Senior Product Manager - Aviation Training Courseware

Jeppesen ForeFlight is looking for an outgoing and hardworking Senior Product Manager - Aviation Training Courseware to join their Flight Services portfolio team. This individual will research, plan, organize, and manage the day-to-day of an assigned product line from concept through product life cycles in order to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and growth objectives. The ideal candidate should possess a background in aviation flight training and have knowledge of technologies/domains such as learning management systems, aviation training curriculum, instructional design, and the FAA Flight Training Standards. The ideal candidate should also have experience with Part 61 and Part 141 flight school operations and FAA Training Course Outline (TCO) approvals. This role will be Hybrid from Englewood CO.

Job Duties:

Research and create product requirements and develop appropriate programs to ensure they’re successfully achieved. 

Leads the project through discovery, execution and support

Ensures that projects progress on schedule and within prescribed budget 

Identifies market potential, establishes pricing and market strategies and estimates potential sales

Conducts research and develops a solid understanding of the customer’s needs, new technologies, trends in the market, and competitors.

Participates in overall product strategy, research and development requirements, development, and manufacturing coordination for new and emerging products

Collaborates with various functional areas such as sales, support, QA, engineering, and marketing to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities 

Partners with marketing to prepare marketing strategies and deliverables that reflect the brand and product identity.

Partners with sales to ensure that customer targets and product messaging are effective. 

Develops metrics used to conduct an ongoing analysis of the effectiveness and value of the product/project.

Surfaces new and innovative ideas for product improvements. 

Job Requirements: 

Minimum of 6 years flight training experience required

Minimum of 3 years Product Management experience required including managing a team

Excellent organizational and product management skills are required, preferably with previous software product management experience.

Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to drive decision making.

Excellent listening skills, including the ability to identify and isolate customers concerns or objections

Excellent written and oral skills with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Occasional travel required 10%

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required

Chief pilot or assistant chief pilot for Part 141 schools

Has experience with school and instructor management systems for student enrollment, flight logs, pilot certificates, endorsement, progress tracking of checkrides, FAA TCO approvals, etc.

Has experience teaching using Jeppesen and ForeFlight products

Agile methodology

Atlassian

User research 

Why You Should Join (USA):

At Jeppesen ForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. We believe in our employees, and we empower them to make a direct impact on our products and services messaging. We strive to provide ForeFlighters and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but not limited to the following:

Medical, dental, vision insurance with Employer paid health premiums

Open PTO Policy

401(k) with up to 10% company matching and immediate vesting

12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave

4 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave

Flight Training Rewards

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well market and business considerations:

Summary Pay Range: $131,000.00-$170,000.00

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