Senior Product Manager, Flight Ops

Vista Global; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a dynamic Product Manager to spearhead their Flight Operations team. This role involves maximizing the effectiveness of systems supporting air mobility services while collaborating with engineering teams to develop solutions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, leveraging their agile expertise to manage product delivery and enhance customer experiences. Join a forward-thinking company that is transforming private air travel, ensuring efficiency and sustainability in the aviation industry. If you are a solution-oriented leader with a passion for technology and customer satisfaction, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Manager, ideally in the aviation industry.
• Ability to work under pressure with a customer-centric mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product delivery and manage complex technology programs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop solutions and prioritize features.

Skills

Product Management

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

Customer-Centric Mindset

Strong Influencing Skills

Tools

MS Office

Confluence

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Job description

Overview

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a Product Manager with agile software development experience to lead Vista Global Flight Operations worldwide. The focus will be on maximizing 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, aiming to transform the experience of aviation. We challenge the status quo of long security lines, shoe removal, and crowded checkpoints, offering a better way through innovative solutions. Our vision includes optimizing private jet utilization and reducing empty flights, creating a more efficient and sustainable industry.

Responsibilities

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

Supervisory Responsibilities:

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

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, ideally with knowledge of the aviation industry (not essential).
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines, adapt quickly, and embrace change. Attention to detail and customer-centric mindset.
• A solution-oriented self-starter with experience managing projects and programs independently.
• An outgoing, enthusiastic servant leader with empathy, capable of prioritizing customer needs and supporting issues tactically and strategically.
• Strong influencing skills at all organizational levels and across functions, with the ability to motivate and lead others.
• Extensive experience with agile methodologies and SDLC.
• Proficiency in MS Office/Project, Confluence, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, or similar tools.