Technical Project Manager, Space

Gofore; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Gofore Space is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead demanding customer deliveries, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to the growth of our space-related business.

You will drive customer projects from planning to successful delivery while collaborating with highly skilled experts in software, data, and mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical project management, delivery leadership, program management, or similar roles.
• Proven experience leading complex customer projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Understanding customer delivery dynamics and profitability, resource planning and business performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer projects and delivery engagements in the space and high-tech domain.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure successful customer outcomes.
• Act as a trusted partner for customers and support long-term relationships.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices and ways of working.
• Support recruitment activities and attract top talent to the Space Business Area.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to building a strong project management community.
• Work closely with sales, staffing, recruitment, HR, and business leaders to support growth and delivery excellence.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Organizational skills

English fluency

Job description

At Gofore, we build a more functional, sustainable, and secure society through technology. Our Space Business Area is growing, and we are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead demanding customer deliveries, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to the growth of our space-related business.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of technology, business, and people. You will drive customer projects from planning to successful delivery while collaborating with highly skilled experts in software, data, and mission-critical systems.

What you'll be doing

As a Technical Project Manager, you will:

• Lead customer projects, and delivery engagements in the space and high-tech domain
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder expectations
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure successful customer outcomes
• Act as a trusted partner for customers and support long-term business relationships
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices and ways of working
• Support recruitment activities and help attract top talent to the Space Business Area
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to building a strong project management community within Gofore
• Work closely with sales, staffing, recruitment, HR, and business leaders to support growth and delivery excellence

What we're looking for

Experience & Background

• Strong background (5+ years) in technical project management, delivery leadership, program management, or similar roles
• Proven experience leading complex customer projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Understanding customer delivery dynamics
• Good understanding of project profitability, resource planning, utilization, and business performance
• Experience with agile frameworks such as Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid delivery models is seen as an adventage
• Technical understanding of modern software development
• Experience in recruitment or active participation in hiring processes is considered a plus
• Previous experience in people leadership, coaching, mentoring, or team development is highly valued

Skills & Qualities

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and relationship-building capabilities
• Ability to balance business objectives with employee wellbeing and team engagement
• Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented approach
• Ability to make decisions independently and drive initiatives to completion
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Fluency in English

At Gofore Space, you'll work with meaningful projects that help shape the future of space technologies. You will be part of a highly skilled and supportive community where expertise, autonomy, and continuous learning are genuinely valued.

What we offer

Comprehensive well-being and smooth everyday life are at the core of Gofore. Our goal is to be a work community where working is inspiring, rewarding, and enhances your professional skills. Our customer satisfaction is high, our NPS being 62 (2025), and our reputation for providing high-quality services to our customers is solely thanks to our top experts. Gofore employees receive particularly good feedback for their customer-oriented attitude. Our employee satisfaction is based on a skilled community and collaboration.

We are proud of our transparent culture, pioneering spirit, and the fact that we have a greater purpose than just generating profit – striving for a more humane, sustainable, and ethical digital world and working life. With us, you will become part of a community where you are close to other experts in your field and at the same time work closely with other top experts on customer projects. We are organized in a customer-oriented manner, which allows visibility towards individual and team successes and professional development, for example, within a specific industry.

The community spirit of Gofore employees also extends outside of work through various activities such as small event workshops, board games, and family days. To ensure optimal balance, we offer flexible working conditions and tools that you can choose from according to your needs.

In addition, we have comprehensive benefits. Gofore has its own collective agreement that reflects our employees. You can familiarize yourself with it here.

Salary

For us it is important that Goforeans receive reasonable total compensation for their work. The compensation is the outcome of, not only experience and skills, but also active work for our two values: being a good workplace for everyone and considering customer perspective in everything we do. The feedback that you receive, your utilisation rate (we are consultants, after all!) and your own professional development are central in the salary discussions with your People Leader.

Typical salaries for this role range from5000–6000 €per month. The final salary level will be defined as discussions progress and we gain a more detailed understanding of your expertise. We also offer separate bonuses linked to the company’s success, which may relate to areas such as recruitment, sales, or increasing Gofore’s brand awareness.

Interested?

You may readherewhat happens when you send your application and how recruitment progresses at Gofore.

Submit your application as soon as possible, as we review applications continuously.