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BAE Systems is seeking a Deputy Business Area Operations Director (BAOD) for our Controls and Avionics Solutions (CAS) business, based in Fort Wayne, IN. This position supports the Operations function across six locations and plays a critical role in driving business growth, improving operational efficiency, and fostering a positive and inclusive work culture. The Fort Wayne site is a key location for BAE Systems, supporting both the CAS business and the C4ISR business, and this role will have opportunities to collaborate and influence across these business areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Report directly to the Senior Director of Business Area Operations in CAS and support the development and implementation of strategic plans to achieve business objectives

• Build and maintain a strong site identity, promoting a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration across the CAS business and the C4ISR business at the Fort Wayne site

• Lead a cross-functional site leadership committee to drive alignment, communication, and decision-making across functions and locations, including representatives from both CAS and C4ISR

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging employee engagement, and empowering teams to drive change and innovation

• Develop and implement strategies to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction

• Collaborate with senior leaders to establish and achieve business objectives, and provide regular progress updates and recommendations for improvement

• Utilize “lean” principles and expertise to drive significant improvements in cost management, inventory management, quality, and delivery

• Marshal resources to achieve business objectives, and orchestrate multiple activities to accomplish goals, using resources effectively and efficiently

• Partner across the business to drive collaboration, and negotiate win-win solutions with internal and external customers and partners

• Provide executive-level communication, presenting complex information to senior leaders, and exhibit technical credibility, communicating highly technical information in a simplistic and easily understandable way

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Typically a Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related discipline and a minimum of 10 years of experience with electronic systems manufacturing processes and systems

• Must be willing to travel up to 25%

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. BAE Systems, Inc. will not offer sponsorship for this position

• This role requires the ability to obtain a security clearance

• Expertise utilizing “lean” principles and a track record of success in developing significant improvements in cost management, inventory management, quality, and delivery

• Experience establishing a vision, gaining cross-organizational support for that vision, and implementing that vision and facilitating change in a logical, methodical manner

• Ability to marshal resources to get things done, orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, and use resources effectively and efficiently

• 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

• Exceptional negotiation skills with the ability to negotiate win-win solutions at a high level with internal and external customers and partners in a timely and decisive manner

• Exhibits a high degree of technical credibility and communicates highly technical information in a simplistic and easily understandable way

• Analytical skills to draw appropriate conclusions from data, anticipating second and third-order effects when making recommendations

• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills with the ability to achieve results through others and a focus on holistic leadership

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience leading a complex electronics manufacturing business with revenues of at least $500M across multiple sites and multiple account segments

• Experience with large-scale MES or other enterprise software for enhancing global process

• Previous experience working for a government defense contractor

• MBA or MS degree

• Black Belt certification from ASQ

Note: Pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $169630 – $288370

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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.