Lead Deputy Director, Operational Safety – India & South Asia

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Description:

Boeing is seeking a highly skilled experienced senior operational safety leader to join our Global Safety & Regulatory Affairs team in Delhi, India. This position plays a critical role in strengthening Boeing’s operational safety engagement with Indian and other South Asian airlines, aviation regulators, air navigation service providers, and broader industry partners working out of Delhi, India. 

The Operational Safety Deputy Director will support the Boeing Safety, Security, and Airworthiness (SS&A) organization serving as a trusted technical and strategic advisor working on numerous initiatives aimed at advancing Boeing’s safety leadership in India & South Asia through proactive risk identification, operational analysis, safety promotion, and collaborative stakeholder engagement.  The selected candidate for this role will spend most of their time directly interacting with airline safety departments.

The role requires deep operational expertise, healthy relationships with regulators and airline safety departments and strong analytical skills.  The individual selected for this role will have the ability to lead cross-functional safety initiatives across a complex regional environment.  The Operational Safety Deputy Director will also engage and coordinate with multiple internal teams within Boeing that contribute to aviation safety.

The selected candidate will maintain trusted, high-impact relationships with senior regulatory officials in the region (e.g., DGCA India, CAA Bangladesh, CAA Sri Lanka, CAA Nepal, etc), positioning Boeing as a credible safety partner, influencing stakeholders in ways that strengthen operational safety across the aviation industry in the region.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership on operational safety matters across India & South Asia, advocating for alignment with Boeing’s global safety strategy and industry best practices.
• Identify existing and emerging operational risks affecting Boeing operators in India & South Asia and recommend data-driven mitigations.
• Support safety initiatives related to flight operations, maintenance practices, airspace/ATM modernization, and airport operational safety.
• Build and maintain strong safety-centered relationships with DGCA India, CAA Bangladesh, CAA Sri Lanka, CAA Nepal, ICAO and other regulatory bodies as well as key Indian and other South Asian airline safety leaders.
• Support Boeing’s contributions to national and regional safety forums, ICAO initiatives, and safety-promotion working groups.
• Work collaboratively with Indian & South Asian operators supporting root cause corrective action efforts, safety investigations, safety reporting, and continuous improvement programs.
• Contribute to safety assessments using shared data, global safety databases, and Boeing safety tools to develop actionable insights.
• Conduct trend analysis and operational risk reviews, supporting both proactive safety risk management (SRM) and safety performance monitoring (SPM).
• Translate complex technical data into clear recommendations for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as an operational safety point of contact during significant events, collaborating with internal Boeing teams and external authorities.
• Provide on-site or virtual support during investigations, operator technical reviews, or safety-related escalations.
• Ensure timely, well-coordinated communication of safety information across Boeing functions and with industry partners.
• Work closely with Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing India & South Asia teams, Customer Support, Engineering, Training and Flight Operations to integrate safety insights into broader business priorities and solutions.
• Participate in joint safety reviews, operational audits, and technical assistance activities for Indian operators.
• Contribute to Boeing safety workshops, seminars, and capability-building programs across India.

Basic Qualifications (Required skills/experience):

• Required Bachelor or Master's degree.
• Knowledge of State’s Civil Aviation Regulatory framework, it’s National Aviation Safety Plan as well as conversant with regulations and its comprehension with regard to ICAO, EASA & FAA standards.
• Knowledge about ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) and Regional/National Aviation Safety Plans (RASP/GASP)
• Airline Safety Management System (SMS) implementation experience.
• Experience working with Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA)/Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) tools and analysis to identify safety risks and address trends.
• Experience working in an airline environment managing safety related aspects in flight operations, engineering & maintenance or ground operations.
• Excellent cross-functional teaming, collaborative problem solving, building lasting relationships & proficiency in written and verbal communication in a global team environment.
• Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area.
• Candidate must be able to travel up to 20% of the time. Regional travel will be necessary along with occasional travel to the United States.
• Strong public speaking abilities, comfortable presenting and speaking at large scale events.
• Must be fluent in English language. 

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills & Experience):

• Airline safety department or accident investigation experience
• Licensed airline pilot or licensed aviation maintenance engineer (AME) will be considered a plus
• Project management capabilities to lead/manage projects
• Experience in airline operations functions
• Fluency in Hindi will be considered a plus

Typical Education Level 5:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in an aviation related field, engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 16 to 20 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+12 years' related work experience, Master+15 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET

accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Relocation:

This position does offer relocation based on candidate eligibility. This position will not offer immigration support for working or residency visa.

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