Who we are
Welcome to one of Europe’s most exciting New Space companies, creating the world's first fully connected mesh network in the sky. We are an international team of experts and engineers who have spent their careers expanding the boundaries and potential of space, now united in pursuit of a single vision. We value trust, open communication and collaboration to achieve the best results together.
Your mission
As a platform manager, you will define and execute the product strategy for cloud platform services that address both engineering team needs and business goals. You will partner closely with engineering teams to deeply understand their challenges and requirements, ensuring platform services evolve in the right direction through continuous feedback and iteration. By championing platform-as-product principles and maintaining focus on developer experience, you will drive the creation of intuitive, well-documented, and reliable platform capabilities that accelerate engineering productivity.
This includes:
- Product Strategy & Planning: Define and drive the product strategy for cloud platform services while maintaining a comprehensive service roadmap. You'll establish meaningful metrics and KPIs to track platform success, drive FinOps practices for cost optimization, and ensure the right balance between feature delivery and operational excellence
- Platform Development Leadership: Own the gathering and prioritization of cloud platform requirements while defining clear product specifications. You'll manage the feature backlog, guide the development of self-service capabilities, and ensure our platform documentation enables team success. Your role is crucial in shaping how our cloud platform evolves to meet business needs
- Service Portfolio & Developer Experience: Oversee our Developer Experience platforms, including Internal Developer Platform (IDP) and CI/CD tooling. You'll guide our cloud infrastructure service offerings and direct platform automation solutions. Take ownership of FinOps and cost management tools to ensure efficient resource utilization across the platform
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong partnerships across Technology and Operations teams while coordinating with SRE on reliability requirements. You'll work closely with Security teams on compliance matters and engage with Finance to implement effective FinOps practices, ensuring all stakeholder needs are met
Why you should join us
We are an international team of space enthusiasts, following one great vision. We value equality in our work environment where different opinions, backgrounds and experiences are not only welcomed but also necessary to achieve the best result collaboratively.
This permanent position was created recently and thus offers a lot of creative freedom. Our approach is to create a modern work environment with hybrid working model. We offer an attractive salary depending on your experience.
Rivada Space Networks is an equal opportunity employer with the approach to create a diverse and inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, disability, or other individual characteristics.
