VP Product Management, A&D

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000 employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

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At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

As VP Product Management in Aerospace and Defense, you will report into the Global CTO and SVP R&D and you are responsible for :

• Leading and developing a Product Management team, providing technical vision and business strategy.
• Influencing and driving a global R&D team to execute our product strategy.
• Defining the strategy for our products in A&D in alignment with the IFS Corporate Strategy and the overall IFS product strategy.
• Leading the product management function in A&D from understanding market needs to ideation, enablement, and evangelism, with a view to expanding the success of our A&D product portfolio and driving growth in our market share.

You are ultimately accountable for the results of your team within three areas :

Leadership

You recruit, build, lead, direct and coach your team to high performance. You strive to be the best possible leader by encouraging ongoing mutual feedback, appraising your direct reports, and working with your heartbeat scores to continuously improve your leadership strengths and team results. You ensure that each team member has achievable but stretching goals to allow for personal growth and career development. Should there be poor performance or behavior, you make sure it is addressed for the good of both the individual and the team. You live our R&D culture code and work hard to ensure that your team does as well. You engage in succession planning to minimize risk for your team and R&D. You know your high performers and key contributors and continuously work to ensure they are developed and retained – even if that means them pursuing opportunities outside your team or unit.

You have a good understanding of the wider IFS and R&D strategy and are able to communicate around that at all times. Based on that, you formulate a strategy for your team and support the development of a strategic plan that enables the broader A&D team to execute accordingly. You maintain awareness of the external competitive landscape, customers, markets, and new industry developments and standards and use that to update your strategic plan. You engage with customers where relevant and adopt modern technology to meet business goals and solve customer pain points. You demonstrate thought leadership and express ideas and opinions within your field or area of expertise utilizing your internal and external network, social media, or other means to increase your authority and influence. You are passionate about IFS as a company and your field of expertise and evangelize internally and externally sharing success stories and experiences with the organization and field.

Execution

You ensure your leadership team and your peers in R&D are focused on execution towards the strategic plan and support them to overcome any obstacles. You and your team continuously evaluate our current and future product investments to ensure that IFS is mobilizing our investment capital in the optimal way to deliver return to the business. You understand the need for you and your team to get involved in and contribute to cross-cutting initiatives across R&D and adopt the standards, policies, and procedures agreed by the SLT. You understand the dependencies and support alignment and collaboration between the various product groups, teams, and units where necessary. You are a role model when it comes to breaking down silos and look to continuously improve your own and others’ ways of working. You are comfortable taking decisions and ensure that you and your team or unit run towards the fire when there is an issue and take accountability for your actions and results. You are a front runner when it comes to managing change, ensuring transparent communication and shifting left.

What We’re Offering

Qualifications

Additional Information

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Salary : $250,000 - $290,000