Software Product Owner

As Latitude develops and qualifies its launcher, the volume, complexity, and criticality of engineering and operational data continue to grow. The Software Product Owner – Central Data Management plays a key role in structuring this digital ecosystem by ensuring that internal software tools, data flows, and configuration information remain consistent, traceable, and aligned with the needs of engineering, testing, avionics, GNC, systems, and operations teams. At the crossroads of software development and operational engineering, this position helps secure the data chain that supports the design, qualification, and execution of Latitude’s missions.

Main Responsibilities and Activities

Prioritization and Interface with Operational Needs

• Gather and assess requirements from user teams: Operations, Testing, Avionics, GNC/OBS, Systems, Analysis.
• Translate these needs into actionable backlog items: clear problem statements, acceptance criteria, and operational impact if not addressed.
• Manage and maintain a single, prioritized backlog covering all software tools, aligned with the development and qualification schedule.
• Arbitrate between competing requests and document decisions and their rationale.
• Identify whether an issue stems from a tooling need or from a process or usage deficiency.

Technical Contribution to Development

• Take ownership of backlog items end-to-end: coding, testing, review, integration, CI, etc.
• Contribute to the maintenance of deployed software.
• Ensure acceptance testing of deliverables.

Execution Management and Coordination

• Facilitate team rituals: backlog reviews, sprints, progress meetings, and demo reviews.
• Ensure the availability of business and technical stakeholders to resolve questions blocking developers.
• Monitor progress and flag deviations; escalate decisions beyond the role’s scope to the Department Manager, including capacity, cross-team priorities, and subcontracting budgets.
• Govern the use of AI assistance in CI/CD and software development: define areas where it provides genuine value and those where human review and verification remain mandatory.

Data Chain Consistency

• Ensure consistency of the cross-functional data model. For example, equipment declared in one software tool must be addressable in another.
• Ensure that the configuration baseline of a mission is captured as native metadata within generated data, as this is essential for subsequent usability and analysis.
• Maintain an end-to-end view of upstream and downstream dependencies and identify changes that could weaken the overall data chain.

Processes, Quality and Traceability

• Formalize CDM processes: data lifecycle, approval workflows, change management, and acceptance criteria.
• Define the verification strategy for tools generating onboard artifacts, such as builders and configuration compilers, where failures may remain silent and propagate downstream.
• Ensure traceability: for a given mission, identify which version of each database, tool, and file was used.
• Manage technical debt and keep it visible within the backlog rather than allowing it to accumulate outside formal tracking.

Capacity Planning and Resourcing

• Define recruitment and subcontracting needs: scope, required skills, capacity, and schedule.
• Raise alerts regarding capacity risks, particularly when critical expertise is concentrated in a single developer (bus factor).
• Maintain a clear and readable workload and capacity plan for the department.

Position Specifics

• Mainly office-based position.
• Regular interaction with other departments and projects.
• Confidentiality level: Normal.

Skills Required for the Position

Education and Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Embedded Systems, Industrial IT, Data, or equivalent, with experience coordinating technical software development, ideally within the space, aerospace, or testing industries.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Experience as a Product Owner or in coordinating a software development team is preferred.
• Recent hands-on software development experience is required, typically 4-5 years.
• Operational experience in testing, test campaigns, or qualification campaigns.
• English level: B2.

• Required Experience : 5+ years of professional experience.

Perks & Benefits

At Latitude, we believe that building a rocket is a collective adventure, one that requires excellence, trust and a healthy work environment.

We offer a work setting designed to support both performance and well-being:

• A structured training and development plan, supporting skills development throughout your career (technical expertise, project management, leadership, and soft skills)
• Financial incentives for sustainable transportation
• Meal vouchers (tickets restaurants)
• Remote work: on average up to 2 days per week for eligible roles
• Regular team and company-wide events, as well as support for employee-led initiatives
• A friendly workplace with social spaces, free tea and coffee, and Latitude merch to welcome you on board.

An international and open-minded environment

Latitude is an international company, working in a English-French speaking environment.

• English is essential for working at Latitude, as many of our projects, tools, and interactions are international.
• If you are not fully fluent yet, no worries, what matters most is your openness and willingness to improve - language courses can be part of the journey (French or English).

We value diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, and we believe it strengthens both our teams and our engineering.

Relocation support

For full-time candidates relocating, especially those coming from abroad and needing un petit coup de pouce, we work with specialized relocation partners to support:

• Housing search
• Visa and residence permit processes (for you and your family)
• Understanding the French administrative system.

Our HR team will be there to guide you every step of the way.

What's next?

Once you’ve submitted your application (resume + cover letter), you enter our hiring process.

• We review your profile and schedule a short call (approximately 30 minutes) to understand your current situation, your motivations and expectations for this role, while outlining the next steps.
• If we’re aligned, you’ll meet with the Head of Department and a member of the HR team for an interview (approximately 1 to 1.5 hours). Depending on the position, a technical test may sometimes be part of the process.
• Some roles may include a second interview with a peer and/or a C-level leader. For on-site interviews, you may also have the opportunity to meet the team and visit our facilities and factory.
• We then share our final decision and discuss together how the role, responsibilities and conditions can best match your expectations and our needs.

Our goal is to provide a supportive and respectful recruitment experience, giving you the right environment to express your skills, personality, and full potential.