What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Manager position at Flexjet?
The Role
Flexjet is on a mission to redefine the aviation industry through meaningful and user-centered technology, and we're in search of a Sr. Product Manager ready to join this challenge. This role is more than just about overseeing product development; it's about feeding your curiosity, embodying the spirit of innovation, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in aviation technology. You will be integral in the entire product process, from the nitty-gritty of sprint planning and backlog management to the strategic execution of product releases that are poised to meet our ambitious goals.
Collaboration is key, and you will work closely with cross-functional teams in delivering tangible value to our users. We support the technology needs of five established brands: Flexjet, Sentient Jet, FXAIR, PrivateFly and Halo.
What Youll Do
- Product Strategy and Ownership: Define the product strategy and roadmap in alignment with company goals, supporting our Finance team.
- Documentation: Develop and document user stories, acceptance criteria and other documentation as needed.
- Sprint Planning and Support: Actively participate in sprint planning sessions, support the definition of sprint goals, and collaborate with engineering teams to contribute to the on-time delivery of product features.
- Backlog Ownership: Prioritize and maintain the product backlog, ensuring it supports the product roadmap and addresses user and stakeholder needs effectively.
- Release Planning: Coordinate aspects of release planning and execution, including contributing to setting release dates and defining release content.
- Cross-functional Teamwork: Engage in collaboration with engineering, design, and marketing teams, supporting the seamless development, launch, and promotion of product features.
- Advocate for User Needs: Assist in gathering and incorporating user feedback and usability testing results into the product development process to support a user-centric product strategy.
- Monitor and Report Performance: Help monitor product performance against established metrics, supporting the analysis and leveraging data to recommend product improvements.
- Communicate with Stakeholders: Contribute to the clear communication of product progress, sprint outcomes, and release updates to stakeholders, fostering transparency and ensuring alignment within the team and with external partners.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in business, communication, or a related field.
- 5 years as a Product Manager
- Experience interacting with IT and Business leaders.
- Able to translate technical documentation for business consumption and understanding.
- Experience in building and shipping software applications.
Preferred & Desired Skills
- Oracle ERP end user experiences and/or experience with other financial products
- Experience in Aviation, Transportation, Travel, or Maintenance Industries
- An entrepreneurial mentality that is comfortable with ambiguity and can drive a vision to fruition is essential.
- Able to excel in an Agile work environment.
- Excels at using data to inform decisions.
- Adept at identifying trends and optimizing product performance.
- Exhibits exceptional creative problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and techniques.
- Pays exceptional attention to detail.
- Possesses excellent organizational skills and written and verbal communication skills.
- Sensitive to the needs of customers while managing expectations of internal customers.
- Strong team player. Values relationships with other team members.
- Candidate should be self-motivated, able to thrive in a startup-like environment, and demonstrate a drive to build and manage relationships
