Remote eligible: Persons in these roles are welcome to work remotely from any state in the US.

Compensation Range: $162,170 - $252,990

 

Sr. Product Manager, Satellite and Data Services - Skylight

About Skylight: 

Skylight is a web-based platform the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) offers at no cost to navies, coast guards, fisheries and park agencies to monitor their marine protected areas and sovereign waters. We provide real-time monitoring of vessel activities to help operations staff maintain awareness of their areas 24/7 using satellite and vessel data coupled with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence. Partners are critical to our ability to support countries around the world. Our partners range from national and international governmental organizations to conservation NGOs and technology organizations. Skylight is used in countries around the world. We collaborate with our partners to ensure Skylight’s potential value is realized in the field. 

Who You Are:

You are passionate about the Ocean. You want to do work that makes the world a better place. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is an economic, human rights and food security issue that impacts millions of people globally, costs billions of dollars, and is a key driver of ocean health decline. Skylight was developed to enable maritime analysts to identify suspicious vessel behavior and alert authorities, who can investigate and take action to reduce illegal fishing to secure marine protected areas. Skylight is growing and we are seeking a new team member to help our users and partners achieve their goals! 

You are an experienced maritime or fisheries analyst interested in further honing your skills while learning how to apply cutting-edge developments in Artificial Intelligence. You have at least a Masters in computer science and 5 or more years experience applying satellite data to maritime operations. You have a passion for applying technology to do good in the world. The ideal candidate will tackle challenges with an entrepreneurial spirit and have the capacity to deliver across a broad range of domains and technologies. On the Skylight Team, the most critical skill is to learn and adapt quickly in order to meet the challenges put in front of us.  As a ProductProgram Manager for technology partnerships, you will have had a diverse set of experiences demonstrating the ability to work with external partners, Skylight product and Skylight engineering teams to optimally deliver technology solutions for impact towards addressing IUU fishing and other maritime crimes. 

Your Next Challenge:

On the AI2 Skylight team, you will work with talented engineers, domain experts, and product managers to deliver the tools, data, analytics, and capabilities that help countries around the globe combat IUU fishing. The Skylight team aims to expand our platform’s ability to better deliver timely alerts and information about suspicious activity to enforcement authorities. 

As a member of the Skylight product team, you are out in front as the ‘face’ of Skylight, engaging new and existing partners. You understand the goals and challenges of our users as well as their expectations for Skylight, and are able to identify data and technology opportunities for helping them achieve their goals. You inform product priorities and feature development through your deep understanding of how technology and data can deliver on the needs of users. 

You show strong ownership of solutions and an ability to translate between users, analysts, satellite experts, product owners, and developers. You will shepherd new capabilities, processes, and technologies from R&D stages in academia, labs, and commercial partners into production environments working closely with the Skylight engineering team to ensure these new tools meet user requirements and/or present transformative capabilities from the common good. Your role reports to the Skylight Director.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Strong communication skills to engage with partners, government agencies, IGOs and NGOs;, manage relationships with US Government, EU, and technology partners and providers
• Be expert in satellite technology, earth observation constellations, current emerging sensor technologies, and how they may apply to our domain; perform technical due diligence and draft requirements for commercial data providers and evaluate relevant public data sources
• Remain aware of and assist in transitioning cutting edge AI technology from pure and early stage research from other divisions of AI2 into product capabilities
• Work with the Skylight engineering team to smoothly integrate and transition new data sources and technologies into the product.