Associate/Senior Associate Founder’s Office

Job description

Digantara is a leading  Space Surveillance and Intelligence ​ company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across regimes, allowing end users to have actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers Digantara to monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness.   Why us : • Founder’s Office at  Digantara  will work directly with the Founder and senior leadership to drive mission-critical space technology, product, and infrastructure initiatives from concept to execution. • Hustle in a well-funded startup allowing you to take charge of your responsibilities and create your moonshot. About the role     Strategic Program Management    • Own and drive strategic space technology programs sponsored by the Founder and CEO. • Translate high-level business and mission objectives across  Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Domain Awareness (SDA), space-based sensors, satellite systems, and data platforms  into structured execution roadmaps. • Define program milestones, dependencies, deliverables, KPIs, and success metrics across engineering, product, and business teams. • Establish execution cadences, governance mechanisms, and program dashboards for critical initiatives. • Track end-to-end progress across technology development, productization, deployment, and operations. • Identify technical, operational, commercial, and execution risks and drive timely mitigation. Strategic Execution   • Work directly with the Founder and CEO on high-priority strategic, technology, and business initiatives. • Prepare executive-level briefs, presentations, decision documents, and program reviews. • Convert ambiguous and complex deep-tech challenges into structured problem statements and actionable execution plans. • Conduct detailed analysis and deep dives across satellite systems, payload development, data platforms, product initiatives, and orbital operations. • Drive follow-through on strategic decisions across engineering, R&D, product, operations, and business teams. • Support the Founder in evaluating new opportunities, partnerships, technologies, and strategic initiatives. Technology Program Leadership   • Partner with  Space Systems Engineering, Payload Development, Ground Systems, Data Science, AI/ML, Product, and Software Engineering  teams. • Drive cross-functional programs involving satellite payloads, sensor systems, orbital deployments, software platforms, and data infrastructure. • Develop sufficient understanding of system-level architecture across space, ground, and data segments to effectively manage programs. • Ensure alignment between product roadmap, mission requirements, technology priorities, and engineering execution. • Monitor program health across development, system integration, testing, deployment, and operations. • Identify cross-functional dependencies and ensure timely resolution of execution bottlenecks. Ideal Candidate: • Bachelor’s/master’s degree in engineering  and  MBA from a reputed institution  with strong academic and analytical grounding with 3-4 years of experience. • Exposure to  Founder’s Office, Chief of Staff, or strategic execution roles  is highly desirable. • Prior experience in  high-growth startups, scale-ups, or fast-paced tech companies  is strongly preferred. • Strong understanding of complex engineering and technology systems. • Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional programs and drive execution in ambiguous environments. • Strong analytical, structured problem-solving, and systems-thinking capabilities. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with executive presence. • Strong proficiency in  Excel, PowerPoint, data analysis, dashboards, and program management tools . • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment. Location:Hebbal, Bangalore Work Type: WFO , 5 days a week