Lead Product Manager, APIs & MCPs for Global Aviation Data

Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 188,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Open PTO policy

401(k) with up to 10% company matching

Flight Training Stipend

Two days off to volunteer annually

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

JeppesenForeFlight is seeking a Lead Product Manager for APIs & MCPs to set the vision and strategy for the Global Aviation Data platform. You will own the API portfolio end-to-end, drive the build of a new API platform, and decide what to build, buy, and expose for developers and AI systems.

You will collaborate with engineering to shape platform architecture, governance, and adoption across the organization, while mentoring other PMs and aligning stakeholders on a shared platform roadmap and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience with hands-on API ownership
• Experience building with AI and driving AI adoption in an organization
• Track record leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders
• Curiosity and customer-focused discovery with technical/developer audiences
• Ability to operate independently at a senior level in ambiguity and with minimal oversight
• Experience building or shipping MCP servers or similar context for AI systems
• Experience launching or scaling an API management platform (gateway, portal, analytics)
• Experience defining API monetization, packaging, or data-licensing models
• Background in aviation or regulated technical domains is a plus
• Pilot or aviation enthusiast

Responsibilities

• Define and own multi-year strategy and roadmap for APIs and MCP servers
• Lead the launch of a new API platform, including build-vs-buy decisions
• Conduct customer and stakeholder discovery with internal and external users
• Define data packaging, access, and monetization via APIs and MCPs with partners
• Set standards for API design, versioning, docs, and developer experience
• Collaborate with engineering to scope and sequence technical delivery
• Align senior stakeholders around a shared platform vision and report progress
• Mentor other product managers on API and AI product practices
• Identify high-leverage problems and drive them to outcomes
• Learn new technical domains quickly to build prioritized roadmaps

Skills

APIs

AI adoption

Cross-functional leadership

Customer discovery

Independent decision-making

Tools

MCP servers

API gateway

Developer portal

Analytics

Job description

Lead Product Manager, APIs & MCPs for Global Aviation Data

Job Category: Product Management

Requisition Number: LEADP001962

• Posted : October 5, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Remote

Description

As our Lead Product Manager for APIs & MCPs,you'llsetthe vision and strategy for how Global Aviation Data reaches developers, partners, customers, and AI systems.You'llown our API and MCPportfolioend to end. That includes standing up a new API platform and deciding what to build, buy, and expose on top of it. This is a net-new, staff-level individual contributor role. It exists to give AI-enabled product development a dedicated owner with real technical depth.You'llwork closely with engineering and shape how the platform is built, governed, and adopted across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year strategy and roadmap for our APIs and MCP servers. This covers platform selection and rollout, what data and workflows we expose, and how we sequence the work
• Lead the launch of our new API platform, including the build-vs-buy decisions and the tradeoffs on architecture, security, and cost. Set the standards for API design, versioning, documentation, and developer experience
• Run customer and stakeholder discovery with internal and external technical users to find where APIs and MCPs create the most value. Turn what you learn into clear investment cases and priorities
• Define how our data is packaged, accessed, and monetized through APIs and MCPs, working with commercial, legal, and data governance partners. Establish success metrics for adoption, usage, and business impact
• Set the standard for how our products and data are consumed by AI agents and assistants. Bring hands‑on AI expertise to product workflows while keeping a grounded view of where AI is and isn’t the right solution
• Partner with engineering leadership to scope and sequence technical delivery, and to resolve tradeoffs across teams
• Align senior stakeholders across product, engineering, security, sales, and customer success around a shared platform vision, and communicate progress and risk to leadership
• Mentor and raise the bar for other product managers on API and AI product practices, including how to work with the platform and how to evaluate AI opportunities
• Operate as a self‑starter who identifies the highest‑leverage problems and drives them to outcomes with minimal guidance
• Learn a new technical domain quickly and turn it into a clear, prioritized roadmap

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of product management experience, including recent, hands‑on ownership of APIs as a product. You should be able to speak concretely about design, lifecycle, adoption, and tradeoffs
• Demonstrated experience building with AI and driving AI adoption in a previous organization. You should be able to describe specifically what you built, what worked, and what didn’t
• Track record of leading cross‑functional initiatives that shaped strategy beyond a single team, and of influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority
• Track record of curiosity and customer‑focused discovery, including with technical and developer audiences
• Ability to operate independently at a senior level and make sound decisions in ambiguity, with minimal oversight

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building or shipping MCP servers or similar context and integration layers for AI systems
• Experience selecting, launching, or scaling an API management or developer platform (gateway, portal, developer onboarding, analytics)
• Experience defining API monetization, packaging, or data‑licensing models
• Background in aviation or another regulated technical domain, where data quality, security, and compliance matter. This is less critical than technical depth, but a plus
• Pilot or aviation enthusiast

About JeppesenForeFlight:

JeppesenForeFlightis a leading provider of innovative aviation software solutions, serving the Commercial, Business, Military, and General Aviation sectors globally. Combining Jeppesen’s 90-year legacy ofaccurateaeronautical data withForeFlight’sexpertiseincutting-edgeaviation technology, the company delivers an integrated suite of tools designed to enhance safety, improve operational efficiency, and sharpen decision-making.

Why You Should Join:

At JeppesenForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you need challenging projects,a good workenvironment, and awesome coworkers. We believe in our employees, and we empower them to make a direct impact on our products and services messaging. We strive to provide our team and their loved ones with a world‑class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but not limited to the following:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance with employer-paid health premiums
• Open PTO policy
• 401(k) with up to 10% company matching and immediate vesting
• 2 days off to volunteer annually
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flight Training Stipend

JeppesenForeFlight– EOE including Disability/Vets | Pay Transparency | E-Verify Participant

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well market and business considerations: Summary Base Pay Range: $188,000-$230,000 USD.

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