Sr. Product Owner, Airport Passenger-Processing Products (Remote)

Date Posted:

2024-10-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HMD99: Field Office - MD Remote Location, Remote City, MD, 21401 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Are you interested in building innovative solutions that directly impact the efficiency of passenger processing systems within airports?

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in advanced technology and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. In this rapidly evolving world, we are always looking for new ways to disrupt the status quo, go to market faster, and optimize customer experiences. We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to help lead this mission. This specific role will be focused on passenger-processing products within our Airports division.   

The Product Owner is a key role in the product development team ensuring that the product vision and roadmap is translated into the delivery of individual solution features that offer the greatest business value possible. Working closely with the Product Manager, you will act as the bridge between end customers, business stakeholders and the technology teams. This role serves as a product ambassador internally and externally, driving growth and innovation.  

You will be a critical link between many stakeholders to ensure the team is building features that add the right value, in the right way. The ideal candidate will have big ideas and strategies that foster an environment of collaboration and creativity. We need someone who has an entrepreneurial mindset for distilling business value and goals into roadmaps and refined product backlogs. Most important, we need a product owner who can help us build better products that people love to use. 

Regardless of role, we expect excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all hires at Collins Aerospace. We look for candidates who will thrive here, meaning they demonstrate clear communication, embrace open feedback, trust their colleagues, and are driven to execute, deliver, and complete projects independently and efficiently.  

Learn more about our Airports Passenger Journey Products

What You Will Do: 

• Research and understand the customer’s needs to determine which features to include in products, always being well-versed on the goals for the product.

• Collaborate effectively with the development team to help them prioritize activities and to act as the voice of the customer.

• Drive innovation and end-to-end product lifecycle. 

• Champion product vision and roadmap to customers and development teams, translating technical concepts into jargon-free descriptions for business stakeholders and ensuring development teams have sufficient understanding of the product vision.

• Lead from ideation to successful execution. Understand and conform with the development team commitments and support them in delivering product value on time.

• Work directly with customers to understand desired product outcomes via a range of techniques such as workshops, interviews, etc.  

• Break larger features into smaller “value drops”.  

• Work with a range of stakeholders and prioritizing backlog items based on business value to drive results. 

• Translate product roadmap into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance criteria to development teams/ developers. 

• Work closely with Architects and Product Manager to refine features, supporting the “Enough Design Up Front” principle of Agile. 

• Work with Software Development Managers, Architects and Product Manager to agree architectural options around the constraints of time, cost, and quality.

• Engage in all Agile ceremonies and supporting the Scrum Master to ensure team commitments are met. 

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position. 

• Professional experience as a Product Owner working with products that have both hardware and software components within an Agile environment.

Qualifications We Prefer: 

• Product Owner/Manager Certification.

• Technical Background.

• Experience with software & hardware products used in Airports and/or Aerospace. 

• Experience with passenger processing and/or self-service products within Airports. 

• Experience with digital identity and/or biometrics enabled products. 

• Proven track record of launching new products. 

• Problem-solving attitude and a desire to build products that customers love. The right person will be uncomfortable with the status quo and will proactively own and drive positive change and innovation.

• Able to prioritize and make difficult decisions in a timely manner to drive successful business outcomes.

• Ability to effectively manage conflicting needs of stakeholders. 

• Understanding of business value related to product features.  

What We Offer: 

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:  

• 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!  

 Learn More & Apply Now! 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility. 

#reempowerprogram 

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX. 

Minimum Program Qualifications: 

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application 
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest 
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position 

Connected Aviation Solutions: 

Our Connected Aviation Solutions team provides advanced information management systems, products and services that enable the connected ecosystem by bringing together Collins’ unique breadth of aviation products with our smart digital solutions to help us enhance every aspect of the end-to-end travel experience. We help airlines, airports and business aircraft turn data into value to streamline operations, increase efficiency and reduce cost, enhance the passenger experience and contribute to sustainable flight. By combining the best networks, connectivity and data/analytics solutions, we’re solving big problems for our customers and the world, while enhancing the security and connectivity of systems both on and off the aircraft, to help operators and passengers stay more connected and informed and create a more sustainable, efficient, reliable and enjoyable travel experience. Aviation connects the world. Our Connected Aviation Solutions team connects aviation. Sustainably. Seamlessly. Securely. 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility. 

Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. 

• *Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again. 

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. 

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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