Sr Technical Program Manager

GE Aerospace; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in the United States seeks a Program Manager for Global Mobility and Talent Management Technology to guide HR technology product direction and delivery through a small team of contingent workers.

You will translate business needs into clear technical requirements, run sprints, and ensure alignment across HR processes, architects, cybersecurity, and development teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of professional experience, or Associate's with 5+ years, or HS diploma with 7+ years.
• 3+ years of experience in technical program/project management, business analysis, or application delivery.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, Jira, and SaaS products used in HR tech.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Mobility and Talent Management leaders to define priorities and support the product roadmap.
• Translate business needs into functional and technical requirements and manage sprint delivery.
• Lead a small team of contingent workers and coordinate work across vendors and offshore resources.
• Run sprint ceremonies and maintain a refined backlog in Jira.
• Collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams to ensure stable operations and security.
• Communicate status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Jira

SaaS

HR tech

Vulnerability management

Workday / SuccessFactors

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associates degree with experience

High School Diploma with extensive experience

Tools

ServiceNow

Workday

SuccessFactors

Job description

Job Description Summary

Working as the Program Manager - Global Mobility & Talent Management Technology, you will be responsible for working in lock-step with application or domain leaders acting as a senior technical program manager to create a clear strategic direction that will be delivered by the product development team. You will work with the team and deliver a clear and descriptive set of requirements to enable the delivery of product features and functionality. Your priority is seamless integration and alignment of perspectives from a broad set of stakeholders including but not limited to: Customers, Process Owners, Enterprise Architects, Application Managers, Development teams and Technical Architects.

Job Description

Role Summary:

Work closely with Global Mobility and Talent Management leaders to set a clear direction for HR technology products, and lead delivery with a small team of contingent workers. Turn business needs into clear functional and technical requirements, run sprints, keep operations stable and secure, and manage SaaS vendors. Align perspectives across HR process owners, employees, enterprise and technical architects, application managers, cybersecurity, and development teams.

Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Partner with Global Mobility and Talent Management leaders to understand business needs, define priorities, and support the product roadmap.
• Build working knowledge of the HR technology products, the related business processes, and industry trends in mobility and talent technology.
• Gather requirements through voice-of-customer sessions and stakeholder interviews, help develop personas, and collect product feedback.
• Translate functional requirements into clear technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Break down ambiguous requests into actionable work.
• Lead and coordinate a small team of contingent workers, setting clear goals and tracking delivery.
• Run sprints: sprint planning, stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Keep 1-2 sprints of backlog refined and ready in Jira.
• Prioritize the backlog continuously based on validated customer needs, business value, and risk.
• Engage frequently with the development team: clarify requirements, support story refinement and acceptance, take part in testing and validation, and contribute to design discussions.
• Collaborate with UX on design decisions where applicable.
• Vulnerability management: track and drive remediation of security findings within defined SLAs, in partnership with Cybersecurity.
• Stable operations: monitor application health, support incident and change management, and drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• SaaS vendor management: manage vendor relationships, SLAs, release updates, and issue escalations, and support renewals with Sourcing.
• Communicate status, risks, and decisions clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with development leadership and service owners to support a healthy delivery process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 2 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 5 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 7 years of professional experience. Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in technical program or project management, business analysis, or application delivery.

Eligibility Requirement:

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Desired Characteristics:

Technical Expertise:

• Working knowledge of software design and development principles.
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum environment and with Jira.
• Familiarity with SaaS applications, integrations, and ITSM processes (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Exposure to vulnerability management and secure development practices.
• Experience with HR technology (e.g., Workday, SuccessFactors, mobility/relocation, or learning and talent platforms) is a plus.

Business Acumen:

• Ability to break down problems, document problem statements, and estimate effort.
• Understands the impact of technology choices on the business and end users.
• Takes initiative to explore alternative approaches to solving problems.

Leadership:

• Leads and motivates a small team, including contingent and offshore resources.
• Anticipates downstream impacts and escalates risks early.
• Explains the reasoning behind decisions and learns from successes and setbacks.
• Builds strong working relationships with business, technology, and vendor partners.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities.
• Applies critical thinking to resolve issues and design solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Stays positive and focused on the goal through setbacks.
• Eager to learn new tools, processes, and technologies