Head Inflight & Product Design

You will lead the design and development of innovative product offerings for customers, including in-flight products such as seats, cabin innovations, inflight entertainment, and connectivity to enhance the overall passenger experience. This role involves conducting market research, collaborating with stakeholders, overseeing product development lifecycles, and implementing strategies to improve user experience and satisfaction. You will develop and drive the vision and strategy for inflight and other products, aligning with Air India's overall brand and goals. Continuously identifying market trends, customer preferences, and emerging technologies to make informed design decisions. Managing budgets for product design projects, ensuring cost-effective design solutions without compromising Air India's standards and quality. Leading sustainability efforts by integrating eco-friendly materials and practices into product design and development processes. You will oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from concept ideation to final production and launch, for seating, galley cabin interiors, and other products. Collaborating with internal stakeholders to define aircraft configurations and ensure the feasibility and practicality of designs. Staying up to date with aviation regulations and industry standards to ensure inflight products meet safety and compliance requirements. Conducting user research, gathering passenger feedback, and conducting usability tests to drive customer-centric design decisions. Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, vendors, and partners to source high-quality materials and services for inflight product development. Improving and maintaining existing cabin products to deliver an exceptional in-flight experience for customers. You will work on enhancements and modifications based on customer feedback and changing industry trends. Overseeing stakeholders" overall cabin maintenance schedules for cabin products. Collaborating with maintenance teams to ensure timely inspections and updates. Formulating and implementing strategies for enhancing In-Flight Entertainment, emphasizing user experience and NPS improvement. Developing and implementing plans to enhance in-flight connectivity, ensuring passengers have reliable access to entertainment and communication services. You will lead, mentor, and inspire a team of talented product designers, ensuring a collaborative and creative work environment. Assigning and prioritizing design projects and monitoring progress to meet deadlines and quality standards. Additionally, any other additional responsibility could be assigned to you from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. Key Skills required for this role include strong leadership capabilities, problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong time management, and prioritization skills, stakeholder management skills, excellent project management and delivery skills. Educational and Experience Requirements: - Bachelor's Degree with work experience in Product Design - MBA/PGDM/PGBM is preferred - PMP/CAD or equivalent certification preferred - Minimum of 15+ years of product design experience, with at least 3 to 5 years in the aviation industry - Desired: 17+ years of relevant experience in the airline industry of product design, IFEC (inflight entertainment & communication), cabin interiors design.,