Skylo · 5 hours ago
Principal Product Manager, Networks
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
15+ years expSkylo is a global Non-Terrestrial Network service provider based in Mountain View, CA, offering innovative connectivity solutions via satellite. The Principal Product Manager will be responsible for defining the commercial future of Skylo's network, identifying market opportunities, and translating technical capabilities into viable products.
Information TechnologyInternet of ThingsSatellite CommunicationTelecommunicationsWireless
Responsibilities
You will look outward to the market to identify unmet customer needs and map them to Skylo’s emerging technical capabilities. You will identify problems that Skylo’s engineering team has solved and package them into sellable solutions
Go beyond established MNO use cases to identify and validate entirely new market verticals. You will take ownership of these new opportunities, driving the execution from the initial paper concept through to the first commercial pilot
Define the long-term architectural path for Skylo’s network. You will evaluate high-stakes strategic trade-offs and determine how these choices create unique value propositions for new customer segments
Translate commercial objectives into clear engineering problems. You will define what success looks like for new services, moving beyond simple connectivity to define the end-to-end product experience, including SLAs, pricing models, and go-to-market packaging
Close the loop between technical feasibility and market appetite. You will continuously validate R&D concepts with customers, ensuring we invest engineering resources only in the capabilities that have a clear path to revenue
Qualification
Required
15+ years of related experience across product management, wireless systems engineering, telco strategy, M(V)NO/Telco ecosystem engagements (or 12+ years with a Master's degree)
You have a track record of transforming technical capabilities (like Telco stacks) into sellable products. You can explain why a feature matters to a customer, not just how it works
Experience making complex architectural bets. You can articulate the pros and cons of different network topologies and how they affect the end-user service experience
Expert-level knowledge of the M(V)NO end-to-end stack, roaming interfaces, 3GPP, NTN, D2D with the ability to apply this knowledge for strategic product definition
Ability to define key performance indicators (KPIs) for network services and use that data to drive the next generation of product requirements
Benefits
Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan
Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of developing and running world’s first commercial, live direct-to-device satellite network and service
Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite and network virtualization
Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley, Nordic and South Asia characteristics
Company
Skylo
Skylo is a global non-terrestrial service provider that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over satellites.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$183MKey Investors
NGP CapitalSoftBank
2025-02-27Series Unknown· $30M
2024-02-13Series C· $37M
2020-01-21Series B· $103M
Leadership Team
Andrew Kalman
Co-Founder & Hub Architect
Andrew Nuttall
CTO and Co-Founder
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