Northwood Space
Mission Management
MissionManager
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“Mission Manager at Northwood Space. Skills: program management, mission management, customer onboarding, deployment, escalation, post-launch support, cross-functional coordination, stakeholder management. Lead customer missions from onboarding through integration, launch readiness, operational handoff, and ongoing support.. Build and manage program plans, including milestones, owners, risks, dependencies, schedules, readiness criteria, and communications.”
What You'll Achieve.
make sure each mission is clearly scoped, technically ready, launched successfully, and supported over time.; keep mission-critical work moving.; keep deployments on track.; drive decisions needed for mission readiness.; Ensure Northwood delivers reliable, high-quality service for customer missions.
Industry & Context.
resolve issues; drive decisions needed for mission readiness
Willingness to travel up to 30%., Ability to obtain or maintain a TS/SCI clearance., 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.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in technical program management, mission management, customer operations, deployment management, customer success, product operations, or a related role., Experience leading complex cross-functional programs from planning through execution., Ability to work effectively with customers, technical teams, executives, and external partners., written and verbal communication skills., Ability to create structure, prioritize work, and drive progress in fast-moving environments., Experience with hardware, software, networking, infrastructure, customer deployments, or mission-critical operations., Ability to understand customer needs and translate them into clear technical, operational, and business priorities., organizational skills and attention to detail.
Nice to Have
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, Business, or a related field., Experience in satellite communications, ground station operations, space systems, telecom, defense, or infrastructure deployments., Experience managing technical customer programs, enterprise deployments, customer success programs, or mission operations., Familiarity with systems engineering, solution architecture, operational readiness, SLA management, or mission assurance., Experience working with Product and Engineering teams on customer-driven roadmaps or operational improvements., Experience supporting government, defense, or regulated customers., Ability to obtain or maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
What You'll Do.
Lead customer missions from onboarding through integration
Build and manage program plans
Serve as the main programmatic point of contact for customers and internal teams.
Understand customer mission requirements
Track technical integration progress
and drive decisions needed for mission readiness.
Help define and improve Northwood’s customer onboarding
and post-launch support processes.
Capture customer feedback and translate it into clear product
and business priorities.
Partner with Business Development on customer expansion
and new mission opportunities.
Ensure Northwood delivers reliable
high-quality service for customer missions.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with customers, Engineering, Product, Business Development, and Operations.; Coordinate across Engineering, Product, Business Development, and Operations to resolve issues and keep deployments on track.; Serve as the main programmatic point of contact for customers and internal teams.; Ability to work effectively with customers, technical teams, executives, and external partners.; Experience working with Product and Engineering teams on customer-driven roadmaps or operational improvements.
Communication Scope
written and verbal communication skills.
Process & Methodology
Build and manage program plans, including milestones, owners, risks, dependencies, schedules, readiness criteria, and communications., Ability to create structure, prioritize work, and drive progress in fast-moving environments., Experience leading complex cross-functional programs from planning through execution.
Full Job Description
About Northwood Space: Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies. If you are energized by building at a high-velocity company and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe with real impact, we want you at Northwood. MISSION MANAGER Northwood is looking for a Mission Manager to lead customer missions from onboarding through operational support. In this role, you will be the primary program lead for customers using Northwood’s ground station network. You will work closely with customers, Engineering, Product, Business Development, and Operations to make sure each mission is clearly scoped, technically ready, launched successfully, and supported over time. This is a hands-on role for someone who can manage complex technical programs, communicate clearly with both customers and internal teams, and keep mission-critical work moving. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Lead customer missions from onboarding through integration, launch readiness, operational handoff, and ongoing support. - Build and manage program plans, including milestones, owners, risks, dependencies, schedules, readiness criteria, and communications. - Serve as the main programmatic point of contact for customers and internal teams. - Understand customer mission requirements, workflows, success criteria, operational needs, and constraints. - Coordinate across Engineering, Product, Business Development, and Operations to resolve issues and keep deployments on track. - Track technical integration progress, surface risks early, and drive decisions needed for mission readiness. - Help define and improve Northwood’s customer onboarding, deployment, escalation, and post-launch support processes. - Capture customer feedback and translate it into clear product, operational, and business priorities. - Partner with Business Development on customer expansion, renewals, and new mis
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