Principal Product Manager, Skylo
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$198.2-239.9k
+ Stock option based equity program. Salary depends on location
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Satellite-based device connectivity
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Satellite-based device connectivity
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$198.2-239.9k
+ Stock option based equity program. Salary depends on location
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To be the most efficient way to connect anything, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- Skylo is looking for a Principal Product Manager to define the commercial future of our network. You will be responsible for actively hunting for new market opportunities that our unique technology can unlock. You will sit at the intersection of Skylo’s engineering and the global market
- Your mandate is to identify unique technical enablers—such as novel capabilities unlocked by standards in the future, or leverage internal research—and translate them into viable, end-to-end products. You will define the What and Why for our next generation of services, driving them from technical possibility to commercial reality across new verticals and unchartered markets
- 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
Our take
Skylo connects Internet of Things (IoT) devices to satellite networks using the cellular-based Narrowband IoT protocol. It is considered one of the world’s most affordable and ubiquitous networks that connects any machine or sensor.
The company stands out for being the first to leverage the aforementioned protocol, which allows its customers to instantaneously connect billions of devices in remote areas, without having to wait for any new satellites to launch. Having tested its technology with government and enterprise clients, the company then invested funding into scaling service in emerging markets, starting with India and Southeast Asia.
More recently, Skylo has focused on forming partnerships, such as with IoT firm FocusPoint and telecommunications equipment company Anritsu Corporation, through which it has helped deliver IoT monitoring and emergency escalation services and enhanced Non-Terrestrial Network device testing. It also enjoyed an oversubscribed round of funding in 2025, after growing its commercial coverage area to include Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. These two significant wins exemplify Skylo's status as a leading connectivity company.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2025
$30m
LATE VC
Feb 2024
$37m
LATE VC
Total funding: $183m
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Andrew Kalman
(Co-Founder & Hub Architect)Previously co-founded and served as Director of R&D for Euphonix. Founded Pumpkin, serving as President and CTO.
Andrew Nuttall
(Co-Founder & CTO)Received a Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University.
Parthsarathi Trivedi
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously acted as a Graduate Research Assistant at MIT's Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment.
Tarun Gupta
(Co-Founder)Previously acted as Head of Strategy and Operations for Google, President for Parallel Infrastructure, and as Chief Architect for FiberTower.
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