North America Digital Risks & Quality Leader

Airbus Americas; Herndon (VA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive base salary

Profit-sharing eligibility

Generous paid time off

ESOP

Descripción de la vacante

Airbus Americas, Inc. in the United States seeks a highly experienced leader for the North America Digital Risks & Opportunities, Process & Quality Manager role within the North America Digital Governance team.

You will drive robust risk management, quality, and compliance across the NA region in alignment with Airbus standards and SAFe practices. You will partner with Agile Release Trains, security, and data governance teams to enforce guardrails, oversee Epic charters, and deliver data-driven

Formación

• Bachelor’s 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.
• Required Certifications: Project management certification (PMP, SCM, or SAFe).
• Preferred Certifications: ITIL v4, SAFe Agilist (SA)/SPC, Certified ISO9001/EN9100 Auditor, Lean Six Sigma, or Risk/Governance certs (CGEIT, CRISC, CISA). MBA preferred.
• Strong experience in Software Quality Assurance, continuous delivery, DevOps, release management, and leveraging AI/Automation for process enhancement.
• Familiarity with state-of-the-art agile and portfolio tools (VersionOne, Agility, Jira) and Office/Google Suite.
• Fluency in English is mandatory, featuring strong interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills (French or German language skills are a bonus).
• Authorized to Work in the US.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain and govern the Digital Risks & Opportunities Register, 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.

Conocimientos

PMO / Project Portfolio

Digital leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Agile / SAFe

Data governance

Communication / presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

PMP

SAFe Agilist / SPC

ITIL v4

ISO9001/EN9100 Auditor

Lean Six Sigma

MBA (preferred)

Herramientas

Jira

Qlik Sense

Tableau

Google Studio

VersionOne

Descripción del empleo

Airbus Americas, Inc. in the United States seeks a highly experienced leader for the North America Digital Risks & Opportunities, Process & Quality Manager role within the North America Digital Governance team.

You will drive robust risk management, quality, and compliance across the NA region in alignment with Airbus standards and SAFe practices. You will partner with Agile Release Trains, security, and data governance teams to enforce guardrails, oversee Epic charters, and deliver data-driven