Principal Product Manager for Digital Flight Training SolutionsAIRBUS

**Job Description:**

**Summary**

NAVBLUE is looking for a Principal Product Manager to oversee the health and growth of our Digital Flight Training Solutions (DFTS) in our Flight Deck product portfolio. The ideal candidate will own the DFTS product offer, supporting our commercial teams on complex deals, drive product vision and collaborate across all business lines.

**Accountabilities: **

The Principal Product Manager is responsible for defining the technical and functional statement on complex deals during the bidding process, ensuring that the value is brought to the customer during the implementation phase and finally to provide expertise whenever needed during the support phase of the customer.

In addition to the above, the job holder will be responsible to support the development and prioritization of the new solutions/services to develop by providing insight on what the market is looking for, and what the market might expect in the future.

Our portfolio of Digital Flight Traning Solutions mainly consists in:

- The MATe Suite (available on desktop and tablet) for Sytems Training and practice
- Virtual Procedure Trainer (available on desktop, tablet and Virtual reality platform) for Procedure training and Practice

These solutions are aiming at delivering superior customer value through the use of cutting edge technologies and extensive use of Airbus training and domain expertise both in terms of content and methodology

**Dimensions: **

1. Subordinate employees: none
2. Operating budget: (if applicable - include the operating budget that the employee is responsible for managing)
3. Team size: N/A

**Main Responsibilities: **

The Principal Product Manager is responsible on his/her set of solution for:

• Defining and maintaining the standard statement of work for non complex deals, and the decision making process to consider a deal as complex.

• Providing the Portfolio and Software Factory teams with insight of the current requirements of airlines and/or the coming one and prioritize them for inclusion in the product roadmap.

• For complex deals, the job holder is responsible for:

o Establishing the requirements at customer side and navblue side to optimize the customer value of the contract while optimizing the customization impact for navblue trough Business Process Review (BPR) process

o Establishing the risk level for the implementation of the contract by assessing the technical, functional and cultural risk related to the implementation of the contract,

o Defining the technical part of contract's statement of work,

o Ensuring and maintaining the value is delivered and risk mitigated during the implementation phase,

• Supporting the Product Delivery teams across all regions for some complex projects and/or priority customers (e.g. support to cutover for a Tier1 airline)

• Contribute to the NAVBLUE brand visibility through presentations to industry events and publication of white papers on his/her subject of expertise

• Supporting the level 3 support team for prioritization of advanced items and customer escalations.

* Education:
*

* • * Master of Science in Airline management, or equivalent

* Experience: *

Strong background in the aviation training industry (5 years minimum,)uch a background could include experience such as:
• Working for an airline or other service provider in the aviation training domain

• Flight operations training experience for an OEM

* Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities & Competencies: *

The Principal Product Manager shall possess the following qualifications and attributes:
• operational knowledge and experience in the functions of an air operator (including flight operations);
• good English written and verbal communication skills;

• well-developed interpersonal skills;

• the ability to relate to all levels, both inside and outside the organization;

• organizational ability;

• good analytical skills;

• a "can-do-it" attitude to overcome roadblock

* Travel Required: *

• Up to 20% Domestic and International

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

****Company:****
NAVBLUE SAS

*Contract Type:*
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14

*Experience Level:*
Professional

*Job Family:*
Digital

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