Manager - Earth Observation

Toulouse, France hybrid Until 9/21/2026 4+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description
Are you a highly-motivated, technically-minded, critical thinker looking for your next challenge? 
 
Our consulting service lines span management consulting, market development and innovation advisory. We are looking for individuals willing to grow their skills across typical consultant tasks such as: sector and market entry strategies, economic and cost benefit analyses, investment business cases, impact assessment of policy options, market studies, strategic and business planning, user requirement gathering and analysis, programme and project management.
 
If this sounds like you, then read on!

This position is within the Earth observation team and supports the following activities:

  • Market trends monitoring of the commercial Earth Observation industry
  • Market Intelligence reports: Earth Observation market demand in various sectors (agriculture, defense, maritime, finance, etc.), regions and types of payloads, including a global industrial ecosystem analysis (go-to-market strategies, value chain analysis, benchmark of satellites, etc.).
  • Consulting assignments through strategic market analyses, business case assessment, due diligence, socio-economic impact assessment, etc.
  • Proposal coordination and contribution for commercial and institutional clients
  • Business development at selected international conferences
  • Contribution to EO practice management: strategy development, recruitment, team coordination across countries

Desired skills & experience :

  • Master’s degree or equivalent
  • 4 to 6 years’ experience in the space sector is ideal, existing knowledge in Space Applications (e.g., Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Navigation, or IoT…).
  • Advanced consulting skill-set: problem solving skills, quantitative and qualitative analytics, advanced writing skills and presentation skills
  • Fast learner, flexible, organised, meticulous and detail-oriented
  • Ability to work independently and yet to work effectively and nicely in a team
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite
  • People management experience is a plus
  • Fully fluent in English
  • EU citizen or permanent EU residence/work permit
  • Flexibility for occasional international travel 
About Novaspace
 
Novaspace is the global leading consulting firm in the space sector. With a robust 40-year legacy of expertise in guiding private companies and government entities through strategic decisionmaking processes, Novaspace offers end-to-end consulting services, from project strategy definition to implementation, providing data-led perspectives on critical issues. Our mission is to empower clients with strategic and technical insights, enabling them to navigate and seize new opportunities within the rapidly evolving space sector. As a privately owned and fully independent organization, Novaspace presents an expanded portfolio of services, featuring combined expertise in management and technology consulting, top-tier executive summits, and market intelligence. Trusted by 1,200 clients in over 60 countries, Novaspace has offices strategically located in Brussels, Montreal, Munich, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toulouse, and Washington D.C. Working at Novaspace will give you the opportunity to boost your career in the space/consulting industry where our role is to support the decision-makers by providing them the highest quality support in everything we do: consulting, market intelligence, training and summits.
 
Only Applications containing a Motivation Letter and a CV in English will be considered.
About this role

Summary

Lead market analysis, strategic consulting, and project management in Earth Observation sector.

Job title

Manager - Earth Observation

Experience level

4-6 years

Minimum experience

4+ years exp

Industry

consulting

Location requirements

Toulouse, France; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

problem solvinganalyticswriting skillspresentation skillsMS Office

Preferred skills

people managementinternational travel

Specializations

earth observationmarket analysisspace sectorstrategic consulting
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Toulouse, France

Hybrid City