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Sr Product Manager RF Comms and Systems

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Senior level
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2 Locations
Senior level
Senior individual contributor leading growth strategy, customer acquisition, market expansion, strategic partnerships, and portfolio development for RF communications and systems in the space sector. Owns customer discovery, business cases, offering roadmaps, NPD, NPI, commercialization, and global go-to-market execution while partnering with sales, engineering, product, and R&D teams.
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As a senior individual contributor, the Sr Product Manager will define, lead, and execute a comprehensive, multi year growth strategy focused on new customer acquisition, market penetration, and portfolio expansion across the RF Comms and Systems within space sectors.

This role unifies business development leadership with product and portfolio strategy ownership, ensuring that RF Comms (Mux, Switch, Data Links, Lunar comms) and RF Systems space growth initiatives are tightly connected to customer needs, differentiated offerings, and accelerated New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI).

The position owns end-to-end growth execution—from market and customer discovery, strategic partnerships, business case development, and pipeline creation, through offering strategy, commercialization, and global go-to-market execution. The role operates at the intersection of sales, product, engineering, and strategy, influencing both near-term revenue growth and long-term portfolio investment decisions.

With significant exposure to senior leadership and high strategic visibility, this position offers exceptional potential for top performers to advance into broader leadership responsibilities.

 
Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Development, Strategy & Market Growth Leadership

  • Lead and evolve Instruments across Europe, and North America identifying high-impact opportunities and building strategic partnerships to unlock new revenue streams.
  • Lead strategic discussions that translate customer priorities into scalable solutions, differentiated value propositions, and long-term partnerships.
  • Drive net-new customer acquisition and market penetration by developing targeted strategies, value propositions, and structured playbooks for priority accounts.
  • Evaluate and execute geographic expansion strategies, assessing market, regulatory, and commercial readiness across key European regions and North America.
  • Lead greenfield and innovation initiatives by validating emerging technologies, conducting market and feasibility assessments, and incubating pilot programs to scale next-generation concepts.

Product & Portfolio Strategy (NPI / NPD Integration)

  • Drive customer discovery and market insights to inform investment priorities and offering roadmaps.
  • Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and R&D to guide:
    • New Product Development (NPD)
    • New Product Introduction (NPI)
    • Feature prioritization and lifecycle management
  • Own or influence business cases, ROI models, and financial justification for portfolio investments.
  • Ensure rapid commercialization, launch readiness, and market adoption of new offerings globally.
 
Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

  • 5+ years of experience in the Instrument industry and or Space Industry, with strong exposure to EO instrument, astronomy, or Space Situation Awareness.
  • Proven success driving revenue growth, market expansion, and strategic partnerships in Quantum and Space.
  • Demonstrated experience influencing or leading:
    • New Product Development (NPD)
    • New Product Introduction (NPI)
    • Portfolio strategy and commercialization
  • Experience operating in a global, matrixed organization

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform
crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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