Product Innovation Manager

at  Inmarsat

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Job Description

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The satellite industry is facing severe disruption over the coming years as new entrants and technological advances fundamentally transform the market. As a result, the competitive challenges for the traditional satellite players are increasing at an unprecedented level. Faced with this new reality, achieving growth in our traditional markets will become ever more challenging.
Against this backdrop the Strategy and Growth Programmes team leads the charge for VIG in developing and executing strategies and plans that keep Inmarsat competitive in our markets today and into the future. One such initiative is the Chorus programme which seeks to expand their satellite communications business in the global aeronautical market segment. We are looking to provide a scalable and flexible beyond line-of-sight communication solution, for regional operations, to disseminate mission system data in real time from the airborne platforms to key end-users. The programme is expected to deliver a compelling end-to-end solution for this segment backed by a comprehensive go-to-market and capture strategy.
The Government Aero Innovation Manager will be responsible for planning and delivering the capabilities under Chorus programmes, as well as the collaboration with other internal Govt segments and Central Function teams for wider government aeronautical capability as needed.

To this end, the role holder will be focused on 3 areas:

• Capability Development - The role will guide and coordinate the terminal capability developments for the Chorus programme, and the wider government aeronautical market to meet customer requirements and create unique competitive advantage in support of VIG’s strategy and growth programmes.
• Product Innovation - The role will contribute to VIG’s technology evaluation and roadmap planning, engage in the collaboration other Gov’t teams and central functions, coordinating requirements for development of new government aeronautical capabilities; and externally interface with the wider industry to explore the technological applications to VIG, including but not limited to L-MAX, next-gen ISR, RORO, and multi-terminal solutions.
• Subject Matter Expertise - The role will act as SME for the Chorus product set as well as the wider G2 aeronautical product work across functions to i) contribute to the documentation of business case, ii) develop product/service description documents and iii) assist with compelling storytelling and market facing collaterals.