Product Manager

The role

You will own the product roadmap for your area, turning customer needs and engineering realities into clear requirements. You will work closely with engineering, customers, and partners building on Loft's satellite platform.

What you will do

• Work with engineering to understand architectures, constraints and dependencies, and judge what is realistically doable.
• Translate strategic direction into clear requirements and use cases that engineering can act on, down to Jira tickets.
• Define success criteria for each capability and verify they are met through delivery.
• Maintain a shared view of Loft's product capabilities, what is in development, and the gaps.
• Run customer discovery interviews alongside business development and debrief missions.
• Engage with partners building on the platform, including the onboard AI application ecosystem.
• Track market trends and competitive moves.
• Own the roadmap for your area, reconciling customer needs, engineering reality and strategy.
• Build the analysis behind recommendations, including sizing, business cases and operational data.
• Present recommendations and technical narratives to executive-level audiences.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience, including hands-on product management
• Domain experience in at least one of: earth observation, embedded systems, aerospace systems, security & defense
• Understanding of both the market and the technology
• Structured and data-driven, able to show the analysis behind recommendations
• Product-market fit focus before features
• Working knowledge of both hardware and software development lifecycles
• Proficient with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence)
• Fluency in English, written and spoken
• Willingness to travel to other Loft offices and to customers

Nice to have

• Fluency in French
• Experience with AI/ML products, edge computing, or developer and partner platforms and ecosystems
• Experience with satellite operations, constellation services, or ground segment products
• Exposure to institutional and defense customers and their procurement cycles
• Experience in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial NewSpace company or venture-backed deep-tech startup
• Professional experience working with international teams across time zones

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• 100% company-paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Fully paid parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Flexible time off and 12 paid holidays
• HSA with employer contribution, FSAs, and commuter benefits
• Carrot Fertility, One Medical, and a free Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) and equity
• Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
• Annual company off-site and regular social events
• International exposure to the team in France
• Relocation assistance when applicable

Before you apply

• Attach a copy of your resume in English.

About the company

Loft provides governments, companies and research institutions with a fast, reliable way to deploy missions in orbit, offering end-to-end missions as a service. Founded in 2017, it has flown more than 30 missions and is growing its fleet to 30 satellites by 2027.