Technical Program Manager
About The Position
Loft Orbital is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join their Infrastructure team. This role is crucial for delivering complex work efficiently and predictably by bringing structure and clarity to a cross-functional environment. The Technical Program Manager will coordinate workloads and programs, support global on-call operations, strengthen team processes, and manage risks, dependencies, and escalations. The work will directly enhance the efficiency of engineering teams and the reliability and scalability of satellite operations. This is a high-autonomy role with broad visibility, offering the opportunity to significantly influence how Loft manages and scales its satellite fleet while collaborating with various departments including Infrastructure, Operations, Solutions, and Product Engineering.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical program/project management experience in SW and Service Operations
- Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
- Demonstrated experience facilitating Agile development teams (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
- Analytical mindset plus the ability to develop processes to address operational challenges, automating whenever possible
- Strong interpersonal skills; capable of influencing others without formal authority
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop materials for an executive audience
- Ability to travel at least once per quarter for cross-office collaboration
Nice To Haves
- Background in space industry, tech startups, organizations building both hardware and software solutions
- Previous experience working with an international team across time zones
- Experience in product management or working closely with product teams
- Experience with Python or automation/scripting in software engineering environments and metric generation
Responsibilities
- Support Cloud, Test and Space Infrastructure teams in workload management, program delivery and cross-functional coordination
- Support on-call scheduling across global timezones
- Own the ways of working within the Infrastructure team and ensure our processes are followed and aligned to necessary standards
- Manage internal Risk register and escalation as appropriate to program and cross-functional deliveries
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
- Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
- 100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave
- 12 paid holidays
- 401(k) plan and equity options
- Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
- Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
- Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance when applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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