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Loft Orbital is making space simple by building and operating the infrastructure that enables our customers’ missions. We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our Infrastructure team and help deliver complex work efficiently and predictably. In this role, you’ll bring structure and clarity to a highly cross-functional environment. You’ll coordinate workloads and programs, support global on-call operations, strengthen the team’s ways of working, and make sure risks, dependencies, and escalations are visible and managed. Your work will directly improve the efficiency of our engineering teams and the reliability and scalability of our satellite operations. This is a high-autonomy role with broad visibility and significant room to shape how you work. You’ll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on how Loft manages and scales its satellite fleet while partnering with teams across Infrastructure, Operations, Solutions, Product Engineering, and other functions.
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
8+ 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
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
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, and 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
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Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
Relocation assistance when applicable
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