Job Description:
Job Summary:
Come work for NAVBLUE, an Airbus Services company, and guide the future of Flight Operations. The solutions we provide solve incredibly complex planning and organizational needs of Airlines. We use advanced algorithms and data analytics to keep airlines running and aircraft in the air.
In this role you will bring your ideas and learning to accelerate our transformation by better integrating and harmonizing the work of our software (SW) subcontractors with our company priorities. At NAVBLUE, we form software development agile teams using diverse specialities to be able to build and release quality software. Within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®), agile teams are self-organized - however these teams are formed by NAVBLUE staff and subcontracted teams. This role is responsible for the oversight of all contracted software development activities in collaboration with Release Train Engineers (RTE) to fulfill the development needs required for each train.
Main Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively with the agile train leadership to align and prioritize “Buy” requirements
- Translate internal requirements for team composition to external requirements as they relate to technology, experience and soft skills
- Partner with the Procurement team in contract management activities as it relates to Call for Tender (CFT) and Request For Proposal (RFP) activities
- Manage overall Software Factory spend budget, including appropriate forecasting, purchase requisitions and goods receipts
- Manage specific work structures such as on-call, firm-fixed contracts and other Time & Material (T&M) engagements
- Manage relationships with subcontractors as it relates to SW development activities
- Drive consistency across the Navblue Software Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Create, implement and manage the process for software subcontracting
- Translate onboarding and offboarding requirements to subcontractors
- Empower agile teams to build solutions using best practices and NAVBLUE standards
- Create business cases to justify continuous improvement projects as they pertain to subcontracted SW development
- Support additional needs as directed by NAVBLUE management
Education:
Experience:
Minimum 10 years experience in a combination of technical and/or supplier management fields
Deep understanding of business and financial principles
Experience managing subcontractor relationships
Experience creating and controlling budgets
Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities & Competencies:
Strong leadership and communication skills
Strong ability to plan, organize, and lead initiatives
Understanding of DevOps culture and principles, an asset
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Experience creating and monitoring KPIs to provide measurement and direction to teams
Self-motivated and able to learn quickly
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
NAVBLUE, Inc.Employment Type:
Permanent-------
Experience Level:
ProfessionalJob Family:
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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
