Senior Program Manager

Company: Blue Origin
Location: Kent
Posted on: May 31, 2021

Job Description:

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists and engineers, you will project manage and lead our implementation of policies/procedures to support various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of policies and procedures for the company, business units and Team Blue. You will report to and work closely with the Director of Continuous Improvement and System Effectiveness and with a technical writer to ensure the successful deployment and use of procedures.

This role will develop and manage an aggressive schedule and make decisions to ensure business can move forward with existing and new command media. We will work together with process owners, as well as key stakeholders (i.e. engineers, technicians, and business personnel) to review, improve and develop business processes. You will provide recommendations to process document authors and help solve problems regarding scope, content, and coordinate with others. In this role, you will lead the Company Policy and Procedure Change Control Board, where policy and procedural changes are reviewed and approved.

As a key change leader in the company, you will work with process owners, technical writers, training personnel and business units to help establish change management for policy/process. As part of this, you will support and coach process owners in improving their communications and training. You will help create and communicate templates/requirements for release, communication and training for business units and process owners. Working closely with our Quality organization, the team will also develop and coordinate training for company to understand policy, process and Quality Management structure. You will develop monthly metrics, and report on progress, challenges and mitigations. As a key member of the Continuous Improvement and System Effectiveness team, you may support other department project management needs as requested.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Qualifications:

• Project Management and Coordination Skills
• Understanding of Quality Management Systems and Policies/Procedures; Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO9000 Quality Management Systems
• Self-starter, who can balance multiple priorities while working across business unit and functional organizations
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational and communications skills; ability to be creative and flexible while achieving desired outcomes and results
• Proven track record of resourcefulness in previous assignments and success when working with interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams. Strong ability to communicate at all levels and functions of the organizations.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• 10+ years of professional experience
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired:

• MBA, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Certification, and/or Change Certification
• Experience as an internal auditor or external consultant
• Prior people management experience

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to view a copy of Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.

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