Job Description

Technical Program Manager (Agile)

The job responsibilities outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may evolve over time and be reviewed according to business needs.

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

meoSphere is SES’s next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation, designed to deliver secure connectivity services to government agencies, enterprises, and commercial customers. It will also provide high-speed broadband internet to eliminate global connectivity dead zones.

To accelerate development timelines, reduce costs, and ensure quality, SES is internalizing a critical segment of the satellite supply chain: the final integration of partner satellite platforms with SES’s software-defined payloads, all within a cutting-edge manufacturing and test facility.

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Agile Technical Program Manager (ATPM) is responsible for leading the execution, planning, integration, agile delivery and overall programmatic performance of a major team/segment as part of the greater meoSphere Integrated Product Team (IPT).

Reporting to the VP Programme Management and matrixed into the relevant segment team, the ATPM forms a delivery leadership partnership with the segment Technical Lead, combining technical understanding with agile execution, conventional program controls, cross-segment integration and IPT leadership to ensure successful delivery of program objectives.

The ATPM is a key driver of SES's transformation towards a highly agile, collaborative and integrated way of working, enabling rapid learning cycles, continuous integration and delivery across the meoSphere programme.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

Programme & Delivery Leadership

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of the assigned segment/team.
• Partner with the Technical Lead to establish priorities, objectives, and delivery plans.
• Drive alignment between technical activities, programme objectives, and business priorities.
• Foster collaboration across segments and promote a One-Team culture across meoSphere and wider SES stakeholders.

Agile Execution

• Foster a culture of innovation, speed and accountability, leveraging iterative development, rapid prototyping and continuous learning.
• Support implementation of SAFe-inspired agile practices across the programme.
• Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives for the assigned segment/team.
• Drive transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement through agile delivery practices.
• Monitor delivery performance against PI objectives, identify blockers, and drive resolution to maintain delivery commitments.

Programme Management

• Manage scope, schedule, resources, risks, issues, and change activities for the assigned segment.
• Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans, milestone schedules and forecasts, ensuring early identification of delivery risks.
• Coordinate dependencies across programme segments and external partners, driving timely resolution of integration and delivery risks.
• Support programme reporting, forecasting and governance activities, providing clear visibility of delivery health and progress.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary programme interface for the assigned segment.
• Engage with engineering, operations, procurement, finance, suppliers and leadership stakeholders.
• Provide timely and accurate status, risk, dependency, and decision information to support effective programme execution.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Programme & Delivery Leadership. Drives execution, delivery outcomes and team accountability in a complex Agile environment.
• Agile Delivery. Applies Agile practices to plan, prioritize and deliver work iteratively while adapting to changing programme needs.
• Stakeholder Management & Influence. Builds alignment across technical and business stakeholders, communicating effectively and influencing without direct authority.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration. Partners effectively across teams, functions and external partners to achieve shared programme objectives.
• Systems Thinking. Understands interdependencies, integration points and programme-level impacts of decisions and trade-offs.
• Risk & Issue Management. Proactively identifoes, manages and resolves risks, issues and delivery dependencies.

Qualifications Background and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or another relevant technical discipline.
• Typically 8+ years of relevant experience leading complex technical programmes, projects or engineering developments.
• Experience delivering major subsystems, workstreams or integrated teams within a complex technical environment.
• Strong programme and project management experience covering scope, schedule, cost, risk, resource and change management.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering, integration and verification activities.
• Practical experience working in Agile environments and applying Agile delivery practices.
• Experience within the satellite, space, aerospace, telecommunications or similarly complex systems industries.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications

• Experience with SAFe, Agile Release Trains or other large-scale Agile delivery frameworks.
• Understanding of LEO, MEO and GEO satellite systems, ground infrastructure and network integration.
• Experience using enterprise programme and project management tools to support planning, reporting and governance.
• Professional certification in programme/project management, Agile delivery or systems engineering (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, PMI-ACP, Scrum, INCOSE).
• Experience working within highly regulated, safety-critical or mission-critical engineering environments.

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS

• The candidate must be eligible for a “SECRET” security clearance, in accordance with the national regulations as well as EU/ESA/NATO equivalents
• Willing to work 60% onsite from office
• Travel as required for project realization purposes

SES and its Affiliated Companies are committed to providing fair and equal employment opportunities to all. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

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