Director, Product Management

Job Title

Director, Product Management

Summary Of The Role

The Network Planning business domain, belonging to the Altéa business line, leads the strategic business growth of Network Planning and Scheduling with the Sky suite solution. Network Planning is a key and substantial area of growth for Amadeus Airlines unit. The investments planned are expected to grow the business in terms of both revenues and customer footprint in all regions.

Senior business solution interactions are expected in this role with Airline executives and in Internal & Industry forums. Due to its transversal nature - commercially, functionally, technically, and organizationally - cross team collaboration and Internal stakeholder management, influence and federation at senior level is a critical part of the role to build momentum and drive positive financial results.

As a Director of Product Management for Network Planning, you will be responsible for its product planning and execution throughout the product’s lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with development, sales, marketing and delivery to ensure revenue and customer loyalty goals are met. You will collaborate with the development team to drive product development in line with multi-year product roadmaps. You must possess a unique blend of business and technical knowledge; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality.

In This Role You’ll

• Act as an accountable Business owner of advanced decision support systems for network planning. Business Lead of Program Steering Committees, Quarterly Project Review Committees (1A) and Joint Steering Committees with Airlines around network planning.
• Anticipate, articulate, and manage the solution opportunities and cohesion from airline business and non-functional requirements to brush and buster acceptance, delivering product expertise to the Airlines, ensuring coherence of integration across the solution set.
• Define product requirements for network planning based on customer feedback and market research. Develops and executes a product vision and roadmap. Defines user personas and use cases for the product. Drives product development based on requirements management and product lifecycle. Ensures knowledge transfer of product functionality to sales, delivery and marketing.
• Demonstrate product knowledge with external audiences, such as thought leaders, industry consultants, speaking engagements at conferences and user groups, etc.
• Anticipate and proactively monitor Industry and market trends, opportunities, new players, threats to the long term viability of the Product and Suite
• Contribute to and executing the Network Planning long term Solutions Strategy via business Solutions oriented Product Investment plans and budgeted, prioritise roadmaps (long term/Short term), in line with Amadeus airlines strategy.
  
  

This is an individual contributor leadership role.

About The Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Product Management, Marketing and/or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Must be fluent in English, additional languages appreciated.
• Required Product Management Knowledge: 10+ years’ experience in product management defining and designing advanced decision support network planning software solutions in the airline industry.
• Airline Industry Knowledge: Prior work experience with network planning management software solutions.
• Proven sales skills
• Must be able to travel 25% globally.
• Demonstrated business development expertise.
• Strong financial and analytical understanding
• Demonstrated customer orientation.
• Strong IT knowledge
• Demonstrated knowledge in Big Data/AI/Machine Learning technology.
• Demonstrated Business Leadership of sizeable Program.
• Good knowledge of the Amadeus Products, Solutions & Services
• Ability at structuring & growing a regional solution organization, including.
• services and consulting. Result-driven mindset to deliver business benefits for
• airlines and profitable services for suppliers.
• Demonstrated strong collaboration skills and ability to engage across multiple.
• functions and business units.
  
  

What We Can Offer You

• Get rewarded with competitive remuneration, individual and company annual bonus, vacation and holiday paid time off, health insurances and other competitive benefits.
• Professional development to broaden your knowledge and enhance your skills with on-line learning hubs packed with technical and soft skills training that allow you to develop and grow.
• Enter a diverse and inclusive workplace, join one of the world’s top travel technology companies and take on a role that impacts millions of travelers around the globe.
  
  

Application Process

The application process takes no longer than 10 minutes!

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Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition), ancestry, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veterans status, sexual orientation, gender expression, perception, or identity, marital status, mental or physical disability status, or any other protected federal, state, or local status unrelated to performance of work involved.

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