Product Manager - Geospatial and Navigation Solutions, full-time role
Advanced NavigationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Posted November 26, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Advanced Navigation is a global leader in software-enhanced navigation and autonomous systems, delivering cutting-edge solutions for land, air, sea, and space environments where GPS signals are unreliable. The company’s portfolio spans satellite and RF navigation, acoustic and inertial systems, robotics, photonics, quantum sensing, artificial intelligence, and advanced GPS antennas and receivers. Distinctive strengths include rapid product delivery, deep technical expertise, and a vertically integrated model that combines research, testing, and manufacturing in a single ecosystem. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Advanced Navigation serves customers worldwide from research and production facilities across the globe.
Job Description
As a Product Manager for Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) product line, you will work closely with senior product leadership, engineering, and commercial teams to support the definition and execution of the product roadmap. You will combine your technical knowledge of navigation systems with insights into customer and market needs across industries such as defence, automotive, maritime, and surveying.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
- 5+ years of Product Management experience in technical environments (Hardware, SaaS, or Engineering-led companies)
- Proven Product launch experience: demonstrated ability to take features or products from concept to launch
- Technical Fluency: Comfortable bridging the gap between Hardware and Software
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience working directly with Engineering, Sales, and Operations to unblock issues and deliver on time
- Domain Interest: Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, or GNSS/INS is a plus (or a strong desire to learn deep-tech)
- AI/ML Awareness: Familiarity with how AI/ML models integrate into hardware or software workflows is highly desirable
- Technical Translation: Ability to translate complex technical concepts (hardware/software) into clear business value and user requirements
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven ability to lead R&D, GTM, and Ops teams without formal authority to drive program execution
- Strategic Communication: Track record of synthesizing complex data into clear strategic narratives (PRFAQs, Business Cases) for executive stakeholders
- Data-Driven Prioritization: Ability to use quantitative data and qualitative customer insights to ruthlessly prioritize the roadmap
- Commercial Acumen: Experience balancing customer needs, market dynamics, and unit economics to build profitable products
- Customer Discovery: Expertise in conducting primary customer research to uncover deep user pain points
