Job description
Role highlights:
- Role: Program Management Office (PMO) Project Manager
- Department: Program Management Office - Missions Line of Business
- Location: Espoo, Finland
- Reports to: Senior Program Manager, Program Management Office
- Employment type: Permanent
- Working type: Hybrid ((2-day remote policy)
The Mission of the role
Working in this role, you will deliver clarity, speed, and structure across critical projects that power ICEYE’s Missions Line of Business.
As ICEYE scales its Missions business, execution needs to move fast, frictionlessly and with clarity. This role is part of a new, fast-paced activist PMO designed to enable delivery across space programs, internal operations, and high-stakes cross-functional efforts.
The PMO Project Manager will lead internal initiatives that underpin ICEYE’s significant growth plans, and design business processes that make execution repeatable while retaining ICEYE’s culture of agility. Mission Programs are large, high-stakes contracts—often exceeding €100M—with milestone payments that directly impact ICEYE’s revenue. You’ll support these critical deliveries by building the digital backbone of execution: clean workflows, milestone clarity, risk visibility, and lightweight tooling. This is a builder-operator role for someone who thrives at the intersection of structure and speed.
Who we are
ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy – day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits.
As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring (including oil-spill detection), and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.
ICEYE operates internationally with offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US. The company has more than 900 employees, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
Expected outcomes & requirements
Outcomes:
- Establish baseline PMO tooling to support program portfolio health tracking, risk escalation, and portfolio reporting
- Define and launch 2–3 internal operating rhythms or workflows that add real business value and support the coordination across Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program teams (e.g., milestone readiness reviews, mission program kickoffs, workload planning)
- Deliver 3–5 critical projects in the Missions Line of Business within the first 12 months — each tied to essential process improvements, operational execution, or delivery enablement
- Build trust and execution alignment with 2–3 functional leaders by serving as their go-to PMO partner for critical, messy, or cross-functional initiatives
- Increase execution clarity and predictability in supported efforts, as measured by milestone success, stakeholder feedback, and cycle time
Role-specific competences
- Execution-Focused Project Delivery: Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects to real outcomes in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Workflow & Process Design: Designs and improves internal processes that reduce friction and scale with the business
- High-Tech Orientation: Comfortable working alongside engineers and using tools like JIRA, GenAI solutions and live dashboards to drive alignment and tracking
- Strategic Judgment : Able to prioritize critical path items, identify risks early, and focus execution on the value-unlocks which move the needle
- Change Leadership: Strong communicator who can build trust, influence and coordinate across functions — even without formal authority
Our key competences
In addition to the requirements above, we evaluate candidates on these key qualities throughout the hiring process:
- Intellectual Firepower: Rapidly comprehends, structures and synthesizes complex information, draws accurate conclusions, and communicates them with clarity.
- Passion & Work Ethic: Brings sustained motivation, resilience, and high personal standards to every challenge.
- Ownership & Action: Assumes full accountability for outcomes, acting decisively, and ensuring commitments are delivered.
- Team Player: Works collaboratively across teams, contributing to shared success, and engaging in constructive debate.
- Integrity & Growth Mindset: Operates with transparency and humility, learns from setbacks, and actively seeks opportunities to grow.
What we offer at ICEYE
At ICEYE, you will join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. We know that we will succeed only through exceptional people in our team — which is why your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority.
As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. You will benefit from continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and integrity. ICEYE is a place where your contributions have a visible impact, and where we celebrate success together.
Benefits
- A job that matters in a dynamic Defence Technology and Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
- An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
- Occupational healthcare, occupational, and accident insurance
- A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
- Phone subscription with iPhone of choice
- Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
- Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
- Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
At ICEYE, we believe that diversity isn’t just a buzzword – it’s our greatest asset.
We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every voice is not only heard but celebrated. We know that diverse perspectives breed innovation and creativity, which is why we actively seek out individuals from all walks of life, backgrounds, and experiences.
Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table. Join us and be part of a team where differences are not only embraced but cherished, because together, we’re stronger.
Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.
