Senior Product Manager, AI-Driven Satcom Solutions

Space42; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Discount programs UAE

Job summary

Space42 is seeking a senior product leader to drive next‑generation Satcom products across Land, Maritime, and Aerospace, focusing on government and international markets. You will own roadmaps, coordinate with manufacturers, and lead end‑to‑end product launches while ensuring profitability and post‑sales excellence.

You will collaborate with engineering, delivery, and commercial teams to refine specifications, review proposals, and monitor performance, striving for continuous improvement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or related specialization is a plus.
• Management Professional (PMP), CPM, or equivalent certifications is a plus
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in satellite telecommunications services within the land, maritime or aerospace sector.
• Proven record of innovation—facilitating brainstorming, assessing creative ideas, and translating concepts to actionable, market-ready products.
• Solid understanding of business plan development, data analysis, and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine, and manage product specifications for Satcom solutions, working closely with internal stakeholders including Product Engineering, Delivery, and Commercial teams.
• Review incoming proposals, RFPs, and vendor submissions to ensure technical excellence and market alignment across new and existing products.
• Own and update product roadmaps for Land, Maritime, and Aero segments, with emphasis on serving government and international markets.
• Coordinate closely with manufacturers and technology partners to drive new product development and integration of advanced AI capabilities.
• Lead the full lifecycle of product introduction—from specification, partner engagement, and beta trials, through go-to-market strategies, launch, and post-launch support.
• Monitor technical and commercial performance, ensuring outcomes align with business targets and providing early indication of deviations from strategic plans.
• Oversee quality of service for all existing products, collaborating with sales, operations, IT, customer care, and network teams, ensuring customer satisfaction at every step.
• Continuously analyze and enhance business processes associated with products, driving efficiency and seamless partner interfaces.
• Benchmark and assess competitive offerings, implementing ongoing product testing and market intelligence to maintain a strategic edge.
• Initiate and recommend product enhancements, troubleshooting strategies, and innovative solutions that support operational and commercial excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product performance, customer experience, and market positioning.
• Support product engineering and system delivery teams during technical and commercial rollouts to ensure timely, successful launches.
• Provide comprehensive market and pricing analysis to ensure product competitiveness and profitability.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex post-sales technical and product-related issues, driving root cause analysis, resolution, and corrective action plans.
• Continuously analyze and enhance business, operational, and post-sales support processes associated with products, driving efficiency, scalability, and seamless partner and customer interfaces.
• Leverage post-sales performance data and in-life service feedback to refine competitive benchmarking, product positioning, and enhancement priorities.
• Support product engineering, system delivery, and operations teams during deployments, migrations, and in-life support to ensure service continuity and SLA compliance.
• Incorporate post-sales cost drivers, service performance indicators, and operational insights into pricing, margin analysis, and long-term product profitability assessments.
• Contribute to customer retention, upsell, and renewal strategies by leveraging post-sales insights, usage analytics, and service performance trends.
• Ensure lessons learned from post-sales operations are systematically fed back into product design, roadmap planning, and future pre-sales engagements.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Customer-focused

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Engineering/Telecommunications/CS

Masters in Engineering/Aerospace (plus)

Job description

Space42 is seeking a senior product leader to drive next‑generation Satcom products across Land, Maritime, and Aerospace, focusing on government and international markets. You will own roadmaps, coordinate with manufacturers, and lead end‑to‑end product launches while ensuring profitability and post‑sales excellence.

You will collaborate with engineering, delivery, and commercial teams to refine specifications, review proposals, and monitor performance, striving for continuous improvement and