BAE Systems Looking for Product Line Director – Small Form Factor Electronic Warfare – Hybrid at Nashua, New Hampshire Full Time

Job Description
Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.

Join a dynamic team that provides mission critical electronic warfare solutions across a vibrant, growing portfolio of opportunities in the BAE Systems Electronic Systems (ES) Sector, part of one of the leading aerospace and defense companies.

BAE’s Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) business area has an exciting opportunity for a Product Line Director to lead the Small Form Factor Electronic Warfare Solutions product line. Based in Southern NH, this business has annual revenues of >$200M per year in a portfolio of programs to develop, manufacture, field, and sustain integrated small form factor electronic warfare solutions that enable mission dominance in the most stressing environments.

This role requires knowledge of electronic warfare and our customer community as well as highly developed leadership and change management skills in order to balance execution, growth, and organization development goals while collaborating across the business area and the company.

Reporting to the ECS VP/GM, this resource can sit in Nashua, NH or Wayne, NJ

Responsibilities:
•Be accountable for an efficient and effective product line, including P&L, to achieve program objectives, customer commitments, and growth expectations. Analyze performance measures and take corrective action as necessary.
•Develop and execute strategic business plans consistent with the goals and objectives of the Company, including forecasting and meeting financial objectives.
•Lead, define, and execute a growth strategy consistent with the product line’s integrated business plan. Keep programs sold and capture the addressable market in a highly competitive landscape,
•Define requirements and ensure that the product line is adequately resourced to meet plans and that programs within the product line receive the necessary support and services from the functional organizations to achieve objectives. Plan, forecast, and take action to hire necessary talent.
•Cultivate enduring, persistent relationships with the customer community in support of current programs and to shape future growth opportunities. Demonstrate thought leadership in the mission and market space by staying actively engaged with our key external stakeholders.
•Measure and regularly report out on strategies, plans, activities, and results to senior leadership.
•Demonstrate visible leadership across the product line, leading by example and fostering innovative problem solving, performance excellence, and continuous improvement to deliver affordable, effective, and dependable solutions.
•Attract, develop, and retain high-performing, diverse talent; build future leaders through development, mentoring, and modeling excellence. Provide holistic leadership, promote a positive culture, and ensure an environment of collaboration, inclusivity, and respect in alignment with the company’s behaviors and cultural principles.
•Demonstrate a leading role in promoting adherence to the company’s ethical standards and business practices; ensure compliance with the BAE Systems Operational Assurance Framework and all other policies and requirements; provide for good stewardship of the assets of the business.
•Maintain a safe work environment and ensure compliance with safety objectives and policies.

**Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status**

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Typically a Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related discipline and a minimum of 15 years of experience leading technical and program teams through all phases of the lifecycle on large, complex programs with responsibility for all aspects of program objectives including performance, quality, schedule, cost.
Knowledge of electronic warfare and the associated customer community.
•Experience establishing and building customer relationships and success identifying growth areas and developing new business strategic plans aligned with the company’s growth objectives. Experience leading large and complex, competitive captures is a positive.
•Demonstrated performance excellence mindset.
•Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to achieve results through others and a focus on holistic leadership. Experience leading large teams, including leadership of leaders, is preferred.
•Risk and opportunity management skills at a portfolio level.
•Ability to negotiate at a high level with internal and external customers and partners.
•Proven skills partnering across the business and the ability to collaborate within and across organizational boundaries.
•Executive level communication skills with experience presenting complex information to senior leaders.
•Thorough knowledge of Government contracting, current acquisition trends and customer / competitor behaviors.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.