BAE Systems

Mgr III- Business Sys

BAE Systems$100K — $130K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12 years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
  • Strong executive presence to influence leadership.
  • Experience with governance forums and senior stakeholder engagement.
  • Understanding of enterprise delivery practices and governance.
  • Ability to lead through ambiguity and resolve competing priorities.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain a multi-year business capability and technology roadmap.
  • Operate the demand intake and prioritization process for functions.
  • Shape programs with sector teams and IT stakeholders.
  • Ensure roadmap aligns with sector needs and resolve conflicts.
  • Lead creation of business cases and define KPIs for tracking benefits.
  • Drive compliance with cybersecurity standards.
  • Increase enterprise technology adoption and establish readiness plans.
  • Identify and broker standardization opportunities across sectors.
  • Resolve delivery challenges and escalate ongoing blockers.
  • Improve data visibility and integration across systems.
  • Run a functional BRM scorecard and lead performance reviews.
  • Communicate strategies with executive-ready materials.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with senior leaders and influence strategic decisions.
  • Career growth potential in a reputable aerospace and defense company.
  • Engagement in high-priority technology initiatives.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive innovation.
  • Contribution to improving cybersecurity and compliance efforts.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Functional Business Relationship Manager (BRM) serves as the strategic liaison between the Legal and Contracts functions at BAE Systems and the Information Technology organization, aligning technology capabilities with functional priorities and enabling secure, efficient delivery of major technology initiatives.
Key Outcomes
  • A multi-year business capability and technology roadmap aligned with functional and enterprise priorities.
  • Improved demand intake, prioritization, and governance for technology initiatives.
  • Clear business case definition, KPI alignment, and post-launch value realization tracking.
  • Strengthened cybersecurity and CMMC Level 2+ compliance across functional systems and processes.
  • Increased cross-functional integration and reduction of duplicative technologies.
  • Improved throughput by removing delivery blockers and aligning IT shared services.
  • Stronger, trusted relationships with functional, IT, and sector stakeholders.
  • Greater adoption of enterprise technology solutions and reduced shadow IT.
  • Improved data visibility, quality, and integration for better decision support.
  • Improved alignment to enterprise operating models and clearer accountability boundaries.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Own and maintain the multi-year business capability and technology roadmap for assigned functions.
  • Operate the full demand intake, shaping, and prioritization process for supported functions.
  • Jointly shape programs with sector BRMs, PMO, Architecture, Cyber, and Value Stream Owners.
  • Ensure roadmap alignment with sector needs; reconcile priority conflicts.
  • Lead business case creation, benefit hypotheses, KPI definition, and value tracking.
  • Drive adherence to CMMC Level 2+ and enterprise cyber compliance.
  • Increase adoption of enterprise platforms; establish readiness and change plans.
  • Identify and broker standardization opportunities across functions and sectors.
  • Resolve delivery barriers and escalate unresolved blockers.
  • Improve data visibility and integration across fragmented systems.
  • Run a functional BRM scorecard and lead monthly performance reviews.
  • Communicate strategy and roadmap decisions with executive-ready materials.
  • Build trusted relationships across functions, sectors, PMO, cyber, and IT delivery.


Required Skills and Education

  • 12 years experience and Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Experience supporting executive governance forums, steering committees, implementation readiness activities, and senior stakeholder engagement.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise delivery practices, implementation governance, dependency management, and transformation execution.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, resolve competing priorities, and drive coordinated execution across distributed teams.
  • Strong leadership and management skills, with experience managing project managers and teams.


Preferred Skills and Education

  • Masters degreee and 15 years+ work experience
  • Experience supporting enterprise headquarters or corporate function initiatives.
  • Experience operating within highly matrixed business and technology environments.
  • Familiarity with governance frameworks, lifecycle management practices, and enterprise implementation methodologies.
  • Aerospace & Defense Industry Experience


This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company. It is among the world's largest defense contractors, with over 85,000 employees and operations in over 40 countries. BAE Systems is involved in the design, development, and manufacture of a wide range of products and services, including military aircraft, naval ships, and land vehicles. The company also provides a range of cybersecurity and intelligence services. BAE Systems has a long history, dating back to the 19th century, and has been involved in many major defense projects. Visit baesystems.com for more information.
Learn more about BAE Systems
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90,500 employees
Industry
Founded
1997
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