Senior Product Manager

- Senior

Mclean, VA

Telecommunications

About the position

Iridium is seeking an ambitious and motivated Senior Product Manager to join our dynamic Government Team! In this role, you'll be responsible for driving the development of new products and services, working with our partners to create important and exciting new solutions in support of Government customers. You'll be successful in this role if you have the relevant technical knowledge, can think on both tactical and strategic levels, are able to communicate and persuade at all levels of the organization and are adept in a matrix-management, virtual/in-person, ever-changing environment. This position requires an active/current Top Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).

Responsibilities

• Work independently to perform product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle to align with initiatives and requirements by gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements.
• Drive implementation of products and services with partners and Government contracts to maximize Government user adoption.
• Manage efforts to define and document simple and efficient processes for customers to follow that require minimal questions/issues for the customer during development.
• Support creation and modification of license and other agreements for partners and Government customers.
• Play a key role in supporting business capture activities within the Iridium government portfolio.
• Train personnel and provide support for partners' implementation of products, services, or operations projects during development, implementation, launch and post-launch.
• Manage the support of existing products and services as they are adopted by partners and customers.
• Facilitate resellers, manufacturers, developers, and service providers via creation of Iridium inside products and services.
• Effectively leverage your advanced knowledge to make enhancements to policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Government funded programs related to the telecommunications industry.
• 5+ years of direct product management experience in a technical industry.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent teamworking skills in execution of small and large tasks.
• Ability to influence cross-function teams without formal authority.
• Can easily build meaningful relationships with others, including senior leadership outside of your own department.
• Be able to analyze a situation or problem, generate effective solutions, and see those solutions through to completion.
• Must possess the creativity and resourcefulness needed to make reliable decisions.
• Can thrive in a dynamic environment by handling multiple tasks and managing shifting priorities.
• Be proactive in sharing knowledge you've learned with others.
• Enthusiastic, attention to detail, results oriented, organized, motivated and self-driven.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree in a technical discipline or business degree.
• Experience with communications technology and/or positioning & timing technology for U.S. Government platforms.
• Experience with delivering software products in an agile environment.
• Experience with the development, manufacturing and integration of electronics-based solutions.
• Experience with IT (Information Technology) environments, cloud architecture, and best practices.
• Experience with Windows and Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
• Experience with Android and mobile device technology.
• Experience in creation of functional specifications, project schedules and building plans to deliver.
• Comfortable dealing with the ambiguity of new products, scenarios, and incubation work.