Technical Product Manager

Technical Product Manager
Edinburgh/Hybrid
Up to £65,000

A UK-based space technology business is quietly redefining how mission-critical software is built and used across the space sector. Its platforms support organisations worldwide, from research institutions to commercial operators, helping them design, deploy and operate space systems with greater speed, confidence and reliability. Employee ownership, technical excellence and long-term thinking sit at the core of the company's culture.

We are looking for an experienced Technical Product Manager to define, prioritise and deliver complex product capabilities that underpin our clients satellite software solutions.

• Own specific product areas or feature sets from discovery to delivery, making technically informed decisions throughout.
• Lead or contribute to technical discovery work, including feasibility assessment, systems analysis, and collaboration with engineering leads.
• Translate user needs and stakeholder requirements into clear, technically sound product specifications and user stories.
• Work with the Head of Product Management and engineering teams & designers to scope and prioritise development efforts, & shape solutions that balance usability, scalability, and engineering constraints.
• Maintain and prioritise the product backlog with an understanding of architectural impact, complexity, and technical debt.
• Support roadmap development with the Senior Product Manager, including evaluating dependencies and technical sequencing.

• Strong background in software product management, preferably within the satellite, aerospace, or geospatial software domain or in a deeply technical role.
• Experience defining and executing roadmaps for B2B software products, ideally involving cloud-based, edge computing, or AI-driven solutions
• Ability to break down complex technical problems and communicate them effectively to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-informed approach to decision-making.
• Experience with software engineering and the software development life-cycle
• Experience with the role that tools play in software development, especially build tools including compilers etc.
• The ability to read and understand code in multiple languages, at least at a high level, including C, Java and Python. An understanding of the detail, implications and nuances is not strictly necessary, nor is the ability to write code without further support
• The ability to read and understand structured data files such as XML, JSON and YAML

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