Role: Image Product Manager

Employment Type: Full Time

Educational Qualification: Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field, such as Remote Sensing, Earth Science, or Engineering.

Work Experience: Proven experience (4+ years) as a Product Manager in a relevant industry. Background in hyperspectral image processing is a plus.

Role Description:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Image Product Manager to work as a part of our Image Processing team. In this role, you will be responsible for the development, enhancement, and management of our hyperspectral image products, working closely with a diverse team across multiple geographic locations. You will play a critical role in delivering high-quality image products that meet the specific needs of our global clientele..

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Refine and execute the image product strategy for Pixxel’s image processing pipeline, aligning it with the company’s vision, customer requirements, and future mission needs.

• Track current and future mission image product delivery from request to final product packaging and delivery, ensuring timely execution across all stages.

• Coordinate closely with IPR, Mission Operations, Platform, Customer Success, Order Desk, QA/QC, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth cross-functional execution and clear ownership.

• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and customer requirement studies to identify trends, opportunities, and product improvement areas.

• Create and manage product roadmaps, prioritizing features, dashboard improvements, pipeline enhancements, and operational workflows based on business needs and customer impact.

• Track the end-to-end product development and delivery lifecycle, from concept to delivery, ensuring that hyperspectral image products meet quality standards and client specifications.

• Define requirements for pipeline monitoring dashboards, automated QA/QC tracking, failure reason categorization, reprocessing, retriggering, product versioning, packaging, and delivery status visibility.

• Convert recurring team pain points into clear Jira tickets, dashboard requirements, process improvements, and roadmap items.

• Maintain a strong functional understanding of hyperspectral image processing, remote sensing technologies, satellite systems, and product levels such as L0, L1, L2, and ARD.

• Collaborate with technical experts to understand processing blockers, quality metrics, pass/fail criteria, customer impact, and expected resolution timelines.

• Act as a key point of contact for Pixxel’s commercial and customer-facing teams, understanding their requirements and ensuring that image products align with customer expectations.

• Implement and maintain strict quality control processes to guarantee the accuracy, reliability, consistency, and traceability of image products.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation, including product requirement documents, release notes, processing version documents, decision logs, issue trackers, and internal/customer-facing documentation.

• Identify potential risks and challenges associated with product development, pipeline execution, quality, delivery timelines, and customer commitments. Develop strategies to mitigate these risks.

• Stay current with industry trends, competitor offerings, emerging technologies, and evolving customer expectations to maintain a competitive edge.

Desirable Skills & Certifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field, such as Remote Sensing, Earth Science, or Engineering.

• Proven experience (3-5 years) as a Product Manager in a relevant industry, with a background in hyperspectral image processing.

• Cross-cultural communication skills, with experience working with international teams. A global mindset and adaptability to different cultural contexts.

• Technical knowledge of hyperspectral image processing, remote sensing, satellite systems, and relevant software tools.

• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a track record of successful team collaboration. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.

• Exceptional problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities.

• Strong market research and analytical skills.

• Effective communication and negotiation skills, with a customer-centric approach.

• Ability to manage budgets and allocate resources effectively. Proficiency in project management and product management tools and methodologies.

• Familiarity with quality assurance processes and documentation practices.

• Ethical considerations and a commitment to responsible and sustainable practices.

Would be great if you have

• Mission design and orbit simulation experience using software tools (STK, FreeFlyer, Orekit, GMAT etc.) or custom software is preferred

• Full lifecycle development experience of LEO spacecraft

• Hardware-in-the-loop and monte carlo simulation experience

• Knowledge of Development tools

• Version control (Git)

• Project Management (Jira)

Candidate Acumen:
This is a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic team and shape the future of hyperspectral image products in the satellite industry. If you are a results-driven Image Product Manager with a global perspective and a passion for cutting-edge technology, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our visionary team.

Benefits:
Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
Relocation assistance
Professional Mental Wellness services
Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India)
Employee Stock Options for all hires

About Pixxel

Pixxel is a space data company and spacecraft manufacturer redefining Earth observation with hyperspectral imaging. The company’s first three commercial hyperspectral satellites—Fireflies—deliver imagery at 5-meter resolution and 135+ spectral bands, providing 50x richer detail than traditional Earth observation systems and unlocking insights across agriculture, climate, energy, environment, and more.

Once fully deployed, Pixxel’s constellation of 18-24 satellites will capture imagery across up to 250 bands in VNIR and SWIR ranges, with a 40 km swath and daily global revisit capability. Pixxel’s most unique strength is its full-stack approach, integrating every layer of the value chain from satellite hardware and manufacturing to AI-powered analytics.

Pixxel’s satellite constellation is complemented by Aurora, its in-house Earth Observation Studio that simplifies satellite imagery analysis and democratises remote sensing for all. Designed to make hyperspectral data more accessible, Aurora by Pixxel combines high-frequency imagery with AI-powered tools to generate actionable insights, even for users without technical backgrounds. The third pillar of Pixxel’s ecosystem is its in-house satellite manufacturing capability. Beyond building its own spacecraft, Pixxel also provides satellite systems and subsystems to other organisations. This dual capacity sets it apart in a sector where most companies focus on either payload design or data operations, but not both.

Pixxel’s team is young but deeply mission-aligned, with a culture rooted in curiosity, speed, and long-term thinking. As the company grows its constellation and expands Aurora, the focus remains on making space-based insights practical, scalable, and genuinely helpful so that the health of the planet becomes measurable and action becomes possible.

Pixxel was the only Indian startup selected for the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator in Los Angeles and has been recognised in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Via Satellite’s Top Innovators list.

For more information, see ourCareers page or follow Pixxel onLinkedIn andX/Twitter.

Culture

Pixxel is an organization where we enable our employees to work on world-changing problems that they are passionate about, and a place where they can be their best selves day in and day out while ensuring they have fun every day.

Central to our employee-first ethos is a commitment to ensuring that every team member feels valued and heard. We nurture a healthy and supportive work environment where we prioritise well-being and growth in all aspects of life

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