ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage work of global aerospace industry programs, technical committees, and the development of standards. Support the operation of global aerospace programs and technical committees and facilitate the timely development of SAE standards. Act as focal point for enquiries and communications, issue resolution as needed, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures of industry programs and technical committees while maintaining business and strategic interests.
• Lead training (including SAE platforms, policies, and procedures) for industry programs and technical committees to advance strategic objectives. Ensure standards are authored in accordance with SAE Style Manual and any industry program contractual obligations. Work with industry program and technical committee leadership and members, using industry knowledge, metrics, and data to assess program and committee health and drive improvements and growth including new topics and participation.
• Work with SAE Standards Operations Specialist to contract and organize in-person and virtual industry programs events and technical committee meetings. Manage and represent SAE at industry program and technical committee meetings.
• Collaborate with colleagues (such as product, content management, legal, marketing, procurement, finance, sales) to facilitate program management and the end-to-end standards development process and business operations (budgeting, planning). Identify and executive game-changing process improvements.
• Hire, supervise and assign work to Editorial Consultants and other subcontractors as needed.
• Contribute to the achievement of SAE's organizational goals.

• Managing expenses within assigned cost centers particularly associated with program and technical committee meetings and related travel

• Additional projects as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree and 3-years' experience in business, meeting planning, or an administrative or customer service support field area, or equivalent, required or will accept an associate degree with 5 years' experience
• Strong reliability and professionalism
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to develop and implement meeting plans
• Excellent organizational, planning and negotiation skills
• Ability to effectively utilize computer programs and web applications
• Strong interpersonal and customer relation skills
• Excellent people management and motivational skills
• Ability to work with a variety of individuals and coordinate their needs while maintaining the rules and integrity of the organization
• May be required to lift up to 20lb
• Ability to travel independently on a global basis approximately 35% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in or with the aerospace and/or ground vehicle industry
• Non-profit association experience and industry standards development process
• Experience in managing people (i.e., supervision, volunteerism)