Sr. Product Manager -Airport Moving Map

ForeFlight

$131K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in product development, program management, or financial analysis
  • Significant aviation expertise, particularly with avionics from Collins Aerospace, Honeywell, or similar
  • Familiarity with Airport Moving Map products and avionics display applications
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with software and sales teams
  • Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, cross-functional setting

Responsibilities

  • Communicate product requirements to software engineering and data teams
  • Document end-to-end business requirements for avionics products
  • Coordinate with internal teams for roadmap alignment on AMM data
  • Engage with external customers to integrate their requirements
  • Maintain data governance and quality standards
  • Manage Airport Moving Map product lifecycle from concept to launch
  • Collaborate with diverse teams to inform product decisions

Benefits

  • Opportunity for remote work from Austin, TX or Denver, CO
  • Engagement with industry trade shows and conferences
  • Collaboration with top aviation OEMs and clients
  • Opportunity for professional networking and development
  • Participation in crucial market and product strategy creation
Full Job Description
This is a Austin, TX or Denver, CO based role requiring deep aviation domain expertise, particularly experience with avionics systems from companies such as Collins Aerospace, Honeywell, or similar OEM partners. The ideal candidate brings hands-on knowledge of airport operations, runway incursion prevention, and avionics display environments, combined with the autonomy to operate as a strong individual contributor in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity setting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Communicate product requirements to software engineering and data production teams, ensuring collaboration and coordination on data, asset, and product specification enhancements aligned to roadmap targets.
  • Document end-to-end business requirements and understand data needs for AMM products including avionics-integrated and EFB-based displays, front-panel applications, and back-office infrastructure systems.
  • Coordinate across portfolios with internal consumers of AMM data - including Flight Deck and ForeFlight Mobile product and engineering teams - to ensure roadmap alignment.
  • Coordinate with external airline and avionics customers to ensure customer requirements are integrated into the product roadmap.
  • Document product architecture and develop product processes.
  • Participate in data governance decisions and maintain data quality standards.
  • Determine product pricing, pricing schedules, annual pricing updates, product plans, roadmaps, and product release plans.
  • Develop new Airport Moving Map product concepts through to eventual launch, as well as vision documents to initiate technology development efforts.
  • Manage all aspects of AMM product lifecycle management including the development and presentation of business cases.
  • Serve as the single point of contact for all ongoing Airport Moving Map product decisions, ensuring implementation consistency and effective client communication.
  • Collaborate closely with marketing, sales, distribution, support, technology services, data services, and legal/contracts to drive product decisions.
  • Develop competitive response and contingency plans to address market-specific needs.
  • Attend trade shows, industry conferences, and customer/partner meetings.


Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in product development/management, program management, and/or financial analysis.
  • Significant aviation domain expertise required - specifically experience with avionics systems from OEM manufacturers such as Collins Aerospace, Honeywell, Garmin, or equivalent.
  • Familiarity with Airport Moving Map products, avionics display applications, or airport navigation data.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, specifically with software engineering and sales/marketing teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to take initiative and operate with high autonomy in a cross-functional environment.


Preferred Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Technology, Business, Marketing, Finance, or equivalent work experience; MBA preferred.
  • Experience with geospatial data, mapping, or aviation navigation systems.
  • Familiarity with airport operations, ATC environments, or runway incursion prevention.
  • Experience with web-based geospatial tools or digital mapping platforms.
  • Prior work at an avionics OEM, airline, or aeronautical data provider.


Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well market and business considerations: Summary Pay Range: $131,000-$160,000

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