Product Manager, Next Generation Devices with Security Clearance

Company Overview Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things. At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks.

People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.

Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We’re Looking For:

Iridium is seeking a Product Manager, Next Generation Devices to take responsibility for a critical and evolving part of Iridium’s product portfolio. In this role you will be responsible for developing and implementing ideas and solutions in support of product strategy and execution for both physical hardware and associated software operations and management capabilities. This role is central to shaping how our customers connect, integrate, and innovate on the Iridium global network.

You’ll execute on product strategy, guide cross‐functional teams, and drive execution for a portfolio that sits at the heart of our future direction. You will thrive in this position if you enjoy working across deep technical domains, identifying and implementing innovative solutions, and owning high‐impact product decisions that shape short‑term and long‑term outcomes.

What You’ll Do:

* Collaborate with Iridium’s Line of Business leaders to define product strategy, identify new products and services, and implement high-value strategic ideas

* Create advanced business cases, market demand descriptions, product definitions, features, and functionality for executive presentations and roadmap decision‑making.

* Identify marketing requirements and product specifications for products and their corresponding services, as well as network, gateway, or billing/provisioning systems.

* Partner with the engineering teams to translate marketing requirements into scalable technical implementation, providing expertise‑driven recommendations and informed trade‑off decisions

* Build and maintain comprehensive product plans, including competitive analysis, pricing strategies, partner engagement models, and market share goals

* Lead cross functional execution by developing project plans and guiding products through development, beta trials, and commercialization.

* Oversee the development of technical, user, and marketing documentation for internal and external use, ensuring training and process materials are accurate and accessible.

* Support sales teams through technical presentations, sales training material, white papers, lab demonstrations, and other customer engagements. What You’ll Need to Succeed:
* Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, Engineering, or related field

* 8+ years’ total experience, with 2-5 years in Product Management, Technology, or Sales/Sales Engineering role

* 1+ years in an engineering development role, specifically with hardware, firmware or radio frequency

* Strong relationship‐building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with leadership and engage external partners

* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues

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