Product Manager Associate III

Iridium; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Iridium seeks a Product Manager to own the Partner Experience portfolio, delivering features empowering partners and shaping how customers connect and innovate on Iridium’s global network.

You will guide cross-functional teams, execute product strategy, and drive end-to-end development from evaluation to growth, with a focus on AI-enabled capabilities and market-leading offerings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years total experience, with 1-3 years in Product Management, Technology, or Sales/Sales Engineering role.
• People-oriented, 'do the right thing' focus with ability to build meaningful relationships with peers and leadership across the company.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues.
• Ability to analyze and understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions, come up with and evaluate unique solutions, and see those solutions through to completion.
• Strong sense of urgency in driving projects to completion and motivation to achieve outcomes and results.
• Exceptional MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and the ability to easily and quickly conduct extensive Internet research.

Responsibilities

• Define new products, services, and applications based on customer needs and competitive offerings which will lead to success in the market.
• Develop detailed, fact-based business cases, market demand descriptions, product definitions, features, and functionality for executive presentations and roadmap decision-making.
• Develop market requirements and product specifications for products and their corresponding services, as well as network, gateway, or billing/provisioning systems.
• Partner with engineering and IT teams to translate marketing requirements into technical implementation.
• Develop and manage the project plan with Program Managers and lead the product through development, beta trials, and commercialization.
• Create technical, user, and marketing documentation for internal and external use for related data products and services.
• Support sales teams via technical presentations, sales training material, white papers, demonstrations, and other customer engagements.
• Assist the sales and marketing product readiness teams ensuring that all organizations are prepared to launch products and services on the plan of record launch date.

Skills

Communication skills

People-oriented

Critical thinking

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Internet research

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Company Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things. At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.

Base Pay Range: $95,000 - $125,000 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Base salary is only one part of our compensation package for this role. You may also be eligible for company stock and annual bonus. Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.

What We’re Looking For

Iridium is seeking a product manager to own product responsibility for key parts of our Partner Experience. This role will deliver features and functionality that empower and enable Iridium partners, supporting all phases of the Iridium Partner journey: evaluation, product development, deployment, operations, and growth. The product manager will contribute to creating AI-enabled platform capabilities, allowing our partners to use state-of-the-art capabilities to build winning market offers. The role is central to shaping how our customers connect, integrate, and innovate on top of the Iridium global network. You will execute product strategy, guide cross-functional teams, and drive execution for a portfolio that sits at the heart of our future direction.

What You’ll Do

• Define new products, services, and applications based on customer needs and competitive offerings which will lead to success in the market.
• Develop detailed, fact-based business cases, market demand descriptions, product definitions, features, and functionality for executive presentations and roadmap decision-making.
• Develop market requirements and product specifications for products and their corresponding services, as well as network, gateway, or billing/provisioning systems.
• Partner with engineering and IT teams to translate marketing requirements into technical implementation.
• Develop and manage the project plan with Program Managers and lead the product through development, beta trials, and commercialization.
• Create technical, user, and marketing documentation for internal and external use for related data products and services.
• Support sales teams via technical presentations, sales training material, white papers, demonstrations, and other customer engagements.
• Assist the sales and marketing product readiness teams ensuring that all organizations are prepared to launch products and services on the plan of record launch date.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years total experience, with 1-3 years in Product Management, Technology, or Sales/Sales Engineering role.
• People-oriented, "do the right thing" focus with ability to build meaningful relationships with peers and leadership across the company.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues.
• Ability to analyze and understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions, come up with and evaluate unique solutions, and see those solutions through to completion.
• Strong sense of urgency in driving projects to completion and motivation to achieve outcomes and results.
• Exceptional MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and the ability to easily and quickly conduct extensive Internet research.

Things That Would Be Great if You Brought to the Table

• Experience delivering cloud-native platforms and products (on AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• AI or MCP (Model Context Protocol) experience.
• Experience developing AI-Enabled REST API products.
• Experience in the cellular communications industry, wireless or satellite products and services.
• Experience with requirements development, interactions with operations organizations, customer support and training.
• Proficiency in any foreign language.

We’ll also need you to

• Be able to work in the office 3 days a week to foster collaboration with the team and stakeholders.
• Be able to travel up to 25%.

Work Environment

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer. We believe in‑person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium’s Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least three days per week (approximately 60%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.

Additional Information

This job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed. Base Pay Range: $95,000 - $125,000 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Base salary is only one part of our compensation package for this role. You may also be eligible for company stock and annual bonus. Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.