Product Manager

About This Role

Summary  

CAE is seeking a Product Manager who is responsible for leveraging internally developed capabilities and technologies into mature, market-ready products and solutions for CAE’s customers.  This role requires a highly driven, self-motivated individual who will work across CAE teams, partners, and a broad range of customers to champion the needs of the multiple user personas. Your role will have high visibility to CAE leadership and requires effective communication with key stakeholders throughout CAE Defense & Security worldwide to ensure products meet customer needs and reach the appropriate level of maturity ensuring product completeness.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Drive and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap by working with a cross-team, cross-company, international community of stakeholders 

• Ensures products under development reach appropriate TRL level prior to being offered as a solution in a proposal 

• Works with Finance/contracts teams to determine licensing model for generated products 

• Works with Legal team to ensure newly generated IP is clearly identified and tracked 

• Helps guard existing IP as product improvements are made by working with external programs to ensure correct funding is used 

• Works with Marketing team to create datasheets and other marketing materials for new products 

• Ensures license fees for sales are collected and tracked to allow ROI analysis and sustainment 

• Effectively communicates availability of new products through the company 

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the product team and across the company  

• Engage with strategic customers and partners to gather requirements, prioritize needs, and understand business workflows, specifically focusing on the CAE technologies and capabilities required to meet the needs of users 

• Identify, prioritize, and evangelize the roadmap required to meet key market and customer segment adoption milestones 

• Participate in competitive analysis and perform market research 

• Maintain information on products through product docs, white papers and presentations 

Qualifications and Education Requirements  

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field 

• 8+ years of experience in simulation and modeling or related industry 

• 3+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, or product planning with strong focus on building market-driven products 

• Must be eligible for DoD Security Clearance, eligibility for Top Secret clearance preferred 

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Preferred Skills  

• Ability to work well with remote management and staff across various departments 

• Self-motivated, organized, creative, and team-oriented 

• Knowledge of Software Development and Integration, Systems Engineering, and hardware interfaces 

• Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies and design techniques 

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills 

• Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills 

• Domain knowledge of professional concepts including: 

• product lifecycle 

• product plans 

• productization plans 

• business/licensing models 

• business rules 

• legal terms of use 

• distribution models 

Security Responsibilities  

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.   

Work Environment and physical Demands 

• This position is full-time on-site 

• May be required to sit down for long lengths of time. 

• Must be able to travel CONUS and to international sites for short duration 

• Must be able to climb stairs to enter and exit a simulator 

• Moderate to high levels of stress associated with technical, schedule, and customer issues can be expected with this position.  Extended work hours and 2nd and 3rd shift assignments may be encountered.   

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws. 

Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected] 

Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other  characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].