Program Manager, Commercial
The Role
As one of the early Program Managers at K2 Space, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the company’s commercial business vision. Directly liaising with commercial customers, partners, and stakeholders, you will successfully define early requirements through project execution. You’ll align K2 products and solutions to the most pressing needs of our end users, and shepherd projects from initial definition through acquisition and execution. You’ll create compliant and compelling proposals, support contract definition and negotiations, and establish strong partnerships across the organization to ensure end-to-end mission success.
Responsibilities
Lead proposal efforts for commercial customers including responding to opportunities, scoping contracts, and collaborating with internal stakeholders for technical definition
Act as the POC for your customer to resolve issues, negotiate requirements, coordinate technical and contractual changes, and maintain positive relationships
Partner with the diverse teams within K2 to drive towards spacecraft vehicle readiness, assess change impacts, develop mission CONOPS, and proactively track schedules to ensure all contract requirements are met
Communicate with internal management, executives, and customers about the overall program schedule and mission readiness
Plan and lead customer reviews and deliverables through cross-company coordination, developing and briefing technical content on complex designs, trade studies, risks, and issues
Nurture and maintain a network of commercial customers, partners, and stakeholders
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline
5+ years of professional experience in the space industry
8+ years of technical program or project management experience
Full project lifecycle experience, preferably with spacecraft
Deep understanding of commercial satellite contracting and business development
Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience negotiating technical deliverables, requirements and scope
Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding startup atmosphere
Demonstrated success working in an environment with competing priorities and aggressive schedules
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Nice to Have
Program Management certification
Compensation and Benefits:
Base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $250,000 + equity in the company
Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks