Senior Product Manager – Ascentia

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Senior Product Manager at Ascentia driving product vision and strategy for advanced analytics solutions in commercial aviation. Engage with engineering and airline customers to deliver high-impact results.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeAnnapolis • Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $132,400 - $251,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for Ascentia’s application product lines in coordination with Collins Aerospace executive leadership, sales, marketing, and engineering.
Use evidence-based decision-making — grounded in airline operational data, customer feedback, and measurable business outcomes — to prioritize initiatives effectively.
Drive the evolution of the platform’s analytics capabilities and the customer experience around them.
Partner closely with Collins OEM systems experts, data scientists, and ML engineers to translate deep domain knowledge into commercially viable product features.
Lead integration strategy across the broader connected aviation ecosystem.
Develop and maintain product roadmaps that guide engineering, marketing, and sales teams on priorities and deliverables.
Clearly articulate the “what,” “when,” and “why” of what Ascentia is building.
Effectively coordinate between airline customers, internal Collins stakeholders, and the technical team to align on priorities and tradeoffs.
Collect, analyze, and prioritize input about Ascentia’s products and markets from customers, prospects, industry analysts, airframers, and internal stakeholders.
Support sales and marketing by attending customer and prospect meetings, supporting RFPs, participating in industry events, and creating product-related content.
Make sound business decisions based on tradeoffs between cost, engineering effort, regulatory considerations, and customer value.
Mentor and grow Product Owners, Data Engineers, Data Scientists and other PMT members to foster an extremely high-performing team.
Lead and support a culture of collaboration, critique, and candid feedback.
Motivate the team with clear, engaging goals and initiatives tied to measurable outcomes for airline customers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field (Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related) and minimum 7 years of experience.
10+ years of experience in Product Management, preferably with a SaaS or enterprise data platform product.
Experience with aircraft systems, aviation data standards, and how aircraft-generated data flows from the aircraft to ground systems.
Experience with airline maintenance concepts including scheduled vs. unscheduled maintenance, dispatch reliability, MRO workflows, and part provisioning.
Experience working with Agile teams and processes in a regulated or safety-critical software environment.
Experience defining and shipping data-rich products — whether that involves predictive models, large-scale data pipelines, analytics dashboards, or low-code/no-code tooling.
Experience with the aviation industry and the commercial airline ecosystem.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
Adoption Assistance.
Autism Benefit.
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
And more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product ManagementSaaSData ScienceAgilePredictive ModelsData PipelinesAnalytics DashboardsLow-code/No-code ToolingAircraft SystemsAviation Data Standards

Soft Skills

Evidence-based decision-makingCollaborationMentoringCommunicationLeadershipPrioritizationStakeholder AlignmentGoal SettingTeam MotivationCandid Feedback

Certifications

University DegreeAdvanced Degree