Product Manager - Digital Metadata Analytics

Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is a leading global manufacturer of passenger airliners, a key division of the larger Airbus group. It is a major player in the aerospace industry, Airbus is known for its wide range of aircrafts. Airbus Digital is the engine behind Airbus's comprehensive digital transformation. It's a strategic initiative to revolutionize how the company designs, manufactures, and operates its products, moving from a traditional hardware-first company to a data-driven, connected, and agile enterprise. Airbus's digital strategy is not just about creating new software; it's about embedding digital technologies across the entire value chain-from the earliest stages of aircraft design to in-service maintenance and customer support. The ultimate goal is to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safer, more connected world by leveraging data and technology to create smarter products and services.

In the complex and highly regulated world of commercial aviation, product management is a critical function that goes beyond a typical software or consumer goods role. A product manager at Airbus acts as the senior executive of their product, overseeing its entire lifecycle from initial concept to end-of-life.

A position for product manager has become available in the Enterprise Architecture team within Airbus Commercial.

Primary Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap Development:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify challenges, pain points, and market gaps to define problem statements.

• Develop and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with Airbus’s & digital’s strategic priorities.

• Define short-term focus areas and long-term goals while mapping them to business objectives.

• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to position Airbus’s innovative solutions effectively.

Stakeholder & Customer Engagement:

• Work with customers, internal teams, and stakeholders to define and prioritize product features.

• Gather, analyze, and document customer and business requirements, converting them into actionable user stories.

• Facilitate cross-functional discussions and workshops to capture AS-IS processes and future opportunities.

• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to ensure feasibility and impact assessment.

Product Execution & Lifecycle Management:

• Drive the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept to deployment and post-launch enhancements.

• Establish and track KPIs, milestones, and financial impact metrics.

• Develop frameworks for value and impact mapping to measure product success.

• Ensure compliance version control, release planning, and effective feature rollout strategies.

• Drive Make vs Buy decisions

• Ensure skill development of the team members

• Online delivery and adherence to SLAss

Business & Financial Planning:

• Develop and present business cases, cost-benefit analyses(ROI, BEP) and financial impact assessments.

• Align product initiatives with Airbus’s financial and operational goals.

• Support budget management and resource allocation for projects.

• Drive for optimisation of budgets and spends

Qualification & Experience:

Required:

• A Bachelor/ Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or relevant field with overall 18+ years of software industry experience in which at least 5+ years of product management experience

• Must have experience in managing a high performing team, including vendor resources, of at least 10 under direct supervision following agile methodology/methodologies at scale

• Strong stakeholder management

• Good in product and project financials and budgeting

• Good risk management skills

• Thorough understanding of costs and managerial economics(ROI, CapEX, OPEx, BEP, etc..)

• Hands on experience data products modelling and management

DataEngineering

• Good knowledge of ETL & ELT pipelines with hands on experience on the ETL /ELT tools like skywise, databricks, etc..

• Thorough understanding of datalakes and datawarehouses

• Working experience on API, MongoDB, Database, NodeJS, Angular JS, Container, Jenkins

Data Analytics

• Hands on experience on data analytics and visualization tools like tableau/qlikview/powerBI/skywise

• Knowledge of extracting data from one or more data sources which can vary from structured to unstructured data format/source

• Expert understanding of data analytics and programme finances

Desired:

• Experience in data architecture

• Knowledge of architecture frameworks(TOGAF)

• Strong in written and verbal communication

• Certification on product management and / or agile is desirable

• Good understanding of product architecture surface

• Awareness of security by design

Success Metrics:

Success will be measured in a variety of areas, including but not limited to:

• Successful engagement and communication.

• Technical competency

• Learning and keeping updated with changes.

• Customer satisfaction

This position is offered under local conditions.

Priority will be given to employees whose position is impacted by a workforce adaptation initiative.

For any questions related to internal mobility, please visit the Mobility Community on the HUB.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Company:

Airbus India Private Limited

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. As a global leader in aerospace, we have growna rich local heritage over 50 years of presence in India, fostering a corporate culture driven byinnovation, collaboration and excellence. We are constantly searching for talented people to expand our teams and contribute to our business in this vibrant country.

Our impact in India goes beyond boosting the local economy. It also plays a role in supporting social initiatives that have a positive effect on the lives of the communities, such as empowering women working in aviation.

Engineering, Digital, customer service, research and development : here are just a few of the divisions in which we are recruiting constantly. Find out more about the opportunities waiting for you at Airbus India and let your career journey take flight to new horizons!

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.

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