Airbus

aviation

PrincipleProductManager

Waterloo, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principle Product Manager at Airbus. Skills: technical and commercial bridge, analytical and objective approach, market impact, risk mitigation. Define and maintain the standard product offer for non-complex deals and establish clear criteria for complex deal classification. Coordinate with the Portfolio Manager and technical teams to evaluate feasibility and validate delivery timelines for custom requirements”

What You'll Achieve.

increase productivity for aircraft operators worldwide; drive innovation in operational efficiency and sustainable aviation; protect the business from risk; positioned for maximum market impact; ensure value delivery; identify value multipliers across the SKYWISE ecosystem; showcase product capabilities

Industry & Context.

aviation
Problems you'll solve

analytical and objective approach; assess implementation risks and propose effective mitigation strategies

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to travel globally (up to 25%)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum of 7 years progressive experience in flight operations, aviation technology, or aviation management, Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field, Deep understanding of flight planning concepts, dispatcher workflows, and industry standard tools like N-Flight Planning or equivalent, Expertise in defining Technical Statements of Work (SOW) and functional requirements for high-value contracts, ability to objectively assess implementation risks and propose effective mitigation strategies to protect the business, Experience managing complex operational settings and assessing implementation risks, understanding of SAFe / Agile Software Development

Nice to Have

AI Disclosure: No artificial intelligence tools are used to screen, assess, or select candidates for this role

What You'll Do.

Define and maintain the standard product offer for non-complex deals and establish clear criteria for complex deal classification

Coordinate with the Portfolio Manager and technical teams to evaluate feasibility and validate delivery timelines for custom requirements

Support the Portfolio Manager in monitoring the health of the Flight Efficiency suite

including N-Flight Planning

Interface with Commercial

and CX teams to ensure global solution alignment and validate that technical elements in contracts are realistically deliverable

Provide market requirements for evaluation and support the prioritization of EPICs based on business value within the SAFe methodology

Drive high-energy engagement with Deal Managers to respond to technical requirements and RFPs while maintaining global consistency through specialized tools

Support Product Delivery and Level 3 teams during priority airline cutovers and advanced customer escalations to ensure value delivery

Align technical statements with the evolution of the Command+ platform to identify value multipliers across the SKYWISE ecosystem

Contribute to brand visibility through industry presentations and the publication of white papers to showcase product capabilities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

high-energy, collaborative leader; partnering with Deal Managers, Marketing, and Commercial teams; Interface with Commercial, Marketing, and CX teams; Drive high-energy engagement with Deal Managers; working effectively with internal stakeholders

Communication Scope

Collaborative Engagement; high-energy; Technical Documentation & Consistency Proficiency in answering technical requirements documentation and using tools to ensure global consistency across deals; Stakeholder Influence: Ability to interface between commercial ambitions and technical reality to ensure global solution alignment; presentation skills, ability to communicate complex concepts in simple terms

Process & Methodology

SAFe methodology

Full Job Description

****Job Description:**** Skywise is a leading flight operations specialist, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus. We provide comprehensive ground and onboard solutions designed to increase productivity for aircraft operators worldwide. We combine deep industry know-how with an agile development culture to drive innovation in operational efficiency and sustainable aviation. The Principal Product Manager acts as the critical technical and commercial bridge within the Flight Efficiency suite, ensuring that complex deals are both ambitious and executable. This role requires a high-energy, collaborative leader who uses an analytical and objective approach to protect the business from risk. By partnering with Deal Managers, Marketing, and Commercial teams, the Principal Product Manager validates the feasibility of high-stakes contracts and ensures that product evolutions within the SkyWise Command+ platform remain interoperable and positioned for maximum market impact. ****Responsibilities:**** * Define and maintain the standard product offer for non-complex deals and establish clear criteria for complex deal classification * Coordinate with the Portfolio Manager and technical teams to evaluate feasibility and validate delivery timelines for custom requirements * Support the Portfolio Manager in monitoring the health of the Flight Efficiency suite, including N-Flight Planning, N-Tracking, N-Sight Safety, and Optimise * Interface with Commercial, Marketing, and CX teams to ensure global solution alignment and validate that technical elements in contracts are realistically deliverable * Provide market requirements for evaluation and support the prioritization of EPICs based on business value within the SAFe methodology * Drive high-energy engagement with Deal Managers to respond to technical requirements and RFPs while maintaining global consistency through specialized tools * Support Product Delivery and Level 3 teams during priority airline cutovers and advanc

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