Program Manager

ULOOK; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ULOOK is seeking a Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of satellite programs—from build through launch and into operations. The role requires deep technical fluency to track progress and unblock teams, while ensuring schedules and budgets meet dates.

Strategy is guided by the Founder's Office, with day-to-day execution owned by the PM. Responsibilities include managing schedules, budgets and vendor delivery; coordinating launch campaigns and regulatory milestones; and serving as the

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in program or project management.
• Hands-on experience with schedules, budgets, vendor management and risk on complex hardware programs.
• Strong technical fluency, enough to engage engineers credibly without being a design engineer.

Responsibilities

• Own program schedules, milestones and critical path across satellite builds and launches.
• Own program budgets, procurement and vendor delivery.
• Run risk management and program reviews through to launch readiness.
• Coordinate launch campaigns, regulatory milestones and handover to operations.
• Keep commercial commitments aligned with technical delivery, working with Business Development.
• Act as the single point of contact for program status, priorities and decisions, internally and with external stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Budget management

Schedule management

Vendor management

Leadership

Job description

We are looking for a Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of our satellite programs, from build through launch and into operations. This is not a core engineering role, and design decisions stay with engineering. You need enough technical depth to track progress accurately, ask the right questions and unblock teams, and the ownership to make sure programs hit their dates. Strategy is set with the Founder's Office. Your job is to drive it to execution and take day-to-day program management off the founders.

Key Responsibilities

• Own program schedules, milestones and the critical path across satellite builds and launches.
• Own program budgets, procurement and vendor delivery.
• Run risk management and program reviews through to launch readiness.
• Coordinate launch campaigns, regulatory milestones and the handover to operations.
• Keep commercial commitments aligned with technical delivery, working with Business Development.
• Act as the single point of contact for program status, priorities and decisions, internally and with external stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in program or project management, including at least one hardware system taken from build through delivery or launch.
• Hands-on experience with schedules, budgets, vendor management and risk on complex hardware programs.
• Strong technical fluency, enough to engage engineers credibly without being a design engineer.
• Proven ownership as the single point of accountability for a program's execution.
• Excellent communication with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Satellite, launch vehicle or aerospace program experience.
• Familiarity with the Indian space ecosystem.
• Exposure to defense or government stakeholder environments.
• Experience mentoring a team.
• Willingness to travel as programs require. Background verification applies.

Growth Path

As our programs grow, this role is the path to leading a vertical and building a team under it.

About ULOOK

ULOOK is a deep-tech company building an indigenous, autonomous RF intelligence stack from orbit: autonomous satellite swarms and RF sensing technologies that convert faint electromagnetic emissions into real-time intelligence. We operate at the intersection of defense, space and intelligence, delivering unmatched situational awareness to partners across domains.