Product Manager – Earth Observation

Creotech Instruments; Kraków; On-site; PLN 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Creotech Instruments S.A. is seeking a mid/senior Product Manager to represent the end-user perspective in Earth Observation solutions.

You will plan strategic roadmaps for upstream and downstream EO offerings, translating user needs into concrete requirements for engineering teams across optical imaging, SAR and related data services. You will collaborate with sales, engineering, and programme teams to shape product vision, prioritize development, and support end-to-end system design for civil

Qualifications

• Experience connecting users, business and technology to shape product requirements.
• Experience with EO data products, and satellite systems is beneficial.
• Ability to turn user needs into use cases, requirements and roadmaps.
• Proven track record in a multi-stakeholder, international environment.

Responsibilities

• Capture and structure end-user needs across civil government, defence and commercial markets.
• Act as voice of the user for systems, payload, platform and data processing teams.
• Contribute to business cases, pricing assumptions and project proposals.
• Create and maintain product vision, roadmap and priorities for EO solutions.
• Lead interviews and workshops with users, analysts, and partners.
• Drive trade-offs between user value and technical constraints including latency and cost.
• Monitor market trends and partner ecosystems in Earth Observation.

Skills

Earth Observation

Product strategy

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Creotech Instruments S.A. is a Polish manufacturer and integrator of satellites and satellite systems. Using our proprietary HyperSat platform, we design, manufacture, integrate and test satellites, and also support their launch and in-orbit operations. We carry out advanced space programmes, including in the fields of Earth observation for defence and dual-use applications, space situational awareness, and enhancing the resilience of navigation systems. We have our own electronics manufacturing facility and a small satellite integration facility certified by the European Space Agency (ESA). Since 2022, we have been listed on the Main Market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange as the first Polish company in the space technology sector. Join the team that is building Poland’s space capabilities.

We are looking for a mid/senior Product Manager who will represent the end-user perspective in the development of Earth Observation solutions, plan strategic roadmap of development of upstream and downstream solutions in the area and help to deliver it. The role connects operational and market needs with engineering work, helping teams define the observation problem, the required information product, and the priorities for end-to-end system design. The scope covers optical imaging, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and signal intelligence (SIGINT), including multi-sensor concepts for civil government, defence, and commercial users.

Your responsibilities:

• Capture and structure end-user needs across civil government, defence, and commercial markets, translating them into use cases, product requirements, acceptance criteria, and measurable operational outcomes
• Act as the voice of the user for systems, payload, platform, ground segment, data processing,teams during end-to-end solution design
• Contribute to business cases, commercial models, pricing assumptions, proposals, project applications, and customer or institutional materialss for
• Create and maintain the product vision, value proposition, roadmap, and development priorities for the solutions
• Lead interviews, workshops, and concept reviews with users, customers, data analysts, integrators, payload providers, and technology partners
• Drive trade-off discussions between user value and technical or business constraints, including resolution, swath, revisit, response time, latency, coverage, availability, accuracy, security, cost, and schedule
• Monitor the market, competitors, institutional programmes, technology trends, and partner ecosystem across Earth Observation sensors, satellite systems, ground segments, analytics, and data services
• Work with sales, business development, engineering, programme management, and operations from discovery through demonstration, deployment, and product evolution
• Represent the company in meetings with users and institutional stakeholders, potentially including ESA, the European Commission, public authorities, and defence organisations

Our requirements:

• At least3 years of experience in product management, technical business development, product analysis, solution engineering, or a comparable role connecting users, business, and technology
• Practical experience in Earth Observation, remote sensing, geospatial intelligence, satellite systems, or EO data products and services
• Experience working directly with end users or customers and translating ambiguous operational needs into inputs and requirements for technical teams
• Experience in at least one of the following segments: civil government, defence, or commercial, with an understanding of its procurement and deployment environment
• Ability to develop roadmaps, use cases, product requirements, competitive analyses, business cases, and decision materials
• Professional English sufficient to lead workshops, prepare documentation, and represent the company in international meetings
• Self-direction, structured thinking, fact-based communication, and effective cross-functional collaboration

Optional:

• Understanding of EO mission and service parameters such as GSD, swath, revisit, responsiveness, acquisition geometry, cloud constraints, tasking, downlink, processing levels, and delivery latency
• Experience with hardware products, mission-critical systems, secure solutions, or dual-use applications
• Experience working with ESA, the European Commission, government institutions, armed forces, research organisations, or international consortia
• Knowledge of ESA / EU proposal and project processes, ECSS standards, security requirements, or geospatial data regulations
• Experience building 0-to-1 products, including problem validation, demonstrators, pilots, and go-to-market preparation