Product Specialist (Product Management)

Product Specialist (Product Management)

Company:

The Boeing Company

We are a product led analytics and AI group within Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS), transforming the way data is sourced, designed and used to help us build and scale analytics and AI products. We are seeking a highly motivated and passionate Senior Product Manager/Senior Product Specialist with excellent people, communication, technical and organizational skills with a successful track record of accountability for end-to-end delivery of analytics and AI products.

In the role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to shipping by connecting the technical and business worlds. You will break down complex problems into steps that drive product development at scale and speed.

Our product managers work closely with BDS business leaders, internal BDS users/customers, software developers, data scientists, designers, and data engineers to help design and develop analytics and AI technologies to solve business problems. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users, leading to the delivery of high-value products that significantly impact business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Define product vision, manage stakeholder relations and collaborate with users and delivery teams

• Maintain the menu of product offerings, create and maintain product roadmaps and prioritized product backlogs

• Create context and clarity for the product team to deliver against product roadmaps

• Inform on product decisions with empirical product performance and desirability evidence

• Collaborate with stakeholders and business partners to identify and articulate emerging opportunities, mature business case, and scope to connect with the appropriate analytics product menu

• Proven experience in sprint planning and backlog prioritization with deep expertise in Agile methodologies, leveraging Scrum practices to drive cross-functional alignment, accelerate product delivery and ensure iterative value creation.

• Communicate strategy and consistent product messaging to stakeholders and users

• Understand opportunities, competition, and user requirements in depth

• Launch new products and features, test their performance, and iterate quickly

• Work collaboratively with software development, data science, legal, compliance, UX, and other teams on cutting edge technologies

• Develop innovative solutions to problems by collaborating as needed across regions, product areas, and functions

• Uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into requirements with focus on business value outcomes

• Ability to work well with internal teams, including developers, engineers, architects, quality assurance and operations

• Ensure requirements are fully understood and that implementation plans meet or exceed expectations

• Understand, research, and follow technical trends in technology and aviation

• Participate in annual planning process through gathering and providing resource and cost estimates supporting development of product capabilities

• Able to assess emerging products and companies to measure their potential value or threat to the company and its products, as well as make recommendations on which new technologies to invest in or leverage

• Follow competitors and conduct capability analysis regularly

• Provide internal and customer training on how to use the product

• Answer incoming questions about the product and its capabilities

• Assess and address technical risks

• Understand and analyze data pipelines, algorithms, and automated systems

• Serve as an evangelist and subject matter expert to the technical teams

• Coordinate beta tests, user testing, and set performance benchmarks

• Analyze performance indicators, evaluate experiments, and communicate status

• Define success criteria for testing and product acceptance

• Facilitate the creation and maintenance of proper product documentation

Qualifications

Basic qualifications:

·      Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

·      3+ years of product management experience such as creating strategic product roadmaps, and working and communicating with cross-functional teams

·      Experience driving product vision and design discussions

·      Experience with facilitating and participating in Agile development processes

·      Experience in developing analytics or AI products and technologies

Preferred qualifications:

·      Master's degree in a technology or business-related field

·      Experience managing day-to-day technical and design direction

·      Experience with advanced AI (e.g., GenAI) products

·      Knowledge of multiple functional areas such as Product Management, Software Development, Data Science, UX/UI, Customer Support, or Finance

·      Ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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