Product Manager
The Product Manager will lead the development and evolution of a core mission planning software product used in satellite operations, focusing on automating and optimizing scheduling and resource allocation. This role involves close collaboration with technical teams and customers to translate complex operational constraints into intuitive product features, while shaping future product strategy in the space technology sector. The position offers ownership of a live product and the opportunity to influence emerging areas in payload and multi-stakeholder mission operations within a hybrid work environment.
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Role overview
Confidential Client is hiring a technically minded Product Manager to own a core mission-planning product used in live satellite operations. You will drive the roadmap and product vision for scheduling and constraint-aware mission planning, working closely with spacecraft operators, payload teams, and engineering to make mission planning more automated, scalable, and reliable. This is a hybrid role with the primary location in Denver, CO and flexible U.S. hub options.
What You’ll Do
- Own the product roadmap and vision for mission planning and scheduling capabilities.
- Take ownership of an existing product and evolve it using customer feedback, usage data, and market needs.
- Drive the transition from manual planning to automated, constraint-aware scheduling and workflows.
- Partner with spacecraft operators, mission planners, payload teams and customers to understand complex operational requirements.
- Translate scheduling challenges, dependencies, priorities and constraints into intuitive product capabilities.
- Collaborate closely with software engineering and product design from discovery through delivery.
- Contribute to technical and architectural discussions and make informed product trade-offs.
- Help define the future direction of products supporting payload and multi-party mission operations.
- Define product success metrics and use customer feedback and analytics to continuously improve the platform.
- Visit customers and represent the product at relevant industry conferences.
What We're Looking For (Requirements)
- 3+ years of Product Management experience in autonomous systems, aerospace, space technology, or another complex technical domain.
- Proven experience owning and maturing an existing software product.
- Strong understanding of scheduling, mission planning, resource allocation, or similarly constraint-heavy operational problems.
- Comfortable working closely with highly technical engineering teams and participating in technical discussions.
- Strong product discovery skills and ability to convert complex workflows into intuitive user experiences.
- Experience balancing short-term customer needs with longer-term product strategy.
- Ability to operate effectively where product direction is still being defined.
- Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Must meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements and be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Preferred / Nice-to-have
- Background in satellite mission operations, payload operations, or flight operations.
- Familiarity with scheduling algorithms, constraint solvers, or optimization/resource-allocation tooling.
- Prior experience representing products at industry conferences or conducting customer site visits.
- Experience with data-driven product metrics and analytics tooling.
Location & Work Arrangement
- Hybrid role — primary location: Denver, CO (Confidential Client offers flexibility across U.S. hubs).
- Travel to customer sites and industry events will be required periodically.
- Candidates must be able to meet U.S. export-control requirements and obtain necessary security clearances.
Why Join
- High-ownership environment where your decisions directly impact live space missions.
- Opportunity to advance automation and autonomy in mission planning across growing satellite fleets.
- Competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements across U.S. hubs.
- Collaborative, technically-focused teams working on real-world space operations.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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