Job Description

The Business Data Governance Leader will lead a team and will have the following responsibilities.

1. Business Process and Metrics Ownership:

• Own the relationship between business data, processes and business metrics, ensuring alignment and consistency.
• Verify the use of metrics in Daily Management to support operational decision-making.
• Ensure data is actionable and accessible in a timely manner to enable efficient business processes.

2. Standard Work Ownership:

• Act as the owner of Standard Work, including its definition, documentation, and change management.
• Ensure Standard Work is consistently applied across the organization and updated as needed.

3. Stakeholder Management:

• Serve as a moderator between stakeholders, facilitating collaboration and alignment on data governance practices.
• Address discrepancies in metrics and answers, eliminating Lean waste such as extra processing and defects caused by inconsistent data.

4. Metric Requests and Data Gap Management:

• Manage the Metric Request vs. Data Gap list, identifying gaps between requested metrics and available data.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to address gaps and set expectations for data availability.
• Reduce Lean waste by avoiding over-production and ensuring data is created only when needed.

5. Leadership Liaison:

• Act as a liaison to leadership, ensuring alignment between GE Aerospace’s strategic priorities and data governance practices.
• Communicate data governance updates and insights up to GE Aerospace leadership and down through the organization.

6. Lean Waste Reduction:

• Champion Lean principles to eliminate waste, including:
  • Extra processing caused by multiple versions of data.
  • Defects resulting from inconsistent answers.
  • Over-production of data.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in data governance, business process management, and metrics development.
• 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 opening.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and best practices.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g. Spotfire, Power BI).
• Knowledge of data integration, ETL processes, and data pipeline development.
• Familiarity with Daily Management systems and tools.

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to act as a moderator between stakeholders and a liaison to leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify and address data gaps and inefficiencies.
• Leadership and influence skills to drive alignment across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with GE Aerospace’s FLIGHT DECK operating model.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Standard Work definition and change management initiatives.
• Experience in Lean methodologies and waste reduction strategies.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies.

Key Metrics for Success:

• Effective ownership and alignment of business data, processes and metrics.
• Timely and accurate verification of metrics in Daily Management processes.
• Reduction of Lean waste, including extra processing, defects, over-production, and unnecessary human effort.
• Successful management of the Metric Request vs. Data Gap list, ensuring clear communication of data availability.
• Positive feedback from leadership and stakeholders on data governance practices and process improvements.

Additional Information

Compensation Grade

SPB2

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No