Product Manager - Airline Operations

EasyJet Plc; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes

7% pension

Life Insurance

Work Away Scheme

Flexible benefits package

Excellent staff travel benefits

Job summary

easyJet plc is seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of critical digital products that impact millions of passengers and frontline teams across Europe. The role sits at the intersection of business, technology, and customers, focusing on AI, automation, and data‑driven decisions.

You will partner with operational teams and third‑party suppliers to translate challenges into high‑impact roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success as a Product Manager in a technology, data‑heavy, or complex operational environment.
• Management of the full product lifecycle from discovery to delivery.
• Proven track record delivering scalable product features within Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, DevSecOps).

Responsibilities

• Support and drive the strategy, development, and delivery of products affecting millions of passengers and frontline staff.
• Align product domain with long‑term vision and cross‑functional squads; lead engineers, analysts and delivery partners.
• Translate complex business challenges into clear priorities and value‑focused roadmaps.
• Provide data‑driven insights to influence decision‑making at the highest levels.

Skills

Product management experience

Execution & delivery

Agile methodologies

Data literacy

Tools

Scrum

SAFe

DevSecOps

Job description

Company

When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe so that people can exercise their get-up-and-go. With almost 300 aircraft flying over 1,000 routes to more than 32 countries, we’re the UK’s largest airline, the fourth largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Set to fly more than 90 million passengers this year, we employ over 10,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing.

Over the last 30 years, easyJet has disrupted the travel industry, changing the way people fly across the UK and Europe. Today, with a fleet of over 300 aircraft and 85 million annual passengers, we are still innovating. What sets us apart is our "Orange Spirit"—our passion, forward-thinking mindset, and sense of fun.

Job Overview

Are you ready to keep a major airline moving. Are you ready to lead one of the airline industry’s most commercially and environmentally significant digital product areas? easyJet is building world‑class operational capabilities, putting data and AI at the heart of our strategy.

Product and its ways of working is new to Easyjet, and we are looking for people who are able to help us mature our capability as we journey through the skies together!

This role sits at the intersect between the business, technology teams and our customers, and will really make the difference. The team is highly specialised in emerging technologies and importantly understands airline operations and factors that help recover from disruption events.

Key Responsibilities

As a Product Manager working reporting to the Senior Product Manager you will support and drive the strategy, development, and delivery of products that directly impact millions of passengers and frontline staff across Europe.

Supporting a critical product domain— aligned to driving the long‑term vision, delivering on strategic priorities, and guiding multiple cross‑functional squads. These teams, made up of engineers, analysts, and delivery partners, will rely on your leadership to ensure every product decision is grounded in customer insight, operational efficiency, and commercial value. You will play a key role in shaping the products that will enable the airline’s growth, competitiveness, and customer experience at scale.

This is a highly collaborative and strategically influential role. You’ll work closely with operational teams, third‑party suppliers, and senior stakeholders to translate complex business challenges into clear priorities and value‑focused roadmaps. You’ll also be responsible for aligning your product strategy with broader corporate objectives, ensuring that your roadmap supports both near‑term delivery and long‑term transformation. You’ll provide clear, data‑driven insights that influence decision‑making at the highest levels.

This role is ideal if you thrive in a high‑volume, high‑impact environment with hands‑on execution.

You’ll focus on solving problems, identifying opportunities, and applying new capabilities like AI, Agentic AI, and automation, to return human hours to focus on what matters most. Speed and accuracy of decisions, augmented intelligence and accuracy are key for our future network control teams.

Key Skills And Experience

• Demonstrable Product Management Experience: Demonstrated success as a Product Manager in a technology, data‑heavy, or complex operational environment.
• Execution & Delivery: Manage the full product lifecycle from user discovery to technical delivery, translating complex operations into prioritized backlogs
• Agile Execution: Proven track record of delivering scalable product features within Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, DevSecOps).
• Technical & Data Literacy: Strong problem‑solving skills focused on data‑led platform strategies, architecture considerations, security, and performance

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Aviation/Airport Tech Experience: Proven experience managing products in distributed airport environments

“Please note that this role does not meet the criteria for visa sponsorship, and we are therefore unable to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.”

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive base salary
• Up to 20% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
• 7% pension
• Life Insurance
• Work Away Scheme
• Flexible benefits package
• Excellent staff travel benefits

Location & Hours of Work

We operate a hybrid working policy of 40% of the month spent with colleagues. We look forward to your application and the possibility of you flying high with our team!

Reasonable Adjustments

At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at [e-mail].

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation

Business Area

Information Technology (IT)

Primary Location

United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport

Organisation

Information Technology (IT)

Schedule

Full-time