One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
What you'll do
Viasat’s Commercial Aviation business is redefining how airlines deliver reliable, high-performance connectivity and data-driven digital experiences to passengers, crew, and operations teams. We are seeking a Senior Product Manager – Connectivity Platform to support the strategy, definition, and execution of our onboard software platform, including the full connectivity software stack, session and network enablement, capacity optimization, and the platform capabilities that power passenger, crew, and cockpit connectivity experiences.
In this role, you will drive product requirements for the onboard Connectivity Platform, partner across engineering, operations, and commercial teams, and evolve Viasat’s commercial aviation software ecosystem. You will own the end-to-end on-board software offering that enables passengers, crew, and cockpit connectivity experiences, ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, scalability, and customer value.
The day-to-day
- Contribute to product strategy and roadmaps for the Connectivity Platform, including onboard software, session management, terminal optimization, and enabling digital experiences.
- Translate the broader Commercial Aviation portfolio vision into platform-level capabilities, APIs, and services with clear, measurable outcomes.
- Define what the onboard connectivity platform means from a performance, reliability, scalability, usability, and lifecycle perspective.
- Own platform product requirements, success metrics, feature planning, and lifecycle support across the onboard software stack.
- Partner with engineering and architecture to define platform capabilities that enable digital products such as live TV, W-IFE, Partner applications, Ads, portals, and future services.
- Prioritize enhancements across platform reliability, availability, performance, and extensibility.
- Coordinate with OEMs and technology partners to ensure platform compatibility and evolution.
- Act as a voice of the customer, representing airlines, passengers, crew, and cockpit users.
- Support business cases and prioritization for platform investments and technical trade-offs.
- Use data-driven insights to inform roadmap decisions and platform performance improvements.
- Monitor product-market fit, adoption, usage patterns, and operational performance of platform features.
- Communicate platform updates, roadmap changes, and customer impact to internal and external stakeholders.
What you'll need
- 5–7 years of product management experience.
- Experience with aviation software platforms, in flight connectivity, cloud services, or networked systems.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end software systems, service reliability, and performance monitoring.
- Ability to collaborate deeply with engineering and architecture teams on complex technical products.
- Demonstrated success owning platform or infrastructure-adjacent software products.
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder management experience.
What will help you on the job
- Familiarity with airline operations, onboard systems, or passenger experience platforms.
- Experience with distributed systems, networking, or edge/cloud architectures.
Salary range
$180,500.00 - $285,000.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $224,500.00- $336,500.00/ annually
At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO Statement
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
