(Senior) Earth Observation Data Supplier Manager (f/m/x)

Cross functional collaboration:

1. Product & Commercial teams - align data sourcing decisions with product requirements and the roadmap; support tasking planning and monitoring

2. External EO data suppliers & operators - primary point of contact for relationship management, contract negotiation, and SLA tracking

Tech stack and tools:

1. Satellite tasking and ordering platforms/portals from data providers

2. Contract and SLA tracking tools

3. GIS & Map tools

4. Tasking Planning and monitoring tools

5. Internal collaboration tools (Slack, Confluence, Linear, or equivalent) for cross-team coordination

• Collaborate with product and commercial teams to develop and refine LiveEO's EO data strategy.

• Support product and commercial teams with tasking planning and monitoring.

• Screen and recommend data products from existing and new satellite operators based on product and coverage requirements.

• Drive the sourcing strategy for different types of remote sensing data.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with our EO data suppliers.

• Manage data contracts and SLAs, and keep track of costs and usage.

• Act as the connector between product, engineering, commercial, and external data suppliers.

• Experience in commercial EO data, remote sensing, or the geospatial industry.

• Good understanding of satellite imagery products and the commercial EO data landscape and use cases.

• Hands-on experience with or strong interest in satellite tasking workflows and acquisition planning.

• Comfortable working across teams and managing external stakeholder relationships.

• Handle contracts and reporting.

• Fluent in English.

• Strong Project Management and communication skills.

• Fluent in German is a plus.

• The opportunity to create a product that can improve business processes and lives across the globe.

• Flexible working hours and hybrid work model - we trust our employees to get their work done while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

• We empower employees to drive their own career development, take initiative and have the freedom to be creative and bold.

• Not an overtime culture - we take care that overtime is done only as a necessity and always offset with time off and rest.

• A collaborative and learning environment - frequent internal workshops, knowledge sharing sessions, journal clubs and hackathons.

• Office located in the centre of Berlin Kreuzberg with free fruit, nuts and drinks.

• Potential to participate in the employee stock option program.

• Urban Sports membership and BVG subsidy, corporate pension program.

• A diverse and vibrant international environment of 30+ different nationalities