Product Manager, Pilot Experience

Pilotbase

$130K — $170K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Overland Park, KS
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-6 years of product management experience, with a full lifecycle of feature delivery.
  • Strong product acumen with a focus on user-centered design and quality.
  • Proven ability to prioritize and achieve measurable outcomes.
  • Excellent communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and create clarity in decision-making.
  • Strong collaboration experience with engineering and design teams for timely product delivery.
  • Familiarity with AI technologies to enhance user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the roadmap for professional pilot capabilities collaboratively with the Lead Product Manager.
  • Conduct product discovery sessions with pilots to translate insights into impactful features.
  • Collaborate with engineering, UX, and design teams to ensure quick delivery of high-quality features.
  • Define and measure key performance outcomes to inform product development and priorities.
  • Encourage user engagement and routine use of features vital to pilots’ workflows.
  • Support product launches with marketing and customer success teams to refine positioning and activate features.
  • Manage stakeholder input while maintaining project momentum and progress.
  • Discover AI opportunities that can enhance user results and product efficiency.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Equity Appreciation Plan to participate in the company's growth.
  • Flexible Time Off policy promoting work-life balance.
  • Seven paid holidays and two floating holidays for time off.
  • Two wellness days to promote employee well-being.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program for personal support.
  • Professional Development Stipend for continuous learning opportunities.
  • Home Office Stipend to support remote work setup.
Full Job Description
Job Overview:

As Product Manager, Pilot Experience, you own the professional pilot side of our platform, including the capabilities that working pilots and aviation professionals rely on every day, such as professional logbooks, reporting, currency management, and schedule integrations to name a few. Working closely with the Lead Product Manager of Pilot Experience, you turn user insight and business goals into a clear roadmap and ship elegant, high-quality features at a fast, consistent pace. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role: you partner daily with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to move from problem definition through launch, iteration, and scale. You bring strong product sense, sound judgment in ambiguity, and an AI-first mindset to a complex B2B2C ecosystem that serves pilots across their entire career journey.
Responsibilities:
  • Own the roadmap for professional pilot capabilities, including professional logbooks, reporting, currency management, and schedule integrations, in partnership with the Lead Product Manager, Pilot Experience.
  • Run product discovery with professional pilots and aviation professionals, turning user insight and problem definition into well-scoped, high-impact features.
  • Partner closely with engineering, UX, and design to deliver elegant, high-quality features at a fast, consistent pace.
  • Define and track clear outcomes, using activation, engagement, and retention metrics to steer priorities and validate product direction.
  • Drive engagement and habit formation around the workflows professional pilots depend on, anchoring daily, weekly, and monthly usage.
  • Support go-to-market execution, partnering with growth, marketing, and CS on positioning, messaging, and activation for new features and releases.
  • Manage and integrate input from opinionated stakeholders and subject-matter experts while maintaining forward momentum.
  • Identify opportunities where AI can meaningfully accelerate user outcomes and product velocity.
  • Contribute to broader product management practices across the Pilot Experience team, raising the bar for UX, workflow clarity, and product craftsmanship.
Qualifications:

REQUIRED:
  • 4-6 years of product management experience, including shipping features end-to-end from discovery through launch and iteration.
  • Strong product sense and discernment, with a track record of delivering high-quality, user-centered features.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively and drive toward measurable outcomes.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to align engineers, designers, and cross-functional partners around a shared plan.
  • Comfort operating with incomplete information, creating clarity and momentum in areas of ambiguity.
  • Strong partnership with engineering and design, with experience planning and delivering quality product increments at pace.
  • Experience evaluating and applying AI technologies to enhance user value and streamline workflows.


PREFERRED:
  • Experience with professional or B2B2C products, ideally where compliance, recordkeeping, or scheduling are core.
  • Experience building habit-forming or engagement-focused product experiences.
  • Aviation industry background or a passion for flight.
  • Experience operating in regulated or safety-critical environments
Compensation:

SALARY: $130,000 - $170,000, depending on experience and location

Benefits:
  • Full benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan)
  • Equity Appreciation Plan
  • Flexible Time Off policy
  • Seven (7) company-wide paid holidays + two (2) floating holidays
  • Two (2) wellness days
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Professional Development Stipend
  • Home Office Stipend
Travel Requirements:

Occasional business travel may be required, up to 10%

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