Senior Technical Program Manager

Loft Orbital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan and equity options

Relocation assistance

Fully paid parental leave

Job summary

Loft Orbital, based in San Francisco, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to coordinate workloads across Infrastructure, Operations, Solutions, and Product Engineering, delivering complex work efficiently with high autonomy.

You will bring structure to a highly cross-functional environment, drive program delivery, and improve the reliability and scalability of satellite operations while managing risks and dependencies for executive audiences.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical program/project management experience in SW and Service Operations.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating Agile development teams (Scrum, Kanban, or similar).
• Analytical mindset plus the ability to develop processes to address operational challenges, automating whenever possible.
• Strong interpersonal skills; capable of influencing others without formal authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop materials for an executive audience.
• Ability to travel at least once per quarter for cross-office collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support Cloud, Test and Space Infrastructure teams in workload management, program delivery and cross-functional coordination.
• Support on-call scheduling across global timezones.
• Own the ways of working within the Infrastructure team and ensure our processes are followed and aligned to necessary standards.
• Manage internal Risk register and escalation as appropriate to program and cross-functional deliveries.

Skills

Program management

Agile

Cross-functional coordination

Jira/Confluence

Executive communication

Travel readiness

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital is making space simple by building and operating the infrastructure that enables our customers’ missions. We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our Infrastructure team and help deliver complex work efficiently and predictably.

Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital is making space simple by building and operating the infrastructure that enables our customers’ missions. We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our Infrastructure team and help deliver complex work efficiently and predictably. In this role, you’ll bring structure and clarity to a highly cross-functional environment. You’ll coordinate workloads and programs, support global on-call operations, strengthen the team’s ways of working, and make sure risks, dependencies, and escalations are visible and managed. Your work will directly improve the efficiency of our engineering teams and the reliability and scalability of our satellite operations. This is a high-autonomy role with broad visibility and significant room to shape how you work. You’ll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on how Loft manages and scales its satellite fleet while partnering with teams across Infrastructure, Operations, Solutions, Product Engineering, and other functions.

About this Role

• Support Cloud, Test and Space Infrastructure teams in workload management, program delivery and cross-functional coordination
• Support on-call scheduling across global timezones
• Own the ways of working within the Infrastructure team and ensure our processes are followed and aligned to necessary standards
• Manage internal Risk register and escalation as appropriate to program and cross-functional deliveries

Must Haves

• 8+ years of technical program/project management experience in SW and Service Operations
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
• Demonstrated experience facilitating Agile development teams (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
• Analytical mindset plus the ability to develop processes to address operational challenges, automating whenever possible
• Strong interpersonal skills; capable of influencing others without formal authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop materials for an executive audience
• Ability to travel at least once per quarter for cross-office collaboration

Nice to Haves

• Background in space industry, tech startups, organizations building both hardware and software solutions
• Previous experience working with an international team across time zones
• Experience in product management or working closely with product teams
• Experience with Python or automation/scripting in software engineering environments and metric generation

Some of Our Awesome Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
• 100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan and equity options
• Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
• International exposure to our team in France
• Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
• Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
• Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
• Relocation assistance when applicable
• Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $150,000- $190,000 per year. This is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.