Mission Managers Team Lead

Working for Open Cosmos

Aim high, go beyond!

At Open Cosmos we are solving the world’s biggest challenges from space, providing businesses, governments and researchers access to more readily available information than ever before - ready for the challenge? Then read on… 

Working in the Operations Team

The Operations team drives the delivery of our space mission services, connecting the technologies developed in house by the Tech team, the requirements from our customers and the tools and support of external key partners and suppliers.

What will you be doing?

You will be overseeing the delivery of Open Cosmos space mission projects, in time and within the project budget, managing the whole project lifecycle. From capturing customer drivers and requirements to planning the successful project execution by defining timelines, allocating resources, identifying risks and using Open Cosmos’ technologies and services to satisfy customer expectations.

You will interface with customers and the mission stakeholders, Open Cosmos’ technical and commercial teams, partners and suppliers. You will contribute to the design of the mission alongside the systems engineering and mission operations teams.

You will oversee the selection and execution of building blocks, from launch service providers to ground segment infrastructure providers and all the regulatory landscape that frames the delivery of our services.

What you need to be successful

• Oversee a team of mission managers ensuring they have a clear understanding of the project objectives: you'll delegate tasks whilst making sure the team have the sufficient resources required to complete their tasks effectively.
•  A technical background based on complex products that can directly relate to space/satellites, you will utilise this knowledge to make commercially viable decisions in order to meet overall project and business objectives.
• You’ll possess strong decision making skills and have the ability to identify and take quantified risks within a fast-changing environment in order to satisfy the customer needs.
•  Be a team player and an enabler, comfortably managing other people whilst creating an inspiring team environment through open and honest communication.
•  Foresee events and issues and find efficient solutions that are aligned with the company values and vision.