Senior Program Manager – P-8 Production Growth

Senior Program Manager – P-8 Production Growth

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Production Growth, Senior Program Manager (Level M) to join the P-8 Program Management team in Tukwila, WA!

The P-8 Poseidon is the most advanced multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft in the world. As a commercial derivative, it touches multiple Boeing teams across our Commercial, Defense, and Services businesses.

This role serves as the central integrator of P-8 program growth strategy, bridging business capture, program startup, scalable capability insertion, and production delivery. The selected leader will translate strategic growth objectives into executable plans, ensuring alignment across contracts, functions, and leadership while driving disciplined contracting and program execution.

This role integrates across all three Boeing business units to drive value for our customers and the company. It operates at the intersection of Business Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Program Management, ensuring that growth campaigns are not only won but are executable, affordable, and operationally sustainable. It is accountable for establishing and maintaining program management rigor by leveraging the Enterprise Standard Gate Process (ESGP), baseline and change management processes, risk/issue/opportunity management processes, affordability initiatives, and performance visibility. It also plays a critical role in expanding domestic and international business while ensuring production system stability across a flagship franchise program within the Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) portfolio.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead integration of capture strategy with executable production plans, ensuring readiness from proposal through production and sustainment
• Partner with Business Development to shape competitive, executable campaign strategies for domestic and international customers
• Translate strategic objectives into integrated program plans, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and operating rhythms
• Lead ESGP preparation and execution, ensuring program readiness, compliance, and disciplined decision-making
• Establish and maintain baseline integrity, including cost, schedule, and technical performance alignment
• Drive risk, issue, and opportunity management across the production value stream
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Program Management
• Lead and develop a small team of program management first-line leaders and individual contributors
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement
• Influence senior and executive stakeholders to drive alignment and timely decision-making
• Serve as a primary interface with: executive leadership, functional partners, customers (U.S. and international), and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
• Communicate program performance, risks, and strategic insights with clarity and precision

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred; or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience with any of the following: Project/Program Management, Procurement, Supplier Program Management, Engineering, Production Engineering, and/or Supplier Quality
• 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams and working with senior leadership
• Experience with U.S. Military or international government aviation and experience partnering with government customers to deliver services and products
• Experience in Program Management including cost, schedule and technical management
• Experience in driving risk/issue/opportunity (RIO) items to closure through stakeholder coordination and action tracking
• Experience translating data into actionable insights and recommendations
• Experience using Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) and processes and methods

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience in the defense acquisition process (proposals, campaigns, or program startup)
• Experience operating in a multi-contract or portfolio environment
• Proven ability to develop high-performing teams
• Demonstrated success influencing decisions at senior and executive levels
• Experience driving affordability and production system improvements at scale

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Travel: Willing and able to travel 10-20% of the time, both internationally and domestically

Shift: 1st Shift

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 

Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

• Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting
• Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts. 

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range for $218,450 – $295,550

Applications for this position will be accepted until May 22, 2026

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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