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Senior Technical Program Manager

Loft Orbital Solutions

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 150000 - 190000

Posted: 29 September 2026 (14 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wanna join the adventure

Loft Orbital is making space simple by building and operating the infrastructure that enables our customers missions. Were looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our Infrastructure team and help deliver complex work efficiently and predictably.

In this role youll bring structure and clarity to a highly cross-functional environment. Youll coordinate workloads and programs support global on-call operations strengthen the teams ways of working and make sure risks dependencies and escalations are visible and managed. Your work will directly improve the efficiency of our engineering teams and the reliability and scalability of our satellite operations.

This is a high-autonomy role with broad visibility and significant room to shape how you work. Youll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on how Loft manages and scales its satellite fleet while partnering with teams across Infrastructure Operations Solutions Product Engineering and other functions.

About this Role:

Support Cloud Test and Space Infrastructure teams in workload management program delivery and cross-functional coordination
Support on-call scheduling across global timezones
Own the ways of working within the Infrastructure team and ensure our processes are followed and aligned to necessary standards
Manage internal Risk register and escalation as appropriate to program and cross-functional deliveries

Must Haves:

8 years of technical program/project management experience in SW and Service Operations
Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
Demonstrated experience facilitating Agile development teams (Scrum Kanban or similar)
Analytical mindset plus the ability to develop processes to address operational challenges automating whenever possible
Strong interpersonal skills; capable of influencing others without formal authority
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop materials for an executive audience
Ability to travel at least once per quarter for cross-office collaboration

Nice to Haves:

Background in space industry tech startups organizations building both hardware and software solutions
Previous experience working with an international team across time zones
Experience in product management or working closely with product teams
Experience with Python or automation/scripting in software engineering environments and metric generation

Some of Our Awesome Benefits:

100% company-paid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
100% employer paid Life AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
401(k) plan and equity options
Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
International exposure to our team in France
Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
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Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
Relocation assistance when applicable

$150000 - $190000 a year

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $150000- $190000 per year. This is determined by your education experience knowledge skills and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we cantquantify for you are the exciting challenges supportive team and amazing culture we enjoy.

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017 Loft provides governments companies and research institutions with a fast reliable and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate launch and operate spacecraft offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation IoT connectivity on-orbit AI national security missions and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown Lofts flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027 we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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