he SKA Observatory offers a competitive salary and a generous pension and benefits package. As an employee of an intergovernmental organisation, an appointee who is not a national of the country in which the role is based may be subject to personal Privileges and Immunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the product direction and delivery outcomes for the SKA-Low telescope. The role would suit an experienced Product Manager or someone with deep experience in radio telescope software who is interested in moving into Product Management. You will work across stakeholders, engineering teams, and programme leadership to frame problems, set priorities, define success measures, and communicate progress, ensuring delivery remains evidence-based and aligned with major construction, integration, commissioning, and operational milestones.

The Role

SKAO is delivering one of the world’s most advanced scientific instruments: a complex, globally distributed observatory built through tightly coordinated engineering, integration, commissioning and operational readiness activities. Delivery is milestone- and verification-led, with progress governed through formal requirements, system integration gates, commissioning evidence and readiness for real telescope operations.

Within this context, Product Management helps ensure that delivery remains focused on the outcomes that matter most for the telescope and its users. The role is not simply about managing a backlog; it is about connecting user needs, scientific and operational value, engineering delivery, and programme commitments.

You will help to:

• frame problems around the people who will use, operate and support the telescope, the behaviour changes needed, and the value we expect to create;
• translate outcomes into sequenced, testable increments that fit programme milestones, integration constraints and delivery realities;
• define “done” through measurable success criteria and evidence, aligned with verification, commissioning and operational needs;
• support clear prioritisation and trade-off decisions across a broad stakeholder landscape, protecting telescope outcomes while recognising programme constraints.

You will provide day-to-day product leadership across the SKA-Low telescope, working closely with distributed teams of engineers, architects, operations, commissioning and science staff, as well as project and programme leadership and other members of the Product Management team.

This is a fixed-term appointment to the end of June 2029 and will be based in Perth, Australia.

SKAO is committed to providing an inclusive and flexible working environment, meeting the requests of our Colleagues whilst also fulfilling the needs and objectives of the Observatory.

This role requires the post holder to work across different time zones and, in line with SKAO policy, flexible working hours will be supported in agreement with the line manager.

Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Duties

You will provide product leadership for the SKA-Low telescope construction