Technical Product Manager, Edge Platform

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One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an onsite Technical Product Manager, Edge Platform to join our dynamic team in Carlsbad, CA!

You will provide strategic direction and leadership for the planning and definition of Access Edge products - Edge platforms (servers, software, storage, WiFi). These platforms are located at the customer venues (aircraft, ships, homes, enterprises), for use on Viasat’s networks, delivering connectivity experiences to consumers. You will collaborate with all Viasat markets and with the broad set of engineering teams, on their needs and find the best solution to meet market needs including schedule, TCO, performance, and reliability.

• Develop and deliver objectives and key results, business cases, roadmaps, and reduction of technical debt working with Business PdMs, engineering teams, and other Tech PdMs across engineering.
• Ensure Access Edge engineering teams have transparency of requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Drive product roadmaps and life cycles to increase return on investment (technology reuse, platform convergence), and decrease TCO (quality, diagnostics, supportability, EOL, simpler business process).
• Focus on the customer experience, optimizing every detail from installation to reliable operation.
• Use your technical knowledge to make tradeoffs, estimates, feasibility assessments on your own, and review these with the engineering teams rather than depending on them for every ask.
• Ensure price/performance of the products match the needs of each business.
• Identify and invest in Innovation POCs/efforts that can make a 10-100x difference. Challenge status quo.
• Track and supervise technology advancements in the market, and industry standards.
• Identify potential partnerships, help make Build vs Buy decisions.
• Travel up to 20%

• 10 years' proven experience in relevant areas and a track record of success.
• 4 years' proven experience in technical product management role
• Demonstrated success managing products with a combination of Software and Hardware in Edge platforms at customer locations. These products should ideally have delivered B2C connectivity experiences to consumers (eg., passengers, crew).
• Proven ability to lead global, cross‑functional teams to successfully define and manage complex technology products.
• Hands‑on engineering experience building software for edge platforms at customer locations. You will use this knowledge and experience to make the decisions/tradeoffs/assessments in the day‑to‑day life of a Technical Product Manager.
• Technical expertise in virtualized software (VM, Kubernetes, containers), IP networking, resource optimization in constrained hardware (memory, storage, performance).
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to evaluate product performance metrics effectively to inform strategic decisions and future improvements.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with experience conveying complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Experience implementing AI‑driven solutions to enhance product functionality and user experience, leveraging data analytics to drive innovation and efficiency in platform operations.

$ – $ / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $ – $ / annually.

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation…