Business Manager

JPL

• $132K — $177K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of management experience in a technical field
  • Proven ability to build and retain diverse teams
  • Strong knowledge of career coaching and employee development
  • Experience with performance management and subcontractor oversight
  • Familiarity with industry best practices and process improvement
  • Understanding of laboratory policies and regulatory requirements
  • Skill in applying relevant tools and processes for organizational management

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop a team of two or more staff members
  • Oversee hiring and retention strategies to build a diverse workforce
  • Provide mentorship and career guidance to direct reports
  • Ensure a safe work environment and promote customer service excellence
  • Drive continuous process improvements and set achievable goals
  • Ensure compliance with laboratory policies and relevant regulations
  • Utilize industry best practices to achieve departmental success

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
  • Flexible work schedule and parental leave
  • Paid time off and wellness programs
  • Childcare assistance and rideshare options
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Benefits effective from the first day of the month after start date
Full Job Description
Job Details

Has primary management responsibility directly or through lower management levels for an organization. Responsible for hiring and retaining a diverse, highly qualified staff, and for providing career coaching, growth and personal development for direct report JPL employees (minimum of two or more FTEs). Accountable for the performance of subordinates or the work output of managed subcontractors. Maintains a safe working environment and a strong customer focus. Responsible for continuous process improvement, setting goals and ensuring that they are achieved. Uses industry best practices to ensure success in areas of responsibility. Ensures employee awareness and compliance with Laboratory policies, procedures, and practices, and regulatory requirements. Knows and applies appropriate tools, processes, and procedures affecting organization of responsibility.

JPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique. This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave and many more. Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together. For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee's start date.

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The hiring range displayed below is specifically for those who will work in or reside in the location listed. In extending an offer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory considers factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's job related skills, experience, knowledge, and relevant education/training.

The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California.

$132,496 - $177,528

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