Product Manager - Imagery and Remote Sensing

Esri; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) & profit-sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Esri is seeking a Product Manager to shape ArcGIS imagery and remote sensing product roadmaps, translating customer needs into features and releases.

You will partner with engineering, sales, and marketing to deliver workflows that meet market demands and drive adoption across global teams. Remote sensing expertise and strong communication are essential for cross‑functional success.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a product role (product mgmt, engineering, development, or support)
• Understand imagery and remote sensing field
• Experience gathering and interpreting qualitative product data
• Identify improved product features and contribute to marketing strategies
• Proficiency in compiling project status and risk/marketing reports
• Maintain strong customer relations and provide product support
• Train sales teams on new product features and value
• Work with remote teams across Esri departments
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel 10–20% for meetings/events/tradeshows

Responsibilities

• Organize and share customer requirements with the dev team to prioritize the roadmap and release timelines
• Communicate the product roadmap and release timelines to stakeholders
• Lead and support customer product briefings and gather requirements
• Manage the entire product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
• Work closely with engineering to meet market requirements
• Represent Esri imagery and remote sensing capabilities as the product expert at conferences
• Collaborate with Global Business Development, Partners, Distributors, and Industry for go-to-market strategies
• Work with Product Marketing to craft messaging that drives demand for ArcGIS imagery products
• Ensure internal launch readiness with sales, support, and training teams
• Establish feedback loops with partners and distributors to meet customer needs
• Contribute to customer-facing resources like website content and marketing sheets
• Track and analyze KPI metrics to measure imagery product health

Skills

ArcGIS knowledge

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Customer collaboration

Remote sensing imagery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or business

Tools

Pragmatic Marketing Framework

Job description

Join Esri and help shape the future of products, technologies, and workflows that connect customers with world-class imagery and remote sensing capabilities. ArcGIS products and teams are at the heart of delivering a comprehensive imagery system of geospatial data, mapping, and analytics focused on solving complex problems that are changing and reinventing how our customers think about their imagery and raster content on-premise or cloud services. Grow your Product Management skills in remote sensing and imagery to help our software product teams design, develop, document, and deliver Esri technologies for our customers worldwide.

The successful candidate will have proven knowledge of ArcGIS capabilities and customer workflows and a strong desire to develop product management expertise. Your work will involve interacting with customers, being a product expert, building team relationships, and influencing the product's development priorities.

Responsibilities

• Organize and share customer requirements and priorities with the development team to collaborate and prioritize the product's roadmap and release timelines
• Communicate the product roadmap and release timelines to internal and external stakeholders
• Lead and support customer product briefings and gather requirements
• Manage the entire product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
• Work closely with development/engineering professionals to meet market requirements
• Represent Esri imagery and remote sensing capabilities as the product expert at conferences and on social media platforms
• Collaborate with Global Business Development, Partners, Distributors, and Industry to develop and execute go-to-market strategies
• Work with Product Marketing to craft messaging that creates demand for ArcGIS products in the imagery and remote sensing sectors
• Ensure internal launch readiness for product updates with sales, technical support, customer service, and training teams
• Establish a feedback loop with Global Business Development, the partner team, international distributors, and product marketing to ensure current Imagery product offerings effectively meet customer needs
• Contribute to all customer-facing resources related to the Imagery products, including website content, marketing sheets, slide presentations, and more, as needed
• Track and analyze key business KPI metrics to measure the health of Imagery product offerings and related services

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a product role (such as product management, engineering, development, or support)
• Understand current methods and emerging technologies in the imagery and remote sensing field
• Experience in gathering and interpreting qualitative product data and consumer feedback
• Ability to identify improved product features and contribute to marketing strategies
• Proficiency in compiling project status, risk management, and marketing reports
• Ability to maintain strong customer relations and provide product support
• Competency in training sales teams on new product features and a product’s core value
• Ability to work well with remote management and staff across various Esri departments
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Self-motivated, organized, creative, and team oriented
• Requirement for travel 10-20% for strategic meetings, events, and/or tradeshows
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or business

Recommended Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role would be advantageous
• Technical experience using business analytic software, data transformations, and new technologies in the area of data analytics and visualization
• Experience with geospatial technology, mapping, and location-based content
• Experience in Pragmatic Marketing Framework

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Total Rewards

Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is

$95,160 - $157,456 USD

About Esri

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here .

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

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