Associate Digital Innovation Project Mgr

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. is seeking an Associate Digital Innovation Project Manager to spearhead the deployment of AI-powered solutions, advanced analytics, and IoT technologies across our North American operations. Reporting to the Head of Transformation, this high-visibility role serves as the strategic bridge between business leaders and technical teams-translating real-world operational challenges into scalable, high-impact digital solutions across engineering, manufacturing, and support functions., Implement digital innovation projects: 45%

• Define/scope the operational needs
• Coordinate with the business and digital collaborators the solution definition, associated execution set-up, implementation planning and business case
• Lead the planning and execution of digital innovative projects
• Handle schedules and budgets to ensure on time, on-budget delivery of high-quality results. Monitor success and savings
• Ensure deployment of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence use cases in collaboration with the digital team
• Use data analytics to measure the impact of technological changes, identify areas of success and areas that require improvement
• Establish performance metrics and reporting frameworks for data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement
• Ensure that all Digital Innovation initiatives are captured as part of the AHNA Digital Portfolio

Facilitate AI Use Case Definition & Management: 35%

• Facilitate the identification of Artificial Intelligence Use Cases by partnering with business functions to translate complex real-world problems into clear project objectives.
• Coordinate with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and technical teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications.
• Support the project lifecycle for AI and analytics initiatives, ensuring alignment with AI Governance, budget, and timeline requirements.
• Collaborate across multi-functional teams-including data owners and engineers-to support the industrialization, deployment, and monitoring of models.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the Digital team, ensuring project goals and business impacts are achieved.
• Stay informed on emerging AI trends to support strategic discussions and contribute to the internal Data Science community.

Grow a digital culture at AHNA: 20%

• Build relationships across the organization, and collaborating with cross-functional teams; ensure stakeholder management
• Create a digital training curriculum covering emerging technologies, accessibility to internal resources, and relevant personnel (as champions of that tech)
• Organize “spot lights” on various emerging technologies and activities that we may have ongoing to grow awareness at AHNA and in the NA region
• Instill change management: address concerns, and inspire teams to embrace new ways of working, * Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment. Daily
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs. Daily
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs. Daily
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Occasionally
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Occasionally
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Occasionally
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily
• PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (4 years) in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related field
• 3 years of professional experience in leading digital, innovation or transformation change initiatives within a complex industrial organization
• Knowledge of IT and Digital Technologies and potential usage / benefits of these technologies for the business
• Ability to work in autonomy while being very organized and communicating achievements
• Strong reporting and presentation skills with the executive presence required to brief both internal and external leadership.
• Google Suite

Preferred Education/Skills:

• Master’s degree
• Digital transformation experience
• Experience in developing and enhancing data driven strategy including improving use of data and analytics to deliver business value to existing and new business models
• Experience with continuous process improvement and change management
• Project Management certification (PMP)
• Exposure to Technical Industry solutions across MES, PLM, Engineering, etc.
• Has experience with outsourcing, systems integration, cloud, analytics, BPO, digital or any combination of these services
• Speak French and/or German, a plus, This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games., Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.