Launch Mission Manager - PMO

RIDE!; Paris; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

50% reimbursement of public transport

Flexible location: Paris or Toulouse

Descripción de la vacante

RIDE!, a NewSpace company with offices in Paris/Toulouse, seeks a Launch Mission Manager - PMO to scale launch operations. You will support the mission portfolio planning, risk monitoring, and reporting, progressively handling customer missions with increasing autonomy.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Mission Management, IT, and Sales teams, with a clear growth path and multilingual communication, as the company aims to become the new standard of access to space.

Formación

• Master's degree in engineering or equivalent is required.
• 0–2 years of space industry experience; internship or apprenticeship in PMO or project control is a strong plus.
• Professional English is a must; professional French is a plus.
• Strong planning, risk management and reporting abilities.
• Familiarity with project management tools and data quality in a PMO context.

Responsabilidades

• Support experienced Mission Managers on customer missions and gradually take ownership of simpler missions.
• Help prepare customer reviews and track contractual deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Contribute to integration analyses, test activities and regulatory documentation (export licenses, frequency registrations).
• Build and maintain the master schedule of all customer missions and monitor portfolio health.
• Prepare portfolio reviews and dashboards with KPIs for management.

Conocimientos

Aerospace awareness

Project coordination

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Educación

Master's degree in engineering

Herramientas

Excel

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

RIDE! is a NewSpace company based in Paris or Toulouse, France and founded in 2020.

Our mission is to provide the most reliable, convenient and affordable launch experience to any smallsat, from booking to lift-off.

As one of the worldwide leaders of access to space, launch brokerage and end-to-end launch management, RIDE! empowers smallsat ecosystem with a new standard of collaboration with Launch providers, based on :

• Exclusive deals with more than 35+ launch providers and OTVs to benefit from secured affordable conditions
• Off-the-shelf reliable launch services to ensure all integration & launchpad operations, regulatory requirements, and launch interface project management
• A launch-on-demand platform (app.ridespace.io) to find the best launch opportunities and streamline the mission management

From one single cubesat to full constellation, from classic SSO to complex orbits, from simple launch brokerage to full end-to-end launch management, RIDE! expertise, platform and unique know-how value our satellite partners

Our vision is to become the NEW standard of Access to Space, and provide the ultimate affordable, convenient, and reliable launch experience anywhere in the World.

Your Role

Reporting directly to the Head of Launch Mission Management, the Launch Mission Manager - PMOis a key role in scaling RIDE!'s launch operations. As our mission portfolio grows, you help ensure that every launch campaign is planned, tracked and delivered with the same level of excellence.

This is an ideal first step into launch operations, with a clear growth path towards a Launch Mission Manager role. As Launch Mission Manager - PMO, you:

• Support the steering of the whole mission portfolio: consolidated planning, risk monitoring, team workload, processes and reporting.
• Progressively take on customer missions, first alongside an experienced Mission Manager, then with growing autonomy.

You work at the crossroads of three teams: the Mission Management team you support daily, the IT team developing our launch mission management tool, for which you are the key business interface, and the Sales team, with whom you secure a smooth handover once the Launch Service Agreement is signed.

This position is open exclusively to candidates with prior professional experience in the space industry.

You will be responsible for the following missions

Mission management

• Support experienced Mission Managers on customer missions, then progressively take ownership of simpler missions (e.g., cubesat or rideshare launches).
• Help prepare customer reviews and track contractual deliverables to ensure they are completed on time.
• Contribute to integration analyses, test activities and regulatory documentation (e.g., export licenses, frequency registrations).
• Build and maintain the master schedule of all customer missions, tracking key milestones across the portfolio.
• Monitor the health of each mission (schedule, budget, risks, deliverables) and flag deviations to the Head of Launch Mission Management.
• Prepare portfolio reviews and steering committees, with clear dashboards and KPIs for management.
• Maintain the consolidated risk register and follow up on mitigation actions with Mission Managers.

Resource & capacity planning

• Track subcontracts, task orders and supplier milestones in coordination with Mission Managers.
• Help standardize and continuously improve LMM processes, templates and project methodology (reviews, deliverables, documentation, lessons learned).
• Act as the day-to-day business interface with the IT team developing the LMM tool: gather and prioritize user needs, write specifications, test and validate releases, and drive adoption within the team.
• Ensure data quality in the tool so it becomes the single source of truth for mission tracking.

Interface with Sales

• Coordinate the Sales-to-LMM handover once the Launch Service Agreement is signed, ensuring all contractual commitments are clearly transferred.
• Give Sales visibility on team capacity and mission timelines to support realistic commitments in proposals.
• Contribute to the department's strategy, operational excellence and the 2027–2029 roadmap.

Profile Requirements

• Master's degree in engineering or equivalent, with a strong aerospace background.
• 0 to 2 years of space industry experience: recent graduates are welcome, ideally with an internship or apprenticeship in project management, PMO or project control in the aerospace or space industry.
• Genuine interest in space launches; a first exposure to launch vehicles or satellite projects (internship, student CubeSat project, space association…) is a strong plus.
• Ability to understand technical constraints related to payload launch, and eagerness to learn fast.
• Solid grasp of project management fundamentals: planning, risk management and reporting.
• At ease with digital tools (project management software, Excel, PowerPoint) and keen to help shape a digital tool alongside an IT team.
• Process-minded, with a taste for structuring and simplifying.
• Highly detail-oriented, rigorous and organized.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to interact with experienced engineers, IT and Sales.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, structured and rapidly-scaling environment.
• Professional English is a must; professional French is a plus.

The perks of being a Rider

• The opportunity to join a fast-growing, well-structured NewSpace company and work closely with an experienced leadership team.
• The opportunity to work on high-impact projects with a strong degree of autonomy and responsibility.
• Regular team events (afterworks, team lunches, culture sharing…).
• 50% reimbursement of public transportation costs.
• Flexible location: Paris or Toulouse.

Our recruitment process

• 1st Call with our COO (60')
• Interview with a Senior Mission Manager (60')
• Interview with our Head of Launch Mission Management (60’)
• RefCall
• Final Proposal

At RIDE!, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and to promoting diversity within our teams.