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Airbus

Oct 18, 2024

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • IT & Cybersecurity
    Product
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AI generated summary

  • You need a Master's in IT or equivalent experience, strong networking knowledge, cross-functional leadership skills, strategic thinking, financial acumen, and a focus on customer needs.
  • You will define and execute product strategy, lead multifunctional teams, manage stakeholder requests, ensure compliance, oversee budgets, coordinate projects, and drive continuous improvement for workspace products.

Requirements

  • Master level (or equivalent) in information technology or bring a comparable qualification combined with several years of work experience as a project manager, product manager and/ or in service management.
  • An understanding of Networking and Infrastructure, specially related to collaboration tools.
  • An experience managing cross functional teams without direct reporting lines.
  • High stakeholder management and communication skills, with a solid background in process and project management.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to define long-term product strategy, align it with business goals, and drive innovation.
  • Collaborative and Innovation Mindset: Proven ability to collaborate across teams, countries, and functions, with a focus on breaking down silos and fostering a user-centric, "can-do" mindset.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Proven ability to work across teams, countries, and functions to deliver on product goals.
  • Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of product cost management, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization.
  • Customer Focus: A strong advocate for end users, ensuring that the product meets user needs and drives engagement.
  • English language up to professional level is mandatory. French, Spanish or German will be a plus.

Responsibilities

  • End-to-End Product Strategy: You will be accountable for the end-to-end Product Strategy in close collaboration with the DWP architects. You will define and execute the product life cycle aligning with business needs, market trends, and company goals. You’ll define the roadmap, prioritize features, and ensure continuous evolution and improvement.
  • Cross divisional approach: You will represent Defence and Space for the workspace product in front of other Airbus divisions for harmonizing strategies while addressing needs of Airbus Defence and Space.
  • Multi-Functional Team Leadership: You will lead a Product Multifunctional team (MFT) to manage the Workspace Product lifecycle, both developing the products and operating them to meet operational SLA's. The MFT may vary depending on the activity but will typically include the Product Designers and the Product Delivery Managers (PDM) to ensure consistency while addressing country-specific needs.
  • User-Centric Design & Experience: You will leverage user feedback, metrics and analytics, to continuously improve the product experience, prioritizing enhancements and working closely with engineers to ensure technical feasibility and optimal user performance.
  • Stakeholder management: You will be the focal point for your business to manage their change requests and demands. You will work in close collaboration with the product delivery management team to ensure service delivery and product improvements.
  • Security & Compliance: Ensure the product complies with security and regulatory requirements, with inputs from architects and IT specialists to integrate necessary controls.
  • Financial & Budget Management: You will own the product budget, including CAPEX, OPEX, and licensing, while defining and managing chargeback models; Collaborate with procurement and finance teams to ensure cost-effective decisions and vendor management.
  • Project management: You will manage and coordinate activities and projects related to Workspace products, to ensure deliveries in time, budget and quality.
  • Service Operations & Continuous Improvement: You will work closely with PDMs to meet SLAs, drive product enhancements, and ensure service quality. Regularly engage with build engineers to implement technical updates or patches.

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Workspace Product Manager role?

The primary focus of the Workspace Product Manager role is to manage the full lifecycle of the Workspace product, ensuring it meets business needs, user expectations, and market trends while overseeing strategic direction, financial performance, and operational success.

Where is this position located?

This position can be hired in Ottobrunn, Stevenage, Toulouse, or Getafe.

What qualifications are required for this role?

A Master level (or equivalent) in information technology or a comparable qualification, along with several years of work experience as a project manager, product manager, and/or in service management, is required for this role.

What kind of teams will the Workspace Product Manager lead?

The Workspace Product Manager will lead a cross-functional Product Multifunctional team (MFT), which typically includes Product Designers and Product Delivery Managers (PDM).

How many meeting rooms and video conferencing rooms are managed under this role?

Approximately 700 meeting rooms and video conferencing rooms are managed under this role.

What skills are essential for a successful Workspace Product Manager?

Essential skills include high stakeholder management and communication skills, strategic thinking, financial acumen, customer focus, and the ability to collaborate across teams and functions.

Is proficiency in languages other than English required?

While English at a professional level is mandatory, proficiency in French, Spanish, or German is considered a plus.

What type of budget will the Workspace Product Manager be responsible for?

The Workspace Product Manager will be accountable for a multi-million euro budget, balancing cost efficiency with service excellence.

Are there opportunities for innovation in this role?

Yes, the Workspace Product Manager is expected to drive innovation and continuously improve the product experience based on user feedback, metrics, and market trends.

What does the service operations aspect of the job involve?

Service operations involve working closely with Product Delivery Managers to meet SLAs, drive product enhancements, ensure service quality, and regularly engage with build engineers for technical updates or patches.

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Airbus

We pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.

Defence & Aerospace
Industry
10,001+
Employees
2014
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide the most efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers the most modern and fuel-efficient airliners. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus approaches sustainability by respecting the planet, valuing people and enabling prosperity. These guiding principles are embedded in our operations and activities. In 2022, the Company generated revenues of €58.8 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000.

Culture & Values

  • Customer Focus

    Customer focus is deeply embedded into our mindset, driving us to deliver on time, on cost and on quality. We partner with our customers to satisfy their needs and deliver benefits through valuable and sustainable solutions. We understand that each of us has an impact on customer relations through the work we do, which is why we always act with integrity and to the highest professional standards.

  • Integrity

    We work with integrity, choosing to speak up when our principles for ethical conduct are not respected. Our zero tolerance on unethical and non-compliant actions enables us to move forward with positivity and care. We act as ambassadors for the company, representing the integrity of Airbus even when we are outside work. The Airbus Ethics and Compliance programme seeks to ensure that the company business practices not only conform to applicable laws, regulations and principles, but remains above all ethical standard benchmarks.

  • Respect

    Respect guides us in our daily interactions. We respect each other, our customers and our products. We focus on building trust through transparent and honest communications. We create inclusive working environments, where all employees are listened to and valued for their individuality. We treat each other, and all our stakeholders, in the same considerate way that we would wish to be treated ourselves.

  • Creativity

    We value and encourage creativity. We recognise that creativity exists in many forms, with ideas brimming at every level, from “shoot for the moon” ambitions, right down to our daily work. Creativity can often mean simply looking at things in a different way and our collaborative culture allows us to build on ideas and continually improve the work that we do. We make sure that everyone at Airbus has the time, space and tools to progress ideas with imagination and passion. We are always ready to act with courage, challenging our ideas and learning from our processes when we need to go back to the drawing board.

  • Reliability

    We strive to maintain and build on our standards, proving and cementing our reputation for reliability. We each feel responsible for the collective success and progress of our global team and take accountability for our actions and outputs. We are dependable and can be trusted to ensure the safety and success of our products. We take pride in our work, ensuring the service and products we deliver are exceptional and completely reliable.

  • We are One / Team Work!

    We understand that there is power in individuals, but believe there is a much greater power in collaboration and teamwork. We seek to create engaging and inclusive workplaces, where everyone has the freedom to speak up and listen to each other with an open mind.

Benefits

  • Company Pension Scheme

  • Employee Discounts

  • Health Insurance

  • Parental Leave

  • Paid and Unpaid Holidays