Product Manager, Military Aviation i Odense

• odense, syddanmark
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• fuldtid

udgivet 30 maj 2024

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jobdetaljer
Are you a domain expert within the military and air force industries? Do you enjoy stakeholder management and working with technically complex products? As part of the Foreflight Dispatch team, you will be working with award-winning software products and highly skilled colleagues in beautiful surroundings on the bank of the Odense canal. ...

On behalf of ForeFlight, we are looking for a Product Manager to join their Dispatch Military Aviation team. Foreflight develops specialized software for the international aviation industry and delivers critical solutions to pilots, airlines, military organizations and others in the industry. Foreflight is a part of BOEING Digital services and supports millions of customers worldwide.
Learn more on https://foreflight.com/products/dispatch/

the role
You will become part of the Dispatch Military Aviation leadership team that collaborates with clients in the defense industry, specifically air force and aviation.
As Product Manager, you will be responsible for external stakeholder management with international and national clients, and internally you will collaborate with stakeholders/colleagues at ForeFlight, Jeppesen, and BOEING as well as your colleagues in software development. The product development is fueled by inputs from clients, developers, technology trends and business, and focused on new features and functionality. In order to understand your clients and discuss solutions with their experts, your know-how of their domain is crucial.
Since you will work closely with American colleagues, travel activity notably to Atlanta should be expected.

Assignment & responsibilities
• Collect and distill customer feedback into actionable product requirements
• Build and maintain customer relationships to identify needs and trends
• Identify business growth opportunities and develop compelling presentations for leadership
• Lead product development with a focus on agile delivery, customer engagement, and cross-functional collaboration
• Develop and execute multi-phase project plans with cross-functional teams
• Conduct thorough market research to inform product decisions
• Facilitate collaboration by bringing the right people together for key tasks
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, support staff, and stakeholders to iteratively improve features
• Prioritize ideas and feature requests against the roadmap and backlog
• Keep projects on schedule and within budget
• Develop and monitor KPIs to measure product and project success
• Create documentation, feature demos, and usage guides for new products and features

requirements
In order to succeed in this role, it is required that you have several years of experience from position(s) in the air force, military or similar organizations. You probably have a background as a pilot or dispatcher, and a profound understanding of the inner workings of air force organizations including insight into how software platforms are utilized.

You have great communication and stakeholder management skills as well as technical insight that enables you to understand the clients’ needs and inputs and translate them into technical requirements for the development team—and vice versa.
You fit in well as a person if you are open-minded, collaborative, and structured, and enjoy a role in the intersection between technology, business and stakeholder management.

You have a relevant background for the position if you can tick off some of the below boxes;
• 5+ years of experience in the air force, military or similar, or from a related position in a commercial company
• Domain knowledge and background as a pilot or dispatcher
• Technical understanding and interest, experience with software product management is a huge plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to actively listen and articulate problems and perspectives
• Analytical mindset to uncover underlying reasons behind customer requests and product needs
• Exceptional project administration skills, capable of coordinating cross-functional teams and managing development and release plans
• “Speak engineer” and are able to communicate effectively with engineers, translating customer needs into actionable solutions
• Proficient in data-driven quantitative analysis for KPI/OKR monitoring and developing business proposals
• Customer and service-oriented, adept at troubleshooting issues and supporting internal staff with Enterprise features and products

about foreflight
ForeFlight produces the best-selling iPad and iPhone app for pilots flying personal and business aircraft, corporate flight departments, and aircraft operators. Customers include pilots, flight planners and dispatchers worldwide, Fortune 500 corporate flight departments, state and federal agencies, leading operators, the military, and leading aircraft OEMs. ForeFlight has been in the App Store since its grand opening in July 2008 and is consistently ranked in the top 50 grossing iPad apps in the App Store.

Known for their exceptional software user interface design and responsive customer support, ForeFlight Mobile, their flagship application, was named Aviation Consumer's 2011 App of the Year and received Flying Magazine's Editors' Choice Award for 2011, 2012, and 2013.

why you should join
ForeFlight offers all employees a rewarding career. You need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. They believe in their employees, who are empowered to make a direct impact on products and services messaging. They strive to provide ForeFlighters and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing, and offers a range of benefits, insurance as well as excellent offices, lunch and pilot training.

apply
If you find this job interesting, please apply and forward your resume by clicking the “ansøg nu” (apply now) button on this page. We review applications continuously and call candidates in for interviews as soon as possible.
For more information, feel free to contact consultant Eva Haugaard Pedersen on [email protected] or +45 92921848.

about Randstad
At Randstad, we support people and organizations in realizing their true potential. We do this by combining the power of today’s technology with our passion for people. We call it Human Forward.
Randstad DK is part of the international Randstad Group, which is the global leader in HR services. With more than 4,900 offices in 39 countries, we are providing work to more than 650,000 people every day.
In Denmark, we are among the leading temp and recruitment agencies with branches in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Kolding. A position we have achieved due to our expertise in matching qualified candidates with the right job opportunities.