Program Manager

ICEYE; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is seeking a Program Manager to own complex projects and ensure key customers successfully use ICEYE data. You will drive program planning, progress monitoring, and issue resolution while building strong customer relationships through travel and proactive communication.

Join ICEYE to coordinate with engineering, operations, legal, finance and sales, oversee software and hardware delivery, and ensure contractual baselines and stakeholder commitments are met.

Qualifications

• Hands-on program or project management experience.
• 5 years experience as a program manager, project manager, or similar.
• Project management skills and toolsets and supporting software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage a project team daily and communicate with customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct, and control program plans and baselines.
• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business fields.
• Knowledge about remote sensing, GIS, EO and/or SAR preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own highly complex projects to enable key customers to benefit from ICEYE data.
• Plan and design the program; monitor progress and resolve issues.
• Travel to build strong customer relationships.
• Initiate corrective action and manage all aspects of delivery (software, hardware, tests, logistics, acceptance, training).
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, legal, finance, and sales to make informed decisions.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cost & schedule management

Cross-functional collaboration

Remote sensing

GIS

SAR knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or business fields

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Role Highlights

• Title: Program Manager

• Data Business Line, Product Management

• Location: Middle East

• Reporting to Program Management Lead

• Type of contract: Permanent

• Remote / hybrid

• 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.

Expected Outcomes & Requirements

Outcomes:

The program manager is responsible for owning one or more 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. Building strong relationships with a customer is crucial thus traveling is required.

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

• Knowledge about remote sensing, GIS, EO and/or SAR preferred

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

• Being familiar with new space business

• 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.

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.

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.

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