threats and opportunities while embedding risk management into SAFe cadence events and PI Planning.
• Lead the creation of Epic charters and business cases for key risk mitigation, partnering with stakeholders to execute Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and address service gaps or security vulnerabilities.
• Direct the oversight of Digital processes in North America to ensure rigorous compliance across every stage of the product lifecycle, utilizing COBIT and ITIL.
• Leverage Artificial Intelligence, data insights, and intelligent automation tools to optimize service delivery, reduce administrative loads, and enforce consistent compliance guardrails.
• Deliver strategic leadership across quality and compliance domains, ensuring alignment with the Airbus Business Management System (BMS) and EN9100 requirements.
• Act as the primary focal point for all digital audit engagements and regulatory assessments, steering the efforts of the Digital Quality and Compliance Specialist.
• Synthesize complex risk environments and build comprehensive performance reporting dashboards (via Qlik Sense, Tableau, Google Studio) to provide data-driven recommendations to senior executive leadership.
• Facilitate routine performance reviews with IT leaders and department heads to address compliance trends, resolve systemic gaps, and champion continuous operational improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Compliance

Data governance

Agile/SAFe

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent

Tools

Qlik Sense

Tableau

Google Data Studio

VersionOne

Agility

Jira

Job description

Airbus Americas, Inc. is seeking a North America Digital Risks & Opportunities, Process & Quality Manager to lead the Risks, Quality, Process, and Compliance Management pillar within the North America Digital Governance team.

You will drive rigorous compliance, ensure high-quality deliverables, and align with Airbus standards across North America. You will collaborate with Agile Release Trains, enterprise security, data governance, and product leaders to proactively detect risks and enforce