Senior Product Manager, Flight Ops

VistaJet; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Product Manager, where you'll lead innovative projects in the aviation sector. This remote position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of private air travel, focusing on maximizing efficiency and improving customer experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage end-to-end product delivery, and utilize agile methodologies to drive impactful results. If you are a self-starter with a passion for technology and a customer-centric approach, this role is perfect for you. Embrace the challenge and make a difference in the world of air mobility!

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Manager, preferably in the aviation industry.
• Ability to manage projects independently and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and program delivery, ensuring timely delivery of products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand problems and develop solutions.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

Customer-Centric Approach

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Data-Driven Decision Making

Tools

MS Office/Project

Confluence

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Job description

Overview

This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a Product Manager with experience in agile software development to lead Vista Global Flight Operations worldwide. The goal is to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of systems and processes that support our air mobility services. The successful candidate will join our Vista Tech Team, reporting to the Senior Director of Product - Flight Operations.

Vista Global is shaping the future of private air travel to improve the experience and efficiency of aviation. We aim to eliminate long lines, cumbersome security checks, and underutilized aircraft, seeking a better way to operate in the private aviation sector.

Responsibilities

• Create one-pagers including hypotheses, defining metrics, and aligning stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and engineering teams to understand problems, develop solutions, and document requirements and tasks.
• Prioritize features and projects using a data-driven approach to ensure timely delivery of the right products.
• Manage end-to-end product and program delivery.
• Lead meetings, stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Demonstrate new features to stakeholders.
• Assess impact, effort, and risks associated with projects.
• Report post-launch metrics to stakeholders.
• Create and maintain roadmaps in consultation with Lead Product Manager and Engineering managers, outlining short, mid, and long-term goals.
• Identify and escalate blockers, including resourcing issues, to the line manager and CPO.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Advocate for business and technological perspectives, ensuring diverse voices are heard.
• Lead medium to high-complexity technology programs, demonstrating industry best practices.
• Utilize Vista Global’s Product and Program Management Framework to ensure transparency and value realization.
• Manage risks associated with change, including technical and business impacts.
• Engage with VPs, directors, business leads, product, and engineering teams, reporting progress regularly.

Position Details

This is a remote position, excluding candidates based in NY, NJ, IL, MA, CT, and RI.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience as a Product Manager, preferably with knowledge of the aviation industry.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, adapt quickly, and pay attention to detail with a customer-centric approach.
• Self-starter with experience managing projects independently.
• Outgoing, enthusiastic, and empathetic leader who prioritizes customer needs and unblocks issues tactically and strategically.
• Skilled at influencing across organizational levels and leading cross-functional teams.
• Extensive experience with agile methodologies and SDLC.
• Proficiency in MS Office/Project, Confluence, Smartsheet, Jira, and Asana.