Associate Digital Innovation Project Mgr

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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.

• 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.

• 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:…