Product Manager · Spacecraft Operations · Ground Segment · Strasbourg
I am applying for the EVONA Product Manager opportunity because it sits at a point I care deeply about: space, AI-enabled business thinking, customer discovery, mission-critical software, and the human systems that turn complex technology into useful products.
EVONA’s world is not only recruitment. It is the operating layer behind a fast-growing space economy: understanding companies, roles, talent, missions, markets and the teams that make execution possible. This Product Manager role speaks to that same operating instinct.
My current AI for Business studies at Oxford focus on space and AI applications in space. I am especially interested in how AI, software, operations and human decision-making shape the next generation of space infrastructure.
I see product management as the discipline of translating between customers, engineers, commercial realities and long-term vision. That is exactly the bridge required for spacecraft operations and ground segment software.
I have repeatedly built initiatives from zero: defining the narrative, aligning partners, creating digital systems, coordinating teams, speaking with stakeholders and turning an ambitious concept into something public, useful and credible.
I am excited to apply for the Product Manager role in Strasbourg because it combines several themes that have become central to my professional direction: space, AI, mission-critical software, customer-facing product strategy, and the practical work of helping complex ideas become adopted by real users.
What draws me to this opportunity is the intersection of business, engineering and spacecraft operations. The role is not just about managing a backlog. It is about owning a product line from vision to execution, understanding customer needs, shaping use cases, guiding engineering priorities, supporting pricing and business cases, and representing the product in conversations with the market. That is the kind of connective role where I believe I can bring energy, structure and unusual perspective.
My route into this field is not the conventional aerospace engineering route, and I want to be transparent about that. My strength is in building bridges: between emerging technologies and public understanding, between ambitious visions and operational plans, between stakeholders and delivery teams, between data-informed strategy and human-centred communication. Over the last years I have built initiatives, platforms, events, campaigns, websites, communities and international projects from the ground up. I know what it means to create momentum where there is no ready-made playbook.
Through my Executive Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business at Oxford, I am focusing on space and AI applications in space. This has sharpened my interest in the satellite value chain, ground operations, dual-use infrastructure, software-enabled mission execution and the role of AI in decision support. I would love to bring that learning mindset into a company working with spacecraft operations and scalable ground segment products.
I am particularly motivated by the customer discovery and product-market side of the role. Space software must earn trust: it has to be reliable, understandable, operationally useful and aligned with real mission constraints. I would enjoy working directly with customers, partners and experts to identify needs, translate them into use cases, help prioritize engineering work, and communicate product value clearly across technical and commercial audiences.
I can contribute immediately with strong stakeholder communication, product storytelling, market research, event and conference representation, cross-functional coordination, structured documentation, AI-supported research workflows, and a founder’s ability to move from ambiguity into action. I am comfortable writing the brief, framing the roadmap, preparing the business case, building the presentation, facilitating the customer conversation, and improving the process afterwards.
EVONA’s positioning around people and space resonates strongly with me. The space economy will not be built by technology alone; it will be built by teams who can align mission, market, software, operations and trust. I would be grateful for the chance to contribute to that work and to grow into the product depth this role requires.
Warm regards,
Iwona Fluda
This is a stretch toward a more technical product environment, but it is a strategically coherent stretch: from AI, innovation and ecosystem-building into space software product management.
Experience taking initiatives from concept through narrative, stakeholder alignment, digital presence, launch, feedback and iteration. This maps naturally to product discovery, roadmap communication and go-to-market readiness.
International work across Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, Fiji, the UK and online has trained me to listen carefully, identify motivations, coordinate experts and translate different stakeholder needs into coherent action.
Oxford AI for Business studies focused on space applications provide a strong strategic foundation for learning the operational and technical details of spacecraft M&C, ground segment architecture and mission operations.
I have coordinated teams, partners, creatives, technologists, institutions, speakers and audiences. I am comfortable aligning people who use different language, priorities and measures of success.
Strong experience in positioning, storytelling, content systems, research, websites, reports, presentations and public-facing communication — useful for product narratives, conference representation and commercial enablement.
The role asks for depth in satellite operations and software architecture. I would approach this with humility, structured learning, close collaboration with engineers, and disciplined documentation from day one.
The job sits in spacecraft operations, but the product opportunity is broader: better operational tools, clearer customer workflows, scalable use cases, improved decision support and stronger market understanding.
I would build structured customer discovery notes around mission type, operational pain point, ground segment workflow, integration constraints, decision-maker priorities and success metrics. This would help convert conversations into roadmap evidence.
I would use AI carefully for market maps, competitor scans, conference preparation, customer-question clustering, documentation drafts and synthesis — always with human review and subject-matter expert validation.
Spacecraft operations software needs clarity. I can help translate technical capabilities into product pages, demos, sales materials, case narratives and conference messaging that explain value without oversimplifying complexity.
I would be useful in the space between CEO vision, engineering work, customer needs, conference conversations, pricing logic and adoption barriers — keeping the product story aligned with the product reality.
My priority would be to learn the technical domain quickly, build trust with engineering and customers, and become useful before trying to over-design anything.
Relevant experience that supports the product, stakeholder, AI, communication and ecosystem-building aspects of this role.
International initiatives, strategy, digital ecosystems, events, partnerships and public-facing innovation.
Current focus: space and AI applications in space.
Platform building, cultural innovation, workshop ecosystems and campaigns.
Conference communications, editorial planning and digital engagement.
Interviews, articles, events and stakeholder communication in Switzerland.
Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome a conversation about how my AI, space-focused learning, product-adjacent leadership, international stakeholder work and founder mindset could support this Product Manager role.
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