Commercial Programs Lead – Space Navigation Solutions

Xona Space; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Xona Space Systems is seeking a Commercial Program Manager to ensure compliant project delivery for commercial customers and partners. You will work with cross-functional teams in identifying, capturing, and delivering on customer programs and schedules, and you will maintain customer accounts while generating new ones.

The role requires 2–5 years in program management, a technical engineering background, and business development or sales experience.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of program management experience.
• Technical engineering background.
• Business development and/or sales experience.
• Knowledgeable of PNT systems, GNSS and alternative navigation technologies.
• Well networked and knowledgeable of industrial timing and/or consumer IoT OEM companies.
• PMP, AGILE training or other relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Be the Customer Interface: Work closely with customers to match shared value propositions, build and synchronize schedules, technical requirements, and contract deliverables.
• Coordinate Across Teams: Facilitate communication across product, operations, and business teams to ensure deliverables are met.
• Interface with Leadership: Provide regular updates to the leadership team, escalating issues and proposing solutions to maintain program momentum.
• Contribute to Process Development: Collaborate with business and product team members to improve processes, tools, and reporting structures to scale with the company’s growth.
• Thrive in a Startup Environment: Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where things can move and evolve rapidly. Ability to work autonomously in a small, dynamic team.
• Communicate: Excellent communication and organizational skills, ability to create and maintain project schedules.

Skills

Program management

Engineering background

Business development

PMP/AGILE

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Xona Space Systems is seeking a Commercial Program Manager to ensure compliant project delivery for commercial customers and partners. You will work with cross-functional teams in identifying, capturing, and delivering on customer programs and schedules, and you will maintain customer accounts while generating new ones.

The role requires 2–5 years in program management, a technical engineering background, and business development or sales experience.