Director of Product Management, Weather and Climate

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap
• Define and own the multi-year product strategy and roadmap for Spire's Weather & Climate SaaS and DaaS portfolio, aligned with corporate growth objectives
• Conduct continuous market research, competitive intelligence, and customer discovery to identify high-value industry problems and whitespace opportunities
• Develop and prioritize product investment theses backed by rigorous business cases, financial modeling, and ROI analysis
• Identify and execute first-to-market product opportunities that create competitive moats and expand Spire's addressable market
• Product Development & Execution
• Lead cross-functional product development from concept through general availability, partnering with engineering, data science, and design teams
• Apply agile product development methodologies with structured stage-gate processes for new market entries
• Define product requirements, acceptance criteria, and success metrics; hold teams accountable to delivery timelines and quality standards
• Collaborate with the weather modeling team to integrate AI/ML modeling and toolsets into software products and services
• Integrate Spire's GNSS-RO, GNSS-R, and Hyperspectral Microwave Sounding data into end user products and solutions, including ocean surface winds forecasts and soil moisture forecasts derived from GNSS-R
• Champion the adoption of AI tools across the product management and software development lifecycles - including AI-assisted roadmapping, requirements generation, code acceleration, automated testing, and documentation - to increase team velocity and product output
• Commercial & Go-to-Market Leadership
• Partner with Sales to develop solution narratives, competitive positioning, pricing frameworks, and deal support for strategic accounts
• Provide sales engineering support to the Sales team - including technical demonstrations, proof-of-concept engagements, RFP/RFI responses, and solution scoping for complex enterprise opportunities
• Collaborate with Marketing on product launch campaigns, industry event strategy, and demand generation content
• Engage directly with enterprise customers and strategic prospects to validate roadmap direction, gather use-case requirements, and close feedback loops
• Work with Customer Experience to monitor product adoption, retention risk, and NPS signals - translating insights into product improvements
• Build and maintain competitive intelligence frameworks to anticipate competitor moves and proactively flank with superior solutions
• Leadership & Team Development
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product managers across the Weather & Climate portfolio
• Represent Weather & Climate product strategy to the executive team, board-level stakeholders, and external partners
• Contribute to M&A evaluation, partnership diligence, and integration planning as the product subject matter expert
• Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of progressive product management experience with demonstrated ownership of commercial weather, meteorological, or atmospheric data products
• Deep technical domain expertise in at least three of the following: numerical weather prediction (NWP), mesoscale meteorology, GNSS-RO atmospheric sounding, AI/ML-based forecasting, radar/satellite data processing, or climate modeling
• Demonstrated experience adopting and scaling AI tools within product management and software development workflows - such as AI-assisted product discovery, sprint planning, code generation, QA au

Benefits

Additional Information

Spire Global is seeking a visionary and execution-focused Director, Product Management to lead product strategy for our Weather & Climate business unit. This senior leadership role is accountable for the full product lifecycle - from market discovery and business case development through roadmap execution and commercial launch - across our SaaS and DaaS portfolio. Reporting to executive leadership, the Director will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, Engineering, and Data Science teams to identify unmet industry needs, define differentiated solutions, and bring first-to-market products that generate durable revenue and competitive advantage. The ideal candidate combines deep domain expertise in meteorology, atmospheric science, or weather technology with the commercial instincts and leadership skills to shape a high-growth product portfolio. Markets & Domains The Director will own and evolve Spire's product strategy across the following markets: Renewable Energy - wind & solar forecasting Energy Utilities - grid reliability & outage risk Energy & Commodity Trading - weather-driven market signals Smart Agriculture - field-level agrometeorology Soil Moisture Modeling & Remote Sensing Government & Defense Weather Programs Aviation Weather (nice to have) Emerging Climate Risk & Resilience Markets Insurance Risk Management - weather-driven risk assessment & underwriting Parametric Insurance Solutions - index-based triggers & payout modeling

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