In-Flight Product Strategy Director

CAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 380,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

CAE is seeking a Principal Product Manager to define and own the Product Vision for In-Flight solutions within the Flightscape portfolio. You will align business objectives with customer needs across SAFe Agile Release Trains and lead a cross-functional product community to drive outcomes.

You will collaborate with Product Owners, UX, Engineering, and Architects to prioritize investments, guide discovery, and ensure commercial success.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Strategy, or related product leadership roles.
• Experience with Airline catering operations.
• Experience defining and executing product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and business objectives for complex software products or platforms.
• Experience working in Agile environments, including SAFe or similar frameworks.
• Experience balancing customer needs, business priorities, and technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Flightscape portfolio strategy with product, portfolio, technology, and platform teams.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, high-performing product team with stakeholders across marketing, UX, and technology.
• Build relationships with key customers and represent the organization at industry events and customer forums.
• Analyze airline industry needs and market trends to identify investment opportunities.
• Support product discovery to validate assumptions and inform investment decisions.
• Establish feedback loops to define product priorities using customer insights and data.
• Guide product decisions and prioritisation to align with the product vision and strategy.
• Define and execute the product area strategy to maximise adoption, value, and commercial success.
• Strengthen product platform capabilities to support scalable growth and integration with development services.
• Set measurable objectives and review performance indicators to align teams with the vision.
• Manage a virtual profit and loss view balancing revenue opportunities and costs.
• Improve team effectiveness and time management practices.
• Support sales readiness and enablement in partnership with marketing and customer teams.
• Participate in PI planning events and SAFe ceremonies.

Skills

Product management

Product strategy

SAFe / Agile

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CAE is seeking a Principal Product Manager to define and own the Product Vision for In-Flight solutions within the Flightscape portfolio. You will align business objectives with customer needs across SAFe Agile Release Trains and lead a cross-functional product community to drive outcomes.

You will collaborate with Product Owners, UX, Engineering, and Architects to prioritize investments, guide discovery, and ensure commercial success.