Program Manager

AI overview

Lead and manage complex projects that drive customer success and integration of ICEYE's satellite data into their operations, enhancing their operational efficiency and value.

Role Highlights

  • Title:Program Manager
  • Data Business Line, Product Management
  • Location: Warsaw, Poland or Espoo, Finland
  • Reporting to Program Management Lead
  • Type of contract: Permanent
  • Hybrid (2 days remote) / Office
  • Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

The Mission of the Program Manager

Own complex projects ensuring key customers successfully use ICEYE data. —you act as the central driver for customer success. Your work directly ensures customers can effectively integrate and benefit from ICEYE data, which is essential for realizing business value and maintaining strong customer relationships.

Who We Are

ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy – day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits.

As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring (including oil-spill detection), and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.

ICEYE operates internationally with offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US. The company has more than 900 employees, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.

Requirements

Expected Outcomes & Requirements

Outcomes:

The program manager is responsible for owning 1-3 highly complex projects that enable key customers to effectively receive and benefit from ICEYE data. As a program manager, you will undertake the planning and designing of the program, while proactively monitoring its progress and resolving any issues that may arise.

You will have the opportunity to initiate appropriate corrective action and manage all aspects of project delivery, including software development, hardware procurement, formal tests, shipping and logistics, customer acceptance, and training. Collaboration with ICEYE's internal engineering, operations, legal, finance, and sales teams will be crucial in making informed decisions and securing stakeholder advocacy.

Additionally, you will be responsible for communicating project status and issue resolutions directly with management and key customers.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated a track record of the hands-on program or project management 
  • 5 years experience as a program manager, project manager, integrated program team lead, or similar
  • Project management skills and toolsets and supporting software
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage a project team daily and communicate effectively with both customers and company stakeholders
  • The ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct, and control program plans, and cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations
  • Bachelor’s degree in technical or business fields

In addition to the above, it would be beneficial if you had the below attributes and skills:

  • Knowledge about EO and SAR 
  • Being familiar with new space business
  • Experience with remote sensing programs and/or products
  • Experience working in a fast-paced startup/scaleup environment


Role-specific Competences

  • Establish and manage program baselines and schedules
  • Create, review, and execute program Statements of Work
  • Participate in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
  • Interface with engineering, product, operations, and software teams to meet cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives
  • Deliver presentations to customers and internal stakeholders
  • Identify, delegate, track, and complete program requirements while measuring and reporting program performance
  • Proactively lead risk and opportunity management practices,
  • Ensure compliance with all internal and customer-mandated processes, policies, and relevant industry standards
  • Establish and maintain rapport with customers to identify and mature new growth opportunities

Key Competences

In addition to the requirements above, we evaluate candidates on these key qualities throughout the hiring process:

  • Intellectual Firepower: Rapidly comprehends, structures and synthesizes complex information, draws accurate conclusions, and communicates them with clarity.
  • Passion & Work Ethic: Brings sustained motivation, resilience, and high personal standards to every challenge.
  • Ownership & Action: Assumes full accountability for outcomes, acting decisively, and ensuring commitments are delivered.
  • Team Player: Works collaboratively across teams, contributing to shared success, and engaging in constructive debate.
  • Integrity & Growth Mindset: Operates with transparency and humility, learns from setbacks, and actively seeks opportunities to grow.

Application Process:

  1. TA Screening (45min)
  2. Hiring Manager call (60 min)
  3. Call with a team member
  4. Call with Senior VP, Data Product
  5. Final Interview

Benefits

What We Offer at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you will join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. We know that we will succeed only through exceptional people in our team — which is why your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority.

As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. You will benefit from continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and integrity. ICEYE is a place where your contributions have a visible impact, and where we celebrate success together.

Finland

  • A job that matters in a dynamic Defence Technology and Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
  • An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
  • Occupational healthcare, occupational, and accident insurance
  • A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
  • Phone subscription with iPhone of choice 
  • Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
  • Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
  • Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus

Poland

  • A job that matters in a dynamic Defence Technology and Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
  • An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
  • A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (MyBenefit i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, tourism, etc.)
  • Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support etc.)
  • Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
  • Polish language lessons
  • Occupational and private healthcare and life insurance 
  • Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At ICEYE, we believe that diversity isn't just a buzzword – it's our greatest asset. 

We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every voice is not only heard but celebrated. We know that diverse perspectives breed innovation and creativity, which is why we actively seek out individuals from all walks of life, backgrounds, and experiences. 

Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table. Join us and be part of a team where differences are not only embraced but cherished, because together, we're stronger. 

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those who may need workplace adjustments. If you require any specific accommodations or assistance during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know.

Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: Occupational healthcare, occupational, and accident insurance
  • Home Office Stipend: A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
  • Other Benefit: Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
  • Wellness Stipend: Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes

ICEYE is building and operating its own commercial constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data already available to customers. These satellites can take images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark. Information derived from these images will help our customers understand the world better and help them make more intelligent decisions. We launched the world’s first SAR microsatellite in January 2018 and have raised $152M in financing to date.We are a Finnish based international New Space company with employees from roughly 30 countries and subsidiaries in the US, UK and Poland. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts from a range of areas including engineering, software development, and radar technology. We’re innovative, driven, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We don’t listen to people who say it can’t be done: we go and do it!

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