Job Description:

• Accountable for identifying aircraft platform with high specific revenue potential for the Company, developing a platform strategy and plan and driving their implementation across Business Aviation and other sectors.
• Work jointly with the Manager, Strategy and Market Analysis to analyze potential platforms.
• Identify and prioritize platforms of interest (high content match with the Company's capabilities).
• Develop priorities for new products and pursuits
• Analyze supply chain for each platform, working with key stakeholders in the Compnay (Sales, GMs, Product Management, Marketing Communications)
• Analyze existing and potential alliances and leverage to effect elements of the supply chain
• Define solution space for the Company's work scope for each platform
• Devise strategy for each platform
• Seek guidance from customer advisory board on key platform initiatives
• Define work scope for the Company and outside entities
• Prepare implementation plan (scope, budget / business case, schedule) for each platform
• Seek approval for each platform plan through gated launch process
• Engage internal stakeholders through presentation of the strategies and plans
• Form and lead cross-functional teams (integrated product teams, or IPTs)
• Lead external efforts with partners, suppliers and customers, leveraging SA relations
• Support sites in appropriating funds and procuring tooling, training and other resources to become operationally ready for subject platforms
• Prepare and articulate value propositions and other elements of product marketing to Sales and Marketing Communications, in concert with Product Management
• Track and report progress in meeting projected customer share-of-wallet for approved key platforms
• Devise and implement corrective action for off-plan performance

Minimum Experience Required:

• Established track record in successfully devising and implementing product strategies
• Exceptional planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, decision making project management, oral and written communication skills
• Strong communication, ability to foster engagement
• Demonstrated ability to lead without formal authority, to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Results orientation
• Self motivated, demonstrated propensity to autonomously work from concept to implementation
• Business aviation experience in strategy, program or product management, is a must
• Bachelor degree in Engineering or Business is a minimum, MBA is a clear advantage