Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager 

We are an innovative, fast-paced wireless technology company backed by Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors, Intel, Samsung, Boeing, SoftBank Group and DCM. We’re based in Mountain View, and our world-class team has built the world’s first commercial direct-to-device satellite network to connect handheld devices, wearables and IoT devices anywhere. 

Skylo’s unique service allows standard cellular devices to simply connect directly over both cellular and satellite networks seamlessly for data, messaging, SOS and other critical applications. We are bringing hybrid cellular - satellite connectivity to ordinary cellular devices today and are deploying this capability through the major mobile carriers and device makers globally.

Skylo is hiring a Senior Product Manager responsible for defining requirements around and shaping user experience for our key network service features and capabilities. This role requires a strong understanding of the IoT and consumer use cases that Skylo serves as well as 3GPP technologies.

Location: Mountain View, California

Salary range: The typical salary range for this position is $150,000 to $190,000

Key Responsibilities

• Understand & capture use-case scenarios, pain-points & customer needs 
• Define the service requirements that capture the desired user experience and help drive the overall system design
• Own cross-functional alignment around the above requirements
• Prioritizing and owning the product development backlog
• Contribute to the generation of marketing and customer success collateral
• Contribute to the product roadmap

 

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Computer Science Engineering is required; An MBA is preferred but not required
• Between 8-15 yrs of experience, of which at least 2 years of experience should have been as a product manager in the telecommunications industry
• Hands-on experience and involvement in technical product management tasks including writing product requirements, creating & managing product backlogs is required
• Domain knowledge of LTE or 5G networks is required and deeper understanding of networks in general is highly desirable
• Complementary understanding of the IoT and consumer use cases and ability to empathize with users’ needs and pain points would differentiate the best candidates
• This is NOT a remote working role and the candidate must have authorization to work in and be ready to work out of the Skylo Mountain View office on a daily basis.
  
  

  What we offer:

  With employees working across three continents, Skylo is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our worldwide and inclusive culture encourages a flexible approach to work, and we also offer an attractive range of additional benefits. such as:

  • Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program
  • Benefits including a 401k plan
  • An unlimited PTO policy and the opportunity to temporarily work from abroad
  • Unique opportunity to participate in developing and running world’s first software-defined direct-to-device satellite network and service
  • Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite and network virtualization
  • Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley, Nordic and South Asia characteristics