Forward Deployed Operations Specialist
Role highlights
Forward Deployed Operations Specialist
Location: Espoo, Finland
Department: Forward Deployed Engineering
Reports to: VP Forward Deployed Engineering
Employment type: Permanent
Workplace model: Hybrid (3 days / week in office)
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Why this role matters:
As a Forward Deployed Operations Specialist, you will help drive execution across ICEYE's Intelligence Software Suite. You will play a central role in coordinating demos, training, pilots, exercises, customer-facing activities, and cross-functional workstreams that connect product, engineering, and go-to-market teams.
This role directly helps the team execute at a higher tempo by reducing operational bottlenecks, improving coordination, and ensuring customer and internal priorities translate into well-run outcomes. It is designed for a high-agency junior professional with defence, intelligence, or national security experience who wants to grow into broader operational and strategic responsibilities over time.
It is also designed as an entry point into broader operational leadership. Over time, the scope can expand into strategic programs, business operations, product management, chief of staff-type responsibilities, or other cross-functional leadership roles as the team scales.
Who We Are
ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.
ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.
ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.
Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Your day-to-day responsibilities
Coordinate customer demos, operator training, internal and external exercises, and related execution across the Intelligence Software Suite.
Drive day-to-day follow-through across Forward Deployed Engineering, product, go-to-market, and other internal stakeholders.
Help manage timelines, dependencies, action tracking, and operating cadences across multiple concurrent workstreams.
Support customer engagement preparation, internal readiness, and post-engagement follow-up.
Help structure and improve team operating rhythms so execution is reliable, fast, and scalable.
Assist with planning and coordination for mission-focused deployments and customer-facing activities.
Capture operational friction points and feedback from engagements, then help route them into the right product and engineering discussions.
Support additional special projects across the team as the Intelligence Software Suite grows.
What we're looking for
Must haves:
Early-career professional with defence, intelligence, or national security experience.
Strong coordination and organisational skills across multiple stakeholders, timelines, and priorities.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with a high degree of ownership.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with technical, product, and customer-facing teams.
Good judgment, attention to detail, and a bias toward action.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to haves:
Exposure to defence technology, intelligence workflows, or mission operations.
Experience supporting customer-facing technical teams, product teams, or program delivery.
Product management experience.
Familiarity with geospatial, remote sensing, OSINT, or broader multi-source intelligence concepts.
Experience helping coordinate workshops, exercises, demos, or training programs.
Experience working in a startup, scale-up, or similarly fast-moving environment.
Application Process
Recruiter screen
Hiring Manager interview
Peer interview
Final interview
Working at ICEYE
At ICEYE, you'll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.
How We Work (Our Values)
Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.
Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the "why" behind decisions.
See the big picture: Stay close to what's happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.
Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.
Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.
Have fun: What we do matters - and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.
Base salary range for this position is 4200 - 4500 EUR per month (gross), depending on experience, and will be negotiated individually.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.
We're committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us - we'll do our best to help.
Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.