UAS Senior Product Manager

As the Senior Product Manager for the Flexrotor UAS, you will own and execute the multi-year product roadmap for Airbus Helicopters' premier dual-use uncrewed platform. Reporting to the Head of Programs, you will act as the strategic nexus between Engineering, Sales, Operations, and Senior Leadership, translating defense and commercial market demands into predictable block releases. Your responsibilities include leading cross-functional release readiness, supporting global sales engagements, and driving commercial strategy and unit economics to maximize portfolio profitability.

Responsibilities

• Drive Dual-Market Product Roadmap: Own, define, and execute the multi-year product roadmap for the Flexrotor platform, balancing the requirements of commercial enterprise clients (e.g., maritime, energy, ISR) and defense/government entities.
• Orchestrate Launch & Release Readiness: Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Production/Manufacturing, Flight Test, Training, and Customer Support to ensure all operational capabilities, technical documentation, training materials, and supply chains are fully prepared for each block release.
• Feature Backlog Management: Build, prioritize, and maintain the product feature backlog using a structured block release approach to strategically group hardware enhancements, software capabilities, and payload options into predictable deployment cycles.
• Predictable Schedule Execution: Work closely with Program Management and Engineering leadership to guarantee block releases hit target dates, fulfilling sales pipeline commitments and operational customer timelines.
• Global Sales & Customer Support: Partner with and support the global sales team during customer engagements across commercial and military sectors. Provide deep platform data, technical specifications, and trade analyses to demonstrate how Flexrotor satisfies specific mission profiles and operational requirements.
• Technical Capture & Proposals: Support technical capture activities for complex B2B and B2G opportunities, ensuring proposed capabilities align with upcoming block release schedules and core platform strategy.
• Value Proposition & Collateral: Translate complex engineering achievements into high-impact value propositions, capability briefs, proposal modules, and customer-facing product literature tailored to commercial or defense audiences.
• Engineering & Production Alignment: Collaborate directly with Engineering and Production teams to evaluate technical feasibility, payload integrations, and manufacturing scalability for new platform capabilities.
• Executive Alignment: Craft compelling, data-backed business cases and deliver executive presentations to secure internal investments for future block release features
• Cross-Functional Influence: Drive cross-departmental accountability across matrixed teams (Sales, Engineering, Flight Operations, Regulatory, Finance) without direct authority to ensure milestone delivery.
• Strategic Partnerships: Conduct due diligence and lead evaluations for third-party technology integrations (e.g., advanced payloads, AI algorithms, comms packages, autonomous workflows) to broaden the platform's commercial and defense value.
• Financial & Pricing Strategy: Build unit-economic models, establish pricing frameworks, and structure solution packages across block release baselines to maximize portfolio profitability across all market segments.
• Offering Definition & Commercial Packaging: Maintain accurate product offerings, optionality matrices, and pricing baselines in coordination with sales, finance, and program office teams.
• Regulatory & Operational Alignment: Support cross-divisional strategy reviews, ITAR/export compliance screenings, civil/military airspace regulatory alignment, and operational efficiency initiatives.

Requirements

• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or a highly related technical engineering field).
• Must have a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in technical product management, solutions engineering, system architecture, or technical program management.
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in aerospace, defense, autonomous systems, or unmanned aerial systems/vertical take-off and landing (UAS/VTOL).
• Must have demonstrated experience leading product roadmaps using a block release methodology and driving end-to-end product readiness across manufacturing, training, and operational functions.
• ​Proven ability to synthesize inputs from Engineering, Production, Training, and Sales into cohesive, market-ready block releases.
• Exceptional relationship-building and networking capabilities across international teams and global corporate business units.
• Strong ability to equip global sales teams with platform data, technical trade studies, and messaging.
• Deep understanding of product lifecycle management (PLM) and block release / backlog prioritization methodologies.
• Strong financial acumen with verified capability in building unit-economic models and business cases.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel or equivalent (for financial modeling and data-driven dashboards), and familiarity with modern work management, roadmap visualization, and product planning tools**.**

Benefits

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
• Salary range based on the required profile: $147k - $236k/year. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on geographic differential. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. This position offers the following benefits: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Prescription insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Basic & Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance, Short and Long-term Disability insurance, 401(k), Paid time off including paid holidays, Tuition Assistance, Bonus(es) subject to performance criteria. These are our current benefit offerings for the current plan year and are subject to change without notice..