Program Manager (Space Sector)

Indra Group; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global projects

Career plan and professional growth

Autonomy and flexibility

Stability and long-term opportunities

Open and transparent work environment

Continuous learning: Open University &

Employee discounts and benefits

Job summary

Indra Group in Spain is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead end-to-end aerospace and defense programs, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring delivery of scope, schedule, cost, and quality.

You will manage Project Managers, monitor planning, costs, risks, resources, and contracts, while maintaining strong communication with customers, partners and stakeholders on national and international projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical discipline.
• Proven experience managing complex technological programs with responsibility for business and delivery results.
• Experience leading and coordinating Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Solid experience in planning, cost, risk, resource, and contract management.
• Experience managing customers, partners, suppliers, and senior stakeholders.
• High level of English with strong communication and negotiation skills in international environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Program end-to-end, ensuring achievement of strategic, business, and financial objectives.
• Coordinate and supervise Project Managers responsible for the different projects within the program.
• Consolidate and monitor planning, costs, resources, risks, opportunities, and contractual commitments.
• Manage priorities, dependencies, and interfaces between projects, products, and involved functional areas.
• Coordinate activities with Engineering, Production, Procurement, Quality, Commercial, and other stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with customers, partners, suppliers, and key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
• Report program status to senior management, identify deviations, and lead recovery plans and escalation actions when required.

Skills

Program management

Multidisciplinary teams

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering/Physics

Job description

At Indra Group, we develop space technology for the missions of the future.

We drive satellite, Earth observation, communications, and space defense programs, participating in projects that push the boundaries of technological innovation and knowledge.

Join our team working on national and international projects!

We are looking for a Program Manager with experience in the management of complex technological programs, leading multidisciplinary teams and ensuring delivery commitments related to scope, schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction to join projects focused on the successful execution of strategic technology programs in the aerospace and defense environment.

What will you do?

• Lead and manage the Program end-to-end, ensuring achievement of strategic, business, and financial objectives.
• Coordinate and supervise Project Managers responsible for the different projects within the program.
• Consolidate and monitor planning, costs, resources, risks, opportunities, and contractual commitments.
• Manage priorities, dependencies, and interfaces between projects, products, and involved functional areas.
• Coordinate activities with Engineering, Production, Procurement, Quality, Commercial, and other stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with customers, partners, suppliers, and key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
• Report program status to senior management, identify deviations, and lead recovery plans and escalation actions when required.

What are we looking for?

Don't worry if you don't meet 100% of the requirements. We encourage you to apply, learn more about our opportunity, and show us what you can bring to the team.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical discipline.
• Proven experience managing complex technological programs with responsibility for business and delivery results.
• Experience leading and coordinating Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Solid experience in planning, cost, risk, resource, and contract management.
• Experience managing customers, partners, suppliers, and senior stakeholders.
• High level of English with strong communication and negotiation skills in international environments.

What do we offer?

• Innovative, high-impact projects: Work with cutting-edge technologies on projects with both national and international impact.
• A career plan tailored to you: Designed to support your professional growth and development.
• Autonomy and flexibility: Freedom to organize your work, with a healthy work-life balance adapted to your needs.
• Stability and long-term opportunities: Join a leading company with more than 60,000 professionals and strong financial stability.
• Open and transparent work environment: Enjoy direct communication with managers and colleagues in a collaborative setting.
• Continuous learning: Access training through Open University and Udemy for Business (more than 6,000 courses available).
• Employee discounts and benefits: Enjoy special offers on gyms, restaurants, retail stores, leisure activities, and much more.

What does our recruitment process look like?

• Profile review: We assess your experience and skills to determine your fit for the role.
• Initial phone conversation (5–10 minutes): If you receive a call from an unknown number, it may be us! A brief conversation to get to know you and answer any questions.
• Talent Acquisition interview: An opportunity for you to get to know us better—our values, career model, skills framework, and culture—while we explore whether there's a mutual fit.
• Technical interview: Meet the team, learn more about the project and day-to-day responsibilities, and discuss your technical expertise. Short assessments in English and competencies may also be conducted if required.
• Offer and onboarding: If everything goes well, you'll join our team and begin this exciting new chapter with us!

Estimated hiring process duration: 2–3 weeks.

As a company, we view equality as a cross-cutting principle and a driver of social change. We are committed to equal treatment and opportunities for all, non-discrimination, pay equity, and work-life balance.

This commitment is reflected in fostering respectful and inclusive workplaces where everyone is treated with dignity, can grow professionally, and has equal opportunities in recruitment, training, and career progression, free from discrimination based on gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ethnicity, marital status, or any other personal or social circumstance.

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