Senior Program Manager

• Lead the successful delivery of assigned ICEYE’s Mission Line of Business programs, ensuring operational excellence, customer trust, and alignment with ICEYE’s strategic goals
• Program Delivery Excellence: Deliver all program milestones on time, within scope, and at the required quality level—meeting contractual requirements and internal standards
• Customer Relationship Leadership: Build a high-trust relationship with customers and partner ecosystems, becoming ICEYE’s principal program face for assigned programs
• Integrated Cross-Functional Execution: Align manufacturing, engineering, and support functions around shared deliverables, using ICEYE’s governance and reporting systems
• Commercial Success: Ensure contract compliance and enable on-time revenue recognition. Monitor program financials and proactively manage commercial risks and scope changes
• Cultural Fluency: Bridges cross-cultural dynamics between ICEYEs stakeholders, adapting communication and leadership styles appropriately
• Stakeholder Clarity & Communication: Drive transparent reporting, own external/internal coordination, and ensure stakeholder expectations are well managed
• Tool and Process Mastery: Maintain full fluency in ICEYE’s internal program delivery tools, templates, risk registers, dashboards, and documentation systems

• 5+ years of experience in program management, systems engineering, or project delivery in aerospace, satellite, or complex technical domains
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering, Physics, Aerospace, or another technical field
• Relevant certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PgMP (Program Management Professional) etc. preferred
• Fluent in English
• Program Delivery Leadership – End-to-end program ownership, from kick-off to customer acceptance
• Contractual Execution – Managing delivery against SoWs, milestones, and formal reviews
• Customer-Facing Capability – Leading structured customer interactions with clarity and credibility
• Satellite System Knowledge – Understanding of space systems and ability to assess technical dependencies
• Risk & Commercial Awareness – Identifying risks, managing scope, and understanding financial implications
• Intellectual Firepower: Rapidly comprehends, structures and synthesizes complex information, draws accurate conclusions, and communicates them with clarity
• Passion & Work Ethic: Brings sustained motivation, resilience, and high personal standards to every challenge
• Ownership & Action: Assumes full accountability for outcomes, acting decisively, and ensuring commitments are delivered
• Team Player: Works collaboratively across teams, contributing to shared success, and engaging in constructive debate
• Integrity & Growth Mindset: Operates with transparency and humility, learns from setbacks, and actively seeks opportunities to grow

Relevant certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PgMP (Program Management Professional) etc. preferred

• A job that matters in a dynamic Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
• An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
• Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
• The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of space technology in a fast paced rewarding, fun environment
• Working in New Space- it different, the norms are challenged and you can make a real difference if you have the drive and energy