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Committee Manager

Performance Review Institute (PRI)
United States, Pennsylvania, Warrendale
400 Commonwealth Drive (Show on map)
Mar 18, 2025
SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), Performance Review Institute (PRI) and SAE International (SAE), deliver shared solutions to industry's common challenges. Join us and create a higher standard for a better world. SUMMARY This position is responsible for managing the work of assigned technical committees. This includes working directly with committee leadership and committee members, ensuring the successful development of standards, interfacing with colleagues across the organization, supporting and promoting the work of the technical committee. This position is also responsible for using industry knowledge to strategically advance the committees' objectives, monitoring and improving committee health, developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, and promoting the work of technical committees in relevant industry venues. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Manage technical committees and the development of standards: Support the operation of the technical committees Facilitate the timely development of SAE standards Act as focal point for enquires and communications, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures and deliver training Work closely with technical committee leadership to advance the committees' strategic objective Identify and take the lead for solving issues as needed Ensure standards are authored in accordance with SAE Style Manual Work with the technical committee leadership and members, using industry knowledge, metrics and data to assess committee health and drive improvements and growth, including new topics and committee participation. Working with the SAE Standards Operations Specialist, organize virtual and in-person committee meetings Manage, and represent SAE at, technical committee meetings Collaborate with colleagues (such as product, content management, legal, marketing and sales) to facilitate the end-to-end standards process Supporting, maintaining and providing training on SAE platforms, policies and procedures. Perform staff lead role with for SAE Standards Systems Groups Identify and execute game-changing process improvements Hire, supervise and assign work to Editorial Consultants and other subcontractors as needed Manage partnerships with internal programs and external associations and organizations Understand the technical scope of the technical committee Maintain and grow awareness of aerospace/ground vehicle industry Identify promotional and collaborative opportunities to advance the work of SAE technical committees. Promote (including giving presentations) the work of SAE technical committees in industry venues. Direct the marketing of committees' standards and activities Build and maintain relationships with partner organizations MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree in business or related field, and 4 years' (5+ years preferred) experience in managing committees/working with technical organizations or similar collaborative groups Ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures while maintaining business and strategic interests Strong reliability and professionalism Ability to work in a team and individually Ability to assimilate technical information PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience working in or with the aerospace industry Experience in managing people (i.e., supervision, volunteerism) WORKING CONDITIONS Ability to travel 40% of the time Ability to work for long periods at a computer desk Standard office environment ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION SAE IndustryTechnologies Consortia (SAE ITC)enables organizations to define and pilot best practices. SAE ITC industry stakeholders are able to work together to effectively solve common problems, achieve mutual benefit for industry, and create business value. The Performance Review Institute (PRI)is the world leader in facilitating collaborative supply chain oversight programs, quality management systems approvals, and professional development in industries where safety and quality are shared values. SAE International (SAEI)is a global organization serving the mobility sector, predominantly in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries, fostering innovation, and enabling engineering professionals. Since 1905, SAE has harnessed the collective wisdom of engineers around the world to create industry-enabling standards. Likewise, SAE members have advanced their knowledge and understanding of mobility engineering through our information resources, professional development, and networking. Fullsight is a shared services group working across three affiliate organizations, SAE ITC, SAE International, and Performance Review Institute (PRI), uniformly delivering HR, IT, Legal, Customer Success, Finance, and Procurement services, which enables us to distribute resources across all parts of our businesses. EEO CLAUSE Fullsight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.