Director – Product Management

Director, Product Management (Assured Access Subscriptions)

About Us:

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world’s most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy. BlackSky’s data enables governments and businesses to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens, giving them the ultimate strategic advantage so they can act quickly. Our global team works with cutting-edge technology to make a difference around the world and prides itself on being people-first, customer-focused and fun.

The Director, Product Management for Assured Access Subscriptions will drive incremental business growth by executing the Assured Access product strategy through product specification, strategic roadmap management, product KPI formulation and tracking, product marketing, and direct support to the Sales and BD organization. This role reports directly to the Vice President of Product Management and while we prefer candidates located near our Herndon, VA or Seattle, WA offices, we are open to remote candidates in certain states.

Responsibilities:

• Work within an industry-leading team of Product Managers to bring the BlackSky strategic vision to life through development and release of products which deliver the highest persistence, lowest latency commercial Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance capabilities available to mission partners.
• Develop and maintain the Assured Access subscription product specification and development roadmap.
• Define Assured Access subscription business and technical KPI’s and report performance against those KPI’s on a regular basis.
• Interact directly with internal and external stakeholders to gain feedback on product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and risks as they relate to both the Assured Access business model and technical capabilities.
• Form relationships with industry partners to support the complete Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TC-PED) needs of subscribers.
• Publish white papers and presentations at industry events to promote awareness of the Assured Access product.
• Support product sales opportunities through both remote engagements and some domestic and international travel to customer locations and industry events (approximately 20% travel).
• Collaborate with internal teams to create product marketing materials.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• Minimum of ten years of geospatial intelligence industry experience.
• Minimum of five years of product management experience.
• Strong technical aptitude and experience building and scaling subscription products.
• Must be eligible to obtain a US clearance; this requires US citizenship. 
• Strong business and technical acumen with top notch verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20% of working days.
• Previous experience working on GTM product launches with a specific focus on information, intelligence and insights derived from multiple hybrid input data sources.
• Ability to leverage outside-in customer-centric approach to identify unmet market opportunities then build offerings that solve customer problems with optimal product-market fit.
• Ability to operate independently, effectively and decisively in a highly technical data-rich environment with minimal guidance and intellectual curiosity.
• Create cross-functional stakeholder alignment across a matrixed highly collaborative team environment by providing leadership through influence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within an international sales and business development organization. 
• Advanced graduate degree or MBA. 
• Military and/or intelligence community work experience.
• Active US security clearance, secret or top secret. 
• Experience managing products at a startup or rapidly innovating public company with an entrepreneurial spirit, strong business acumen and passion for disruptive technologies.

Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits eligible employees includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
• Employer matching donations
• Professional development
• Mac or PC? Your choice!
• Awesome swag

The anticipated salary range for candidates in Seattle, WA is $185,000-205,000 per year. The final compensation package offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi-state employer, and this pay scale may not reflect salary ranges in other states or locations outside of Seattle, WA. BlackSky is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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