Principal Product Manager, Airborne Software

Your impact

As a Principal Product Manager of Airborne Software, you will help lead the definition, architectural vision, and implementation of Intelsat’s core software platform for inflight connectivity and entertainment – the “iOS” of our technology stack.

 

What you will do 

• Maintain business ownership over the platform enablement software that delivers inflight connectivity and other services to Commercial Aviation customers.
• Act within an Agile framework to own key elements of market-driven, outcome-based product roadmap that aligns with Intelsat’s strategic vision.
• Collaborate closely with in internal stakeholders to define requirements, provide subject matter expertise, and shape both end-user capabilities and technical design.
• Lead Intelsat’s engagement with external stakeholders, especially in your capacity as a subject matter expert and roadmap owner for key products and value streams.

 

Your required experience/skills 

• Four-year college degree in business, economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years Product Management or related experience, 8+ years experience building and/or managing platform software architecture (core operating systems, enablement architecture, etc.)
• Ability to design systems that can scale efficiently to handle increasing loads and ensure high availability. This involves understanding load balancing, distributed systems, and redundancy strategies.
• Experience in ensuring that the platform can integrate smoothly with various applications and external systems. This requires familiarity with APIs, middleware, and other integration technologies.
• Skills in optimizing the performance of the platform to ensure fast and efficient operation. This includes monitoring system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing improvements.
• Exposure (academic or experiential) to software development / product management tactics such as Behavior Driven Development, Test Driven Development and Product Needs Analysis.
• This role is subject to ITAR/EAR; candidates must be a US Person (this includes US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Individual such as an asylee or refugee). (remove if not applicable)

 

Your success in this role will look like:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire internal and external stakeholders, up through executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with end-to-end product roadmap ownership and delivery.
• An intuitive grasp of customer needs in relevant verticals (airlines, telecom, mobile applications, web, etc.)
• Ability to consistently support hypotheses and recommendations with data, especially from end-users and end-user stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability or experience with defining requirements in structured frameworks
• Ability to own cross-functional initiatives from conception to execution, leading stakeholder groups and Agile teams.

 

It would be nice if you had: 

• Graduate degree in engineering or a related field.
• Experience or exposure to airline industry, especially Inflight Connectivity and Entertainment (IFEC) adjacencies.
• Experience within eCommerce, front- and back-end applications, telecommunications, or software development with a focus on the end customer.
• Formal training or certifications in Lean Product Management and/or Agile practices, such as SAFe for Teams or Leading SAFe. 

 

How we support you: 

• Hybrid work environment offering up to two days per week work from home (for eligible positions)
• Development opportunities supporting professional growth championed by our dedicated Learning & Development team. 20-25% of our positions are hired internally!
• Ways to get involved: satellite launch parties, company connect events, charitable activities, team social events and recognition programs.
• Wide range of benefits and perks to help you stay healthy, happy, and productive. These include paid leave programs, medical, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits, employee wellness offerings, and more! 

 

These benefits are designed to support your overall well-