AI Product / Project Manager

Job Description:

​At Airbus, we are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency and quality across our value chain. Our team is composed of technologists and business leaders dedicated to innovation and excellence. 

Airbus is looking for an AI Project/Product Manager to join the Bangalore, India location. 

This role will be part of the Digital function and is responsible for the industrialization of AI platforms, creating a robust, automated, and resilient ecosystem for our AI services. 

The successful candidate shall establish team goals by evaluating, identifying & understanding the business strategy and technical trends as well. He/she shall accomplish the team results/performance by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, coaching and leading the team in the right direction. 

Qualification & Experience: 

• Graduate/Post Graduate with overall 15+ years of experience, 3+ years in Technical Project/Product Management in AI, Analytics, Automation & Software Engineering 

  
  
  

• Proficiency in Product Management, Project Management, and Leadership and driving improvement processes 

  
  
  

• Proven track record of managing direct reports and leading high-stakes cross-functional teams

  
  
  

• Significant experience dedicated to AI/ML-powered products, with a deep understanding of machine learning concepts, models, and development cycles 

  
  
  

• In-depth knowledge and practical experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS (S3, EC2, SageMaker, etc.) and GCP (Vertex, Gemini LLM etc.) 

  
  
  

• Understanding the ethical considerations of AI, including fairness, accountability, transparency (XAI - Explainable AI), privacy, and security 

  
  
  

• Awareness of relevant regulations and compliance standards for AI products

  
  
  

• Ability to work and communicate in a multicultural environment 

  
  
  

• Risk based approach, creative and Innovative thinking 

  
  
  

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information and present them to stakeholders management 

  
  
  

• Team Player and collaborative mind-set 

  
  
  

• Past experience in Team Management 

  
  
  

• Knowledge of French is a plus

  
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Hold the full responsibility to lead AI teams in right direction to achieve the success 

  
  
  

• Define the product strategy, give the objectives & design the roadmap

  
  
  

• Strong passion for technology, modern platform mind-set and solving customer problems 

  
  
  

• Guides and supports the selection of the appropriate technologies and/or methodologies.

  
  
  

• Able to make recommendations for buy versus build decisions.

  
  
  

• Manage resource capabilities and assignment (Airbus India internal resources and In situ Supplier) 

  
  
  

• Drives the update of the learning framework based on the known technology.

  
  
  

• Advises on specific topics related to the technology and/or methodology.

  
  
  

• Monitors technology and/or methodology trends and supports the teams to apply thesewithin the Airbus Environment.

  
  
  

• Manage and lead the team on day to day operational basis and drive continuous process improvement 

  
  
  

• Lead the team using a performance management and development process with the right training program. 

  
  
  

• Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action when it’s required. 

  
  
  

• Work with Human Resources Team to interview and recruit right team based on the business need 

  
  
  

• Coach, mentor, provide oversight and direction to the team in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures 

  
  
  

• Develop the team to take the delegation and empower them to take responsibility for their jobs and goals 

  
  
  

Success Metrics 

Success will be measured in a variety of areas, including but not limited to 

• Consistently ensure the on-time delivery and quality (first-time-right) of the projects 

  
  
  

• Bring innovative cost effective solutions 

  
  
  

• Build strong bonding among the different teams 

  
  
  

• Achieve the customer satisfaction

  
  
  

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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