Associate Digital Innovation Project Mgr

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at [email protected] Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination   (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación  (Spanish) Job Description: 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. Your working environment: 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. How we care for you: 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.  Primary Responsibilities:  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 Your Boarding Pass: (Required for consideration)   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 Travel Required:  10% Domestic and International Citizenship:    Authorized to Work in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship Physical Requirements:   Onsite or remote:  90% Onsite in Grand Prairie, TX Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, abl