Staff Product Manager, AGSE Service

AeroVect is transforming ground handling through autonomous technology for airlines and ground service providers. The Staff Product Manager will define and own the AGSE Service strategy, roadmap, and product requirements while leading product managers, driving technical execution, measuring product performance, and engaging airline and airport customers.

Responsibilities:

• Define and own the AGSE Service product strategy and roadmap
• Own the top-level product roadmap spanning autonomous driving capabilities, fleet operations, and evaluation infrastructure
• Drive clarity on what the company is building, why, and by when to create alignment across commercial, engineering, and operations teams
• Build the measurement foundation for continuous improvement
• Define KPIs across capability, performance, and reliability to track product health and drive prioritization
• Partner with XFN teams to develop data collection and analysis pipelines that support development, V&V, and continuous improvement
• Drive technical execution across a safety-critical autonomous system
• Partner with Systems Engineering to decompose product needs into system requirements, test plans, and acceptance criteria
• Participate in system design discussions across Autonomy, Infrastructure, and Hardware - ensuring technical architectures serve product goals and operational realities
• Work with Engineering leadership to make informed trade-off decisions that align with business goals and technical feasibility
• Work with Program Management to ensure roadmap commitments are tracked, blockers are surfaced early, and dependencies are known
• Provide cross-functional leadership
• Communicate the product vision and status to all stakeholders, including senior leadership, customers, engineering, operations, sales, and marketing
• Lead and develop a team of PMTs owning product verticals to set the direction, coach product craft, and raise the bar for how the team defines requirements and sets priorities
• Establish product development frameworks and best practices that enable a growing product organization to operate effectively
• Lead customer engagement and commercial execution
• Own the product relationship with airline and airport customers, including establishing Statements of Work and Service Level Agreements
• Translate customer needs, operator needs, and business opportunities into prioritized product investments with a data-driven backing

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of Product Management experience owning multi-system, technically complex products end-to-end
• Experience building and shipping products in environments where safety, reliability, and real-time performance are non-negotiable
• Proven ability to ship 0 → 1 products in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience engaging directly with enterprise or operational customers - conducting discovery, translating needs into requirements, and managing relationships
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Track record of leading cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate between technical depth and executive clarity
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of Product Management experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or safety-critical systems
• 2+ years of experience leading Product Management teams
• Experience engaging with regulatory stakeholders and navigating compliance requirements for autonomous systems
• Strong understanding of software development, systems architecture, and data pipelines
• Experience with V&V processes and working with Safety + Systems Engineering teams
• Ability to engage substantively in technical design discussions and push back on engineering decisions with product rationale
• Familiarity with the airside driving environment at major global airports