Senior Product Manager: Optimised Flying

easyJet Airline Company PLC; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

30% annual bonus

25 days holiday and benefits

Staff travel discount

Holiday discounts

Work Abroad 30 days

EV lease salary sacrifice

Job summary

easyJet is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead a high-impact digital product area in operations, leveraging data and AI to improve efficiency and sustainability. You will own the vision, roadmap, and budget, and partner with Flight Operations, Ground Ops, Safety, and Engineering.

The role requires a proven leader in complex, safety-critical environments, strong data-driven decision making, and agile leadership to drive measurable improvements in fuel use, cost, and carbon emissions.

Qualifications

• Background in flight operations, fuel efficiency, or environmental metrics is advantageous.
• Proven experience as a Senior Product Manager in complex, operational environments.
• Track record delivering data/AI products with measurable business impact.
• Strong Agile leadership and cross-functional squad management.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for a broad technology product domain.
• Own the product mission budget and allocate resources efficiently.
• Build trusted relationships with executive leaders across Flight Operations, Ground Ops, Safety, and Engineering.
• Manage the full product lifecycle from discovery to delivery.
• Lead a multidisciplinary squad of engineers, analysts, and data scientists.
• Track metrics and scale impact on fuel, operating costs, and carbon emissions.
• Ensure all digital and AI features comply with aviation safety and regulatory standards.

Skills

Industry knowledge

Senior product management

Data-driven

Agile champion

Executive influence

Job description

Job Description

Description

The Opportunity

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.

What You’ll Do

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define and own the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for a broad, complex technology product domain.


• Budget Ownership: Own the product mission budget, securing and efficiently allocating resources to deliver critical roadmap outcomes.


• Stakeholder Leadership: Build trusted relationships with executive leadership across Flight Operations, Ground Ops, Safety, and Engineering.


• Execution & Delivery: Manage the full product lifecycle from user discovery to technical delivery, translating complex operations into prioritized backlogs.


• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary squad of engineers, analysts, and data scientists focused on tangible business value.


• Metrics & Analytics: Track and scale direct impact on key metrics: fuel consumption, operating costs, and carbon emissions against sustainability targets.


• Governance & Compliance: Ensure all digital, data, and AI features strictly adhere to non-negotiable aviation safety and regulatory standards .

Requirements of the Role

Who You Are

• Industry Knowledge: A background or familiarity with flight operations, fuel efficiency, or environmental sustainability metrics is highly advantageous.


• Experienced Leader: Proven experience as a Senior Product Manager in complex, operational, digital, or safety-critical environments.


• Data-Driven: Track record of deploying data, analytics, or AI products that deliver measurable commercial value and process efficiency.


• Agile Champion: Deep mastery of agile methodologies with a passion for fostering autonomous, collaborative, high-performing squads.


• Strategic Influencer: Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and influence at the executive level.

“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:

At easyJet, we pride ourselves on a vibrant and inclusive workplace culture that supports and rewards innovation and excellence.

• Competitive base salary


• 30% annual bonus potential.


• 25 days holiday, pension scheme, life assurance, and a flexible benefits package.


• Discounted staff travel scheme for friends and family


• Annual credit for discount on easyJet holidays


• ‘Work Away’ scheme, allowing you to work abroad for 30 days a year


• Electric vehicle lease salary sacrifice scheme

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

Location & Hours of Work

We operate a hybrid working policy of 2 days a week spent with colleagues.

We look forward to your application and the possibility of you flying high with our team!