Position Overview 

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Technical Project Manager (TPM) to oversee the project and program management of critical satellite and space vehicle subsystems. As a TPM, you will lead cross-functional teams through the entire lifecycle of hardware production, from manufacturing and assembly to testing and delivery. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional teams in the design, manufacturing, testing, and delivery of hardware, including batteries, harnessing, Power Conditioning and Distribution Units (PCDU), Flight Computers (FC), and test equipment.
• Monitor and control earned value metrics, resource allocations, and integrated master schedules (IMS) to align with Program Management Office (PMO) deadlines.
• Guide program support activities, including subcontracting, supply chain management, material planning, and capital expenditures.
• Manage the design, configuration, and operation of engineering and reliability lab infrastructure with a focus on reducing cycle time and cost.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• A focus or coursework in electrical systems or aerospace engineering is preferred

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years managing production teams.

Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clarify requirements and share technical updates
• Meticulous attention to details
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills in complex technical environments
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic setting

Technology Stack:

• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Excel
• Confluence
• JIRA

 Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a standard office or lab environment and use a computer for extended periods
• Ability to participate in hands‑on development or test activities as needed

This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands. 

Are you an enthusiastic, talented, and experienced Quality Assurance leader who excels at defining processes, setting standards, and conducting audits to ensure compliance and excellence? Do you enjoy thinking out of the box to balance rigorous ISO 9001/ASPICE standards with efficient delivery? If you love acting as an independent quality authority, influencing teams through governance and representing quality to customers and stakeholders, this role is for you!

✨ What You’ll Do 

• As an individual contributor, define, maintain, and improve organization-wide QA standards and quality processes.
• Lead and support ISO 9001/ASPICE readiness and certification activities. 
• Establish and audit compliance with internal quality policies and procedures.
• Review and approve test strategies, test plans, and test results for software releases. 
• Assess release readiness and approve or block releases from a quality perspective. 
• Act as a primary quality contact for customers, answering questions related to processes, controls, and quality practices. 
• Identify quality risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Define and monitor quality metrics and release quality criteria.
• Promote pragmatic, efficient compliance that supports delivery goals. 

🎯 What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in Software Quality Assurance in a senior or lead role in regulated or high-quality environments. 
• Experience with quality maturity standards in medical or automotive fields (ASPICE). 
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and SDLCs. 
• Experience reviewing and approving test plans and release readiness. 
• Detail-oriented, with strong analytical and auditing skills. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Comfortable interacting with customers, auditors, and cross-functional teams. 
• Confident, pragmatic, and able to balance compliance with delivery efficiency.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At RTI, we are dedicated to building a fair and inclusive workplace so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with all qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be just the right candidate for this or another one of our open roles. Learn more about our commitment to our workforce, here!

💎 Nice To Have / Preferred Skills

• Experience in regulated or high-quality environments.
• Prior experience supporting or leading ISO 9001 certification.

🌟 What We Offer You 

• Flexible Work: Hybrid office schedule + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards. 
• We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.
• Click here to see all Spain benefits.

💙 How is life at RTI

• We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years both in Spain and the US. In addition, we were listed as one of the Best Companies for Women to Advance. 
• We live and work by our core values, which emphasize excellence, teamwork, and reaching your potential. Our motto is “Enjoy the journey,” above all we must enjoy what we do and have fun at work. At RTI, you will work in a positive, supportive, diverse environment with a team that truly cares about you.
• We are defined by our “Working as One” culture and truly care about team’s interaction. That is why we plan trips for teams to get together in person, enjoy fun team-building activities and events, and feel more connected.

🌍 What We Do / About RTI

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the data-streaming company for intelligent distributed systems. RTI Connext® software is the critical nervous system for over 2,000 designs across Aerospace and Defense, MedTech, Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both control demanding physical systems and integrate them with cloud applications. RTI helps organizations develop, deploy, and scale intelligence and physical AI from edge to cloud, faster. RTI Runs a Smarter World™. 

RTI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

For more information about how we collect and use your data, please see our Privacy Notice for EMEA Job Applicants and Employees.

Please submit your CV in English.

Technical Program Manager & Engineering Operations (Aerospace / Robotics)

At Near Space Labs we design, build and operate a fleet of stratospheric robots to image the Earth. We launch our proprietary, balloon-based imaging robots to heights between 40,000 and 60,000 feet. From this vantage point, we capture petabytes of imagery for a variety of use cases. 

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to coordinate the lifecycle of new features and upgrades across R&D, Manufacturing, and Fleet Management. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will be responsible for aligning cross-functional requirements, managing critical-path schedules, and ensuring that our technical standards are met from prototype to deployment. We are looking for a systems-thinker who can manage the complexity of deploying new hardware to real-life applications, while fostering a culture of disciplined execution.

Your responsibilities will be

• Create and co-own the project plans and schedule for new features, from inception to deployment in the field.
• Coordinate and trade-off the inputs and needs of the different departments involved in a feature release.
• Coordinate project gates such as acceptance reviews and others.
• Communicate with Flight Operations on the status of feature requests and releases.
• Evolve or streamline the existing processes for hardware development and manufacturing in an aerospace environment, with the ideal balance of agility and rigour.
• Enhance the tooling that supports development processes, configuration management and traceability if needed.
• Lead cross-functional projects with other teams like data engineering, flight operations and product.

Your Skills & Background 

• Experience in project management in engineering environments with real-life tradeoffs.
• 10+ years of experience, of which 2+ in a similar role.
• Hands-on experience with design, manufacturing or test processes in Robotics, Aeronautics, Drones, Auto, IoT, or a similar field containing hardware and embedded software.
• Degree in engineering; aerospace, industrial, mechanical, production, electronics or similar.
• Mission-oriented and focused on accomplishing goals autonomously.
• Willingness to cover different hats  and roles as the company expands.

Location

This is an onsite, full-time role in Barcelona, Spain.

What We Offer

• An exciting startup culture where you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in building and scaling a one-of-a-kind technology and organization.
• You will be part of an enthusiastic, international and motivated team of professionals who are committed to building unique technologies, being rigorous, and finding novel solutions to interesting problems.
• A diverse and inclusive workplace where we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. 
• A commitment that you will never be bored.

Equal employment opportunity

Near Space Labs is committed to diversity in our organization and building an equitable and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and experiences. Near Space Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Are you a hands-on engineering leader with a passion for helping, guiding, and inspiring other engineers to build a successful career? Would you like to have an impact on your team’s culture and collaborate with other teams to reach important business goals? If you love working with other engineers and celebrating your team’s success as your own, this is your role!

✨ What You’ll Do / Responsibilities

• People Leadership: Be a coach, mentor, support system, and leader for a Spain-based, distributed, and diverse development team. 
  • You will grow, manage, and inspire the team by hiring new engineers and providing the mentoring and training platforms they need to succeed.
  • You will create career plans for both junior and senior engineers.
  • Develop and track key metrics for team performance.
  • You will ensure the team has a clear understanding of the direction of the product and the reasoning behind high-level decisions.
  • You will be key in RTI's cultural evolution, working with other Engineering Managers and leaders to define and evolve the 1RTI culture of our engineering organization.
• Project Management: You are responsible for the success of specific R&D GPP projects (involving products such as Connext Professional, Connext AI, or others). 
  • You will lead planning, manage and control execution, and organize the team’s resources. This includes creating and maintaining schedules, identifying and mitigating risks, and facilitating conflict resolution.
  • You will regularly communicate progress and risks to stakeholders.
• Process Evolution: Introduce the right project management and development tools to allow the team to deliver software efficiently. You will mentor the team in best practices for planning and execution, evolving our 1RTI development processes

🎯 What We’re Looking For / Requirements

• Management Experience: You are a leader with a proven track record of strong people management skills, including at least 4 years of experience leading software engineering teams of 10+ engineers.
• Team Building: Experience in recruiting, onboarding, and training high-performing teammates in a distributed environment.
• Project Leadership: Experience leading the full software development lifecycle. You should be adept at resource planning, risk management, and using project management tools to drive delivery.
• Technical Background: At least 4+ years of hands-on software development experience. (Note: Experience in high-level front-end only environments is not a fit for this role).
• Strategic Communication: Excellent verbal and written English communication skills. You are able to synthesize complex product decisions into actionable context for your engineers.

🌟 What We Offer You 

• Flexible Work: Hybrid office schedule + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards. 
• We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.
• Click here to see all Spain benefits.

💙 How is life at RTI

• We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years both in Spain and the US. In addition, we were listed as one of the Best Companies for Women to Advance. 
• We live and work by our core values, which emphasize excellence, teamwork, and reaching your potential. Our motto is “Enjoy the journey,” above all we must enjoy what we do and have fun at work. At RTI, you will work in a positive, supportive, diverse environment with a team that truly cares about you.
• We are defined by our “Working as One” culture and truly care about team’s interaction. That is why we plan trips for teams to get together in person, enjoy fun team-building activities and events, and feel more connected.

🌍 What We Do / About RTI

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the data-streaming company for intelligent distributed systems. RTI Connext® software is the critical nervous system for over 2,000 designs across Aerospace and Defense, MedTech, Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both control demanding physical systems and integrate them with cloud applications. RTI helps organizations develop, deploy, and scale intelligence and physical AI from edge to cloud, faster. RTI Runs a Smarter World™. Learn more at www.rti.com.

RTI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

For more information about how we collect and use your data, please see our Privacy Notice for EMEA Job Applicants and Employees.

Are you a strategic, technical, and empathetic leader who excels at guiding high-performing Product Management teams through the complexities of real-time data streaming? Do you thrive on transforming technical complexity into an inspirational vision and architecting a unified "1Roadmap" that aligns product investments with critical corporate objectives? If you are a long-term thinker who values "playing the infinite game" and has the courage to experiment boldly while scaling a team of technical experts, this role is for you! 

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of deep innovation and market-driven strategy as we expand into the next generation of Physical AI and autonomous systems. As our Senior Manager of Product Management, you won't just be managing a team - you will be the driving force providing the coaching and clarity needed to build enduring value and shape the future of autonomy.

✨ What You’ll Do / Responsibilities

As the Sr. Group Product Manager, you will be the primary driver of RTI’s product strategy and the mentor-in-chief for a growing team of Product Managers. You will:

• Lead through Empowerment: Manage and coach a team of PMs, focusing on raising the bar for the PM craft and ensuring their individual roadmaps are aligned with the broader vision.
• Orchestrate the Product Truth: Lead our 6-month planning cycles to create a single, traceable roadmap. You’ll balance the needs of existing customers (Retain) with the strategic expansion into new markets (Land/Expand).
• Drive Product Innovation: Act as a player-coach for new product concepts. You’ll use "vibe-coding" and rapid prototyping to validate ideas with stakeholders and customers that could define the next wave of RTI’s growth in physical AI and autonomous systems.
• Own the Business Model: Collaborate with executive leadership to manage and iterate on pricing, licensing, and packaging strategies that maximize customer value and RTI’s business growth.
• Bridge the Organization: Build strong, trust-based relationships with R&D, Marketing, Sales, and the Executive Management Team. You will be the primary voice of the product, ensuring cross-functional alignment and eliminating operational friction.
• Curate Market Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of market trends, competition, and emerging technologies (Physical AI, Autonomous Systems) to refine RTI’s product direction.

🎯 What We’re Looking For / Requirements

• Proven PM Leadership: 10+ years in Product Management, with 3+ years specifically managing other PMs at a Director or Group PM level.
• Deep Infrastructure Expertise: Strong "under the hood" technical depth in middleware, distributed systems, or developer tools within high-consequence domains (e.g., Automotive, Robotics, Defense).
• The Hybrid Track Record: Demonstrated success managing mature product lines while simultaneously leading "0 to 1" innovation or major category shifts.
• Collaborative Influence: A "bridge-builder" with a proven ability to resolve cross-functional friction, prioritize active listening, and lead through others to gather buy-in.
• Strategic Storytelling: Ability to transform dense technical details into compelling narratives that inspire and align both engineering leads and executive stakeholders.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to partner effectively with R&D leads on "problem vs. solution" definitions and architecture without needing to write production code.
• Coaching Mindset: A passion for mentoring junior or new-to-company PMs and raising the bar for the entire PM craft.
• ICP Mastery: Deep understanding of how to define and validate Ideal Customer Profiles for complex B2B products.
• Outcome-Oriented: Ability to take on full ownership of product success, maintaining a disciplined focus on long-term platform goals while ensuring consistent short-term delivery through team empowerment rather than oversight.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At RTI, we are dedicated to building a fair and inclusive workplace so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with all qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be just the right candidate for this or another one of our open roles. Learn more about our commitment to our workforce, here!

💎 Nice To Have / Preferred Skills

• Market Context: Specific experience in the Aerospace & Defense or Automotive markets.
• RTI Knowledge: Familiarity with DDS or similar middleware.
• Cloud/SaaS Experience: Background in on-prem infrastructure technologies as well as cloud-native models.
• Growth Engines: Experience in Product-Led Growth (PLG) or hybrid enterprise/PLG environments.

🌟 What We Offer You 

• Flexible working schedule. 
• Hybrid working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards. 
• We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.

💙 How is life at RTI

• We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years both in Spain and the US. In addition, we were listed as one of the Best Companies for Women to Advance. 
• We live and work by our core values, which emphasize excellence, teamwork, and reaching your potential. Our motto is “Enjoy the journey,” above all we must enjoy what we do and have fun at work. At RTI, you will work in a positive, supportive, diverse environment with a team that truly cares about you.
• We are defined by our “Working as One” culture and truly care about team’s interaction. That is why we plan trips for teams to get together in person, enjoy fun team-building activities and events, and feel more connected.

🌍 What We Do / About RTI

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the data-streaming company for intelligent distributed systems. RTI Connext® software is the critical nervous system for over 2,000 designs across Aerospace and Defense, MedTech, Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both control demanding physical systems and integrate them with cloud applications. RTI helps organizations develop, deploy, and scale intelligence and physical AI from edge to cloud, faster. RTI Runs a Smarter World™. Learn more at www.rti.com.

The compensation range for this role is 180K-200K in Denver, Colorado. The salary range displayed on this job posting reflects a minimum and maximum target. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that this range reflects the base salary target range only, and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

RTI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

For more information about how we collect and use your data, please see our Privacy Notice for US Job Applicants and Employees.

Are you a strategic, technical, and empathetic leader who excels at guiding high-performing Product Management teams through the complexities of real-time data streaming? Do you thrive on transforming technical complexity into an inspirational vision and architecting a unified "1Roadmap" that aligns product investments with critical corporate objectives? If you are a long-term thinker who values "playing the infinite game" and has the courage to experiment boldly while scaling a team of technical experts, this role is for you! 

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of deep innovation and market-driven strategy as we expand into the next generation of Physical AI and autonomous systems. As our Senior Manager of Product Management, you won't just be managing a team - you will be the driving force providing the coaching and clarity needed to build enduring value and shape the future of autonomy.

✨ What You’ll Do / Responsibilities

As the Sr. Group Product Manager, you will be the primary driver of RTI’s product strategy and the mentor-in-chief for a growing team of Product Managers. You will:

• Lead through Empowerment: Manage and coach a team of PMs, focusing on raising the bar for the PM craft and ensuring their individual roadmaps are aligned with the broader vision.
• Orchestrate the Product Truth: Lead our 6-month planning cycles to create a single, traceable roadmap. You’ll balance the needs of existing customers (Retain) with the strategic expansion into new markets (Land/Expand).
• Drive Product Innovation: Act as a player-coach for new product concepts. You’ll use "vibe-coding" and rapid prototyping to validate ideas with stakeholders and customers that could define the next wave of RTI’s growth in physical AI and autonomous systems.
• Own the Business Model: Collaborate with executive leadership to manage and iterate on pricing, licensing, and packaging strategies that maximize customer value and RTI’s business growth.
• Bridge the Organization: Build strong, trust-based relationships with R&D, Marketing, Sales, and the Executive Management Team. You will be the primary voice of the product, ensuring cross-functional alignment and eliminating operational friction.
• Curate Market Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of market trends, competition, and emerging technologies (Physical AI, Autonomous Systems) to refine RTI’s product direction.

🎯 What We’re Looking For / Requirements

• Proven PM Leadership: 10+ years in Product Management, with 3+ years specifically managing other PMs at a Director or Group PM level.
• Deep Infrastructure Expertise: Strong "under the hood" technical depth in middleware, distributed systems, or developer tools within high-consequence domains (e.g., Automotive, Robotics, Defense).
• The Hybrid Track Record: Demonstrated success managing mature product lines while simultaneously leading "0 to 1" innovation or major category shifts.
• Collaborative Influence: A "bridge-builder" with a proven ability to resolve cross-functional friction, prioritize active listening, and lead through others to gather buy-in.
• Strategic Storytelling: Ability to transform dense technical details into compelling narratives that inspire and align both engineering leads and executive stakeholders.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to partner effectively with R&D leads on "problem vs. solution" definitions and architecture without needing to write production code.
• Coaching Mindset: A passion for mentoring junior or new-to-company PMs and raising the bar for the entire PM craft.
• ICP Mastery: Deep understanding of how to define and validate Ideal Customer Profiles for complex B2B products.
• Outcome-Oriented: Ability to take on full ownership of product success, maintaining a disciplined focus on long-term platform goals while ensuring consistent short-term delivery through team empowerment rather than oversight.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At RTI, we are dedicated to building a fair and inclusive workplace so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with all qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be just the right candidate for this or another one of our open roles. Learn more about our commitment to our workforce, here!

💎 Nice To Have / Preferred Skills

• Market Context: Specific experience in the Aerospace & Defense or Automotive markets.
• RTI Knowledge: Familiarity with DDS or similar middleware.
• Cloud/SaaS Experience: Background in on-prem infrastructure technologies as well as cloud-native models.
• Growth Engines: Experience in Product-Led Growth (PLG) or hybrid enterprise/PLG environments.

🌟 What We Offer You 

• Flexible working schedule. 
• Hybrid working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards. 
• We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.

💙 How is life at RTI

• We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years both in Spain and the US. In addition, we were listed as one of the Best Companies for Women to Advance. 
• We live and work by our core values, which emphasize excellence, teamwork, and reaching your potential. Our motto is “Enjoy the journey,” above all we must enjoy what we do and have fun at work. At RTI, you will work in a positive, supportive, diverse environment with a team that truly cares about you.
• We are defined by our “Working as One” culture and truly care about team’s interaction. That is why we plan trips for teams to get together in person, enjoy fun team-building activities and events, and feel more connected.

🌍 What We Do / About RTI

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the data-streaming company for intelligent distributed systems. RTI Connext® software is the critical nervous system for over 2,000 designs across Aerospace and Defense, MedTech, Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both control demanding physical systems and integrate them with cloud applications. RTI helps organizations develop, deploy, and scale intelligence and physical AI from edge to cloud, faster. RTI Runs a Smarter World™. Learn more at www.rti.com.

The compensation range for this role is 200K-230K for Sunnyvale, California. The salary range displayed on this job posting reflects a minimum and maximum target. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that this range reflects the base salary target range only, and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

RTI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

For more information about how we collect and use your data, please see our Privacy Notice for US Job Applicants and Employees.

Are you a strategic, technical, and empathetic leader who excels at guiding high-performing Product Management teams through the complexities of real-time data streaming? Do you thrive on transforming technical complexity into an inspirational vision and architecting a unified "1Roadmap" that aligns product investments with critical corporate objectives? If you are a long-term thinker who values "playing the infinite game" and has the courage to experiment boldly while scaling a team of technical experts, this role is for you! 

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of deep innovation and market-driven strategy as we expand into the next generation of Physical AI and autonomous systems. As our Senior Manager of Product Management, you won't just be managing a team - you will be the driving force providing the coaching and clarity needed to build enduring value and shape the future of autonomy.

✨ What You’ll Do / Responsibilities

As the Sr. Group Product Manager, you will be the primary driver of RTI’s product strategy and the mentor-in-chief for a growing team of Product Managers. You will:

• Lead through Empowerment: Manage and coach a team of PMs, focusing on raising the bar for the PM craft and ensuring their individual roadmaps are aligned with the broader vision.
• Orchestrate the Product Truth: Lead our 6-month planning cycles to create a single, traceable roadmap. You’ll balance the needs of existing customers (Retain) with the strategic expansion into new markets (Land/Expand).
• Drive Product Innovation: Act as a player-coach for new product concepts. You’ll use "vibe-coding" and rapid prototyping to validate ideas with stakeholders and customers that could define the next wave of RTI’s growth in physical AI and autonomous systems.
• Own the Business Model: Collaborate with executive leadership to manage and iterate on pricing, licensing, and packaging strategies that maximize customer value and RTI’s business growth.
• Bridge the Organization: Build strong, trust-based relationships with R&D, Marketing, Sales, and the Executive Management Team. You will be the primary voice of the product, ensuring cross-functional alignment and eliminating operational friction.
• Curate Market Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of market trends, competition, and emerging technologies (Physical AI, Autonomous Systems) to refine RTI’s product direction.

🎯 What We’re Looking For / Requirements

• Proven PM Leadership: 10+ years in Product Management, with 3+ years specifically managing other PMs at a Director or Group PM level.
• Deep Infrastructure Expertise: Strong "under the hood" technical depth in middleware, distributed systems, or developer tools within high-consequence domains (e.g., Automotive, Robotics, Defense).
• The Hybrid Track Record: Demonstrated success managing mature product lines while simultaneously leading "0 to 1" innovation or major category shifts.
• Collaborative Influence: A "bridge-builder" with a proven ability to resolve cross-functional friction, prioritize active listening, and lead through others to gather buy-in.
• Strategic Storytelling: Ability to transform dense technical details into compelling narratives that inspire and align both engineering leads and executive stakeholders.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to partner effectively with R&D leads on "problem vs. solution" definitions and architecture without needing to write production code.
• Coaching Mindset: A passion for mentoring junior or new-to-company PMs and raising the bar for the entire PM craft.
• ICP Mastery: Deep understanding of how to define and validate Ideal Customer Profiles for complex B2B products.
• Outcome-Oriented: Ability to take on full ownership of product success, maintaining a disciplined focus on long-term platform goals while ensuring consistent short-term delivery through team empowerment rather than oversight.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At RTI, we are dedicated to building a fair and inclusive workplace so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with all qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be just the right candidate for this or another one of our open roles. Learn more about our commitment to our workforce, here!

💎 Nice To Have / Preferred Skills

• Market Context: Specific experience in the Aerospace & Defense or Automotive markets.
• RTI Knowledge: Familiarity with DDS or similar middleware.
• Cloud/SaaS Experience: Background in on-prem infrastructure technologies as well as cloud-native models.
• Growth Engines: Experience in Product-Led Growth (PLG) or hybrid enterprise/PLG environments.

🌟 What We Offer You 

• Flexible working schedule. 
• Hybrid working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards. 
• We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.

💙 How is life at RTI

• We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years both in Spain and the US. In addition, we were listed as one of the Best Companies for Women to Advance. 
• We live and work by our core values, which emphasize excellence, teamwork, and reaching your potential. Our motto is “Enjoy the journey,” above all we must enjoy what we do and have fun at work. At RTI, you will work in a positive, supportive, diverse environment with a team that truly cares about you.
• We are defined by our “Working as One” culture and truly care about team’s interaction. That is why we plan trips for teams to get together in person, enjoy fun team-building activities and events, and feel more connected.

🌍 What We Do / About RTI

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the data-streaming company for intelligent distributed systems. RTI Connext® software is the critical nervous system for over 2,000 designs across Aerospace and Defense, MedTech, Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both control demanding physical systems and integrate them with cloud applications. RTI helps organizations develop, deploy, and scale intelligence and physical AI from edge to cloud, faster. RTI Runs a Smarter World™. Learn more at www.rti.com.

RTI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

For more information about how we collect and use your data, please see our Privacy Notice for EMEA Job Applicants and Employees.

The Role

To push further our vision of Enterprise AI, we are looking for a senior leader to grow and lead our team of Enterprise Architects. 

This high-impact leadership role demands a unique blend of deep technical expertise, people management experience, and executive presence. You will act as an executive sponsor, confidently presenting to customer C-level executives and helping your team translate strategic goals into actionable technical plans.

Your primary goal is to lead and empower a team that supports our growing sales organization in achieving revenue goals. You will ensure your team successfully unlocks technical blockers by fostering close partnerships with leadership across Sales, Value Engineering, Product Management, Data Ops, and Information Security teams.

Measures of Success

Your success will be measured by your team's impact, including new customer acquisition rates, retention, up-selling, and your overarching contribution to the overall sales team and business success.

The work you’ll do:

• Team Leadership: Hire, mentor, and manage a team of Enterprise Architects who define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for our largest client accounts.
• Executive Engagement: Act as an executive sponsor in pre-Sales and post-Sales phases, presenting strategic visions to C-level executives and engaging with customer Architecture and security teams.
• Drive Strategic Innovation: Guide your team to design architectures that drive enterprise modernization, leverage capability mapping, and explore innovative solutions using emergent technologies like Agentic AI.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Serve as the leadership bridge between our product & engineering teams within Celonis and client teams to ensure the delivery of premier technical services.
• Ecosystem & Readiness: Oversee the assessment of the IT landscape maturity of our customer installed base and ensure your team effectively coaches Celonis account teams and ecosystem partners on architecture, integration, performance, and scalability.
• Thought Leadership: Direct the development of re-usable assets for projects, as well as customer-facing position papers and thought leadership presentations on architecture and innovation with Celonis.

The qualifications you need:

• Experience: 20+ years of relevant experience, including a proven track record of managing Enterprise Architects or technical teams at a top consulting firm or software vendor.
• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to think strategically, guiding your team to connect technical solutions to business value and customer objectives.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record of navigating complex negotiations and presenting to C-level executives.
• Enterprise Architecture Expertise: Demonstrated experience and deep understanding of Capability Mapping, Enterprise Modernization, and Agentic AI.
• Technical Foundation: Strong background in Data Architecture, system integrations, data operations, automation capabilities, and data-related languages (SQL, Python, etc.). You must be able to comfortably switch from discussing high-level architecture strategy to understanding hands-on demo environments.
• Ecosystem Knowledge: Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, SaaS solutions (Salesforce, SAP, Dynamics CRM, ServiceNow), cybersecurity posture fundamentals, API ecosystems, and legacy on-premise enterprise architectures.
• Education: MSc degree in Computer Science or an equivalent in an Information Technology-related field.
• Languages: Fluency in English is required; an additional language such as Spanish, French, German, or Italian is a strong advantage.

Preferred:

• Celonis Certifications and extensive leadership experience managing projects with OCPM and Case Centric Data Pipelines.
• Industry standard certifications such as AWS/Azure/GCP, ESB / ETL (Mulesoft, Oracle, SAP, Talend, Informatica), or TOGAF/Zachmann.
• Experience spanning at least two domains (e.g., Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, HR) and at least two industries (e.g., Consumer Goods, Banking, Pharma, Aerospace).