VP Product Management, A&D

As VP Product Management in Aerospace and Defense, you will report into the Global CTO and SVP R&D and you are responsible for:Leading and developing a Product Management team, providing technical vision and business strategyInfluencing and driving a global R&D team to drive execution of our product strategyDefining the strategy for our products in A&D in alignment with the IFS Corporate Strategy and the overall IFS product strategyLeading the product management function in A&D from understanding the market need, to ideation, to enablement and evangelism with a view to expanding the success of our A&D product portfolio, and driving growth in our market shareYou are ultimately accountable for the results of your team within 3 areas:LeadershipYou recruit, build, lead, direct and coach your team to high performance. You strive to be the best possible leader by encouraging ongoing mutual feedback, appraising your direct reports and working with your heartbeat scores to continuously improve your leadership strengths and team results. You ensure that each team member has achievable but stretching goals to allow for personal growth and career development. Should there be poor performance or behavior, you make sure it is addressed for the good of both the individual and the team. You live our R&D culture code and work hard to ensure that your team does as well. You engage in succession planning to minimize risk for your team and R&D. You know your high performers and key contributors and continuously work to ensure they are developed and retained – even if that means them pursuing opportunities outside your team or unit.StrategyYou have a good understanding of the wider IFS and R&D strategy and are able to communicate around that at all times. Based on that, you formulate a strategy for your team and a and support the development of a strategic plan that enables the broader A&D team to execute accordingly. You maintain awareness of the external competitive landscape, customers, markets and new industry development and standards and use that to ongoingly update your strategic plan. You engage with customers where relevant and adopt modern technology to meet business goals and solve customer pain points.  You demonstrate thought leadership and express ideas and opinions within your field or area of expertise utilizing your internal and external network, social media or other means to increase your authority and influence. You are passionate about IFS as a company and your field of expertise and evangelize internally and externally sharing success stories and experiences with the organization and field.ExecutionYou ensure your leadership team and your peers in R&D are focused on execution towards the strategic plan and support them to overcome any obstacles. You and your team continuously evaluate our current and future product investments to ensure that IFS is mobilizing our investment capital in the optimal way to deliver return to the business. You understand the need for you and your team to get involved in and contribute to cross cutting initiatives across R&D and adopt the standards, policies and procedures agreed by the SLT. You understand the dependencies and support alignment and collaboration between the various product groups, teams and units where necessary. You are a role model when it comes to breaking down silos and look to continuously improve your own and others’ ways of working. You are comfortable taking decisions and ensure that you and your team or unit run towards the fire when there is an issue and take accountability for your actions and results. You are a front runner when it comes to managing change, ensuring transparent communication and shifting left.What We’re OfferingSalary Range:  $250,000-$290,000 plus 25% variableFlexible paid time off, including sick and holidayMedical, dental, & vision insurance401K with Company contributionFlexible spending accountsLife insurance and disability benefitsTuition assistanceCommunity involvement and volunteering events