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Product Manager Jobs in Waterloo, Ontario at NAVBLUE, an Airbus Company
Title: Product Manager
Company: NAVBLUE, an Airbus Company
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Job Summary:
An exciting opportunity exists for a Product Manager role at NAVBLUE for our Flight Operations Solutions. Navblue provides a comprehensive suite of software solutions for flight planning, performance optimization, crew management, and navigation services. These solutions are designed to help airlines improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance safety.
The successful applicant will be the Product Manager of flight operations products including N-PBS and N-FP.
Navblue uses the SAFe lean and agile framework to develop its solutions. As per SAFe guidance:
Product Management is responsible for defining and supporting the building of desirable, feasible, viable, and sustainable products that meet customer needs over the product-market life cycle. To do this, they collaborate with a wide range of people to identify and define customer needs, understand the Solution Context, and develop the Vision, Roadmap, and Features required to meet these needs. Then, they support the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) in delivering value through the Program Kanban and Continuous Delivery Pipeline. The Product Manager is a member of the ART leadership team, in collaboration with the Release Train Engineer and Solutons Architect.
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NAVBLUE is a leading services company, wholly owned by Airbus, dedicated to Flight Operations & Air Traffic Management solutions and services for airlines, airports, and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs). We combine aircraft manufacturer expertise, flight operations know-how and agile development to enhance operational efficiency, optimize resources and increase productivity for safe and sustainable aviation. Our global teams deliver a reliable, optimum and customized user experience to more than 500 customers worldwide.
Responsibilities:
Product Vision and Strategy: Participate in the product vision and strategy aligned with overall business goals, market trends, architectural runway and customer feedback.
SAFe Framework Leadership: Act as the Product Manager for one or more Agile Release Trains (ARTs) within the SAFe framework. Guide and coach members of ARTs to ensure alignment with the product vision and strategy.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with key stakeholders, including executives and cross-functional teams, to gather input, feedback, and requirements. Manage and prioritize stakeholder expectations while balancing business needs and technical constraints.
Product Backlog Management: Define, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, ensuring that user stories and features are well-defined, actionable, and aligned with the product vision.
Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with business value owners, enterprise architects, stakeholders, and end-users to gather and understand requirements, capturing both functional and non-functional aspects of the product.
Prioritization: Work closely with stakeholders to prioritize backlog items based on value, business objectives, architecture objectives and customer needs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams, including Operations, Customer Fulfillment and other relevant departments, to ensure a smooth and efficient development process.
Release Planning: Participate in release planning activities, defining release content, scope, and objectives. Ensure that development efforts are synchronized across teams and align with the overall pr…
