Overview

Who We Are:

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero and for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us/

Responsibilities

The Position:

Serves as the primary lead for Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and Project Portfolio Management (PPM), supporting the company’s strategic planning, portfolio prioritization, investment allocation, and decision-support processes through effective use of enterprise SPM/PPM processes and tools. This strategic business role represents the company’s broader enterprise portfolio and planning needs and works closely with Product Line Management (PLM), Program Management (PMO), Business Units (BU), Engineering (GTO), Sales (GSO), Finance (FIN), and Information Technology (IT) to drive planning alignment and improve decision-making effectiveness across product portfolio planning, prioritization, funding, execution tracking, and decision support. The role drives portfolio planning process design, decision framework definition, governance alignment, and the enabling capabilities supported by SPM/PPM tools (e.g., Broadcom Clarity), and helps improve planning discipline, decision quality, and cross-functional alignment. The role also supports evaluation of portfolio priorities, funding options, resource constraints, and trade-offs across initiatives to help ensure decisions align with corporate strategy, market demand, customer commitments, financial objectives, technology roadmaps, and broader enterprise value objectives. The role contributes to the strategic mid-term planning (MTP) process by providing recommendations and decision support for product portfolio management, prioritization, and investment allocation in support of company commitments and long-term enterprise value. The role also advances related planning, governance, and enterprise decision-support initiatives.

Strategic Portfolio Planning and Decision Support (30%)

Support the development and continuous improvement of SPM/PPM planning processes, governance mechanisms, and decision-support capabilities within the company’s enterprise PPM platform environment.
Represent company-level strategic planning and portfolio management needs in cross-functional platform discussions, including governance, design, enhancement, release, and adoption decisions.
Lead planning and process alignment activities on behalf of the business, including requirements definition, adoption planning, and stakeholder readiness.
Partner with cross-functional teams and implementation partners to align platform capabilities, workflows, and integrations to agreed business processes and decision-support needs.
Identify, recommend, and prioritize portfolio planning process improvements and enabling capability enhancement needs that balance usability, governance, and long-term strategy and scalability.

Portfolio Prioritization, Investment Planning, and Strategic Decision Support (25%)

Drive data-informed decisions on prioritization, funding, risk management, and lifecycle planning across complex product portfolios, including evaluation of strategic fit, trade-offs, dependencies, and opportunity costs.
Contribute to the strategic mid-term planning (MTP) process by providing recommendations and decision support for product portfolio management, prioritization, and investment allocation.
Research and recommend product prioritization methodology and criteria to maximize ROI and diversify risks by integrating strategic fit, commercial outcomes, financial attractiveness, product interdependencies, capacity constraints, and portfolio trade-offs.
Translate portfolio planning, resource planning, financial planning, and governance needs into clear workflows, roles, and decision points that are supported by appropriate planning processes and tools.
Help design and mature intake, prioritization, planning, and governance processes, using Clarity PPM and related enterprise planning capabilities as enabling tools in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.
Partner with PMO, finance, business, and delivery stakeholders to align planning and reporting practices where appropriate, and to support portfolio trade-off discussions involving funding, capacity, timing, and strategic alignment.
Support mixed delivery models, including agile and waterfall, within a coherent portfolio framework.
Help define and reinforce operating cadence, decision forums, and escalation paths needed for effective portfolio execution and decision-making.
Ensure portfolio alignment with corporate strategy, market demand, customer commitments, and technology roadmaps, and help translate those priorities into portfolio criteria, planning assumptions, and governance mechanisms.

Portfolio Governance, Data Integrity, and Change Enablement (20%)

Help establish and maintain governance for planning processes, data standards, access, change control, and supporting platform capabilities in partnership with relevant platform owners and stakeholders.
Define and reinforce business stakeholder data ownership and stewardship expectations to improve the quality and reliability of portfolio, resource, and delivery data.
Establish recurring operating rhythms and controls that support data quality, process consistency, and planning discipline.
Lead business-facing change management and adoption efforts through stakeholder engagement, training, enablement materials, and clear usage expectations.
Build internal capability within the business to use and continuously improve platform-supported processes over time, reducing long-term dependence on external support.

Portfolio Reporting, Insights, and Executive Decision Support (15%)

Partner with leadership to define the portfolio, resource, and investment insights needed to support planning, prioritization, and investment decisions.
Develop and maintain portfolio reporting, dashboards, and decision-support views that help leadership evaluate priorities, trade-offs, resource constraints, and investment options across the business.
Improve transparency into portfolio health, capacity constraints, delivery confidence, and alignment to strategic priorities to support informed leadership decision-making.
Help drive consistent use of portfolio data in planning and governance discussions.
Identify reporting gaps, metric inconsistencies, and manual workarounds, and recommend practical improvements.

Strategic Initiatives and Continuous Improvement (10%)

Support related cross-functional initiatives tied to planning, governance, operating cadence, and enterprise decision support.
Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual reporting, and improve cross-functional alignment.
Support phased rollout and process maturity efforts as the platform and operating model evolve.
Contribute to cross-cutting improvements that span planning, governance, reporting, and operating cadence, especially where coordination across functions is required.

The salary range of $116,000 - $195,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

Bachelor’s degree required in business, engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related field.
8+ years in strategic planning, portfolio management, business intelligence, product operations, program management, portfolio governance, or related enterprise planning and decision-support roles in a complex environment.
8+ years of experience with Broadcom Clarity PPM or comparable SPM/PPM tools (e.g., Planview), including business use, reporting, planning process enablement, governance, and implementation support.
Strong strategic thinking capability, including the ability to connect business objectives, market drivers, customer commitments, financial trade-offs, capacity constraints, and execution risk into practical portfolio recommendations.
Working knowledge of Broadcom Clarity PPM capabilities or equivalent SPM/PPM processes, tools, and business use cases, including portfolio planning, governance, reporting, workflow support, and decision support.
Strong understanding of strategic project and portfolio management processes, including intake, prioritization, resource planning, financial planning, governance, scenario evaluation, investment decision support, and executive reporting.
Ability to translate business needs into planning processes, decision requirements, and enabling platform capabilities, then drive execution with cross-functional teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, including defining metrics, interpreting data, and using insights to improve planning quality and decision-making.
Demonstrated ability to lead or support change management and user adoption for enterprise platforms or process transformations.
Proficiency with standard productivity tools (for example, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio) and familiarity with enterprise workflow and reporting tools (for example, Jira, ServiceNow, Salesforce, and dashboarding platforms).
Clear written and verbal communication, including presenting recommendations, risks, and trade-offs to cross-functional stakeholders and leaders.
Ability to work effectively across functions with shared ownership, competing priorities, and multiple decision-makers.
Strong background supporting cross-functional process change, governance implementation, and operating model design.
Track record of improving, modernizing, or replacing legacy tools and workflows, including phased rollouts, migration support, and adoption support.
Previous experience partnering with technology teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors or implementation partners preferred.
Exposure to planning, portfolio governance, or enterprise decision-support processes in a multi-stakeholder environment preferred.

All applicants are subject to Company policies, third party customer and worksite requirements, and government requirements, regarding vaccination and/or testing for COVID-19. Where permitted by applicable law, applicants may be required to be fully vaccinated with an authorized COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, unless they are eligible for and obtain an exemption based on a reasonable accommodation because of a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. While the Company strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations, it may require vaccination and/or testing for positions in which third party customer, worksite, or government requirements apply, in accordance with applicable law. At those locations where requirements apply, exemptions will be considered based on applicable law.

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporate.

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