Principal Product Manager

Job Description:

Job Summary:
The Principal Product Manager is responsible for defining the technical and functional statement on
complex deals through Business Process Review and by providing technical expertise and support
throughout the Sales opportunity lifecycle.
In addition to the above, the job holder shall 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.
This position is open up for our Ops & Crew solutions in EMEA region which covers all aspects of
crew and day of operations management (Network scheduling and planning, Operations control,
Crew planning, Crew management and Crew control).
Main Responsibilities:
The Ops & Crew Principal Product Manager is responsible for his/her set of solutions for :
● Defining and maintaining the standard product offer for non complex deals, and the decision
making process to consider a deal as complex.
● 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.
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 that potential risks are identified, shared and communicated with mitigation
plan defined before handover to the delivery team who will be in charge of the
implementation phase

● Supporting the Product Delivery teams across all regions for complex projects and/or priority
customers (i.e. cutover for Tier1 airlines)
● Contribute to the NAVBLUE brand visibility through presentations to industry events and
publication of white papers on his/her subject of expertise
● Providing the Portfolio Growth team with insight of the current requirements of airlines and/or
the coming one that could be worth evaluation in the frame of the SAFE methodology.

● Supporting the Portfolio Growth team during the prioritization per business value of the EPICs
in the frame of the SAFE methodology.
● Supporting the level 3 support team for prioritization of advanced items and customer
escalations.

Education:
● Master’s degree in aviation , or equivalent
Experience:
Must have :
- Strong background (5 years minimum) in Crew and or Operations management
- Experience as user of NAVBLUE Ops & Crew Product would be a strong differentiator

Nice to have:
- A stronger experience (10 years)
- An previous Airline or Flight Ops solution provider experience
- Product Management Experience with a Flight Operations solution provider
- Experience in managing and implementing integrations within the Airline IT Ecosystem
Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities & Competencies:
The Principal Product Manager shall possess the following qualifications and attributes:
● Extensive knowledge of all aspects of airline operations including Crew Planning and Crew
Scheduling.
● Excellent 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 30 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.

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