Senior Project Manager - Satellite Communications Product Delivery (Contract)

Overview:

We are seeking a capable and detail-oriented Project Manager to oversee the development and delivery of a multi-generational satellite communications ground terminal. This is a critical role, requiring a professional with significant personal drive who can effectively integrate into an established team, then lead engineers while managing the commercial and product-focused aspects of the project. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical project management skills, with a proven track record in satellite communications or a related field.

Responsibilities:

1. Manage Multiple Project Phases: Oversee the completion of the first-generation product, coordinating across the team to resolve residual technical and quality issues, with a clear focus on timelines for the second and third generations.
2. Collaborative Planning: Develop and maintain end-to-end project plans that integrate the needs and activities of multiple business units, ensuring seamless collaboration across teams.
3. Team Coordination: Act as the central point of communication between engineering teams, product managers, and other stakeholders. Ensure that specifications are locked then met, and project risks are effectively highlighted then mitigated.
4. Technical Understanding: Work closely with engineering teams to cut through technical challenges, helping prioritize and solve complex issues.
5. Commercial and Product Focus: Maintain a strategic view of the project to ensure that time-to-market objectives are achieved and that the product meets commercial goals.
6. Risk & Schedule Management: Develop and execute detailed project plans, manage risk, and adjust priorities as necessary to ensure timely delivery.
7. Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinate efforts between hardware, software, manufacturing and commercial teams to align specifications and schedules.
8. Support Structure: Work with a Supporting Project Manager to ensure the smooth governance of the project and that both high-level leadership and day-to-day operational needs are met.
9. Budget & Resource Management: Oversee resource planning, budget management, and ensure cost-efficiency throughout the project.

This role is a contract position.