Product Manager

We are looking for a product manager for a national security/AI startup.

The Product Manager will work with customer stakeholders to define use cases, translate use cases into specifications, quantify and track business value, provide oversight to technical teams and data scientists to drive measurable outcomes, and work across technical teams to proliferate our AI software.

The Product Manager will use technical aptitude and a combination of skills: strategy consulting, facilitation, stakeholder management, project management, process optimization, analytics, and AI methods - a person who loves fixing problems and always brings their best to work.

This Product Manager role requires US Citizenship or US Permanent Residence. Active Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance (Secret or higher) is highly preferred.

The Product manager will oversee the entire software implementation life cycle.

The Product manager will collaborate with customers to craft compelling use cases that drive business value, translate use cases into requirements and specifications, validate the tractability and define the data requirements for AI use cases.

The Product manager will quantify and track value metrics that can be realized from the enterprise AI software.

The Product manager will advise executive customer stakeholders on future use case roadmap and implementation plans aligned to the company's solutions and drive customer success and adoption with a focus on customer retention, advocacy and expansion.

The Product manager will turn business requirements into application features and capabilities, map use cases to granular team tasks and produce detailed production project work plans.

The Product manager will lead the engagement team to perform implementation activities in collaboration with the company's team members from Application Development, Data Integration, Solution Architecture, Data Science, Products, QA, and DevOps.

The Product manager will dive into technical details and lead activities to ensure successful delivery to our customers (e.g., functional scoping, application and data integration quality assurance, deliver training, issue debugging and resolution).

The Product manager will develop high quality and polished internal and external deliverables and other documentation to enable customer success, building a trusted advisor relationship.

The Product manager will communicate effectively and proactively with customers, define and interpret the AI results in the customer's business context.

The Product manager will provide oversight to the data science team and ensure a compelling outcome.

The Product manager will provide monthly status reports and clearly communicates program successes and issues to reflect performance as compared to the program's baseline and performance standards.

The Product manager will represent the program and the client in interactions with stakeholders; be comfortable with briefings, demos, etc.

Qualifications

1. A Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research or similar field; Advanced Engineering degree or MBA preferred.
2. Minimum of 5 years delivery management experience with enterprise solutions.
3. Experience leading engagements with substantial exposure and involvement with data science, cloud infrastructure, solution architecture, application development, and data engineering.
4. Credible customer presence, capable of stepping into a trusted advisor role.
5. Data-driven, analytically oriented, with a commitment to process improvement.
6. Ability to successfully communicate and work with senior-level stakeholders.
7. Leadership experience, the ability to enforce good project governance and promote delivery excellence.
8. Effectively work across customer and internal teams to problem solve, define scope, write technical specifications, quantify and track success metrics, and manage against a plan.
9. Demonstrated ability to navigate between the business and technical domains of a software implementation project, providing leadership in both.
10. Excellent presentation, written, communication with keen attention to detail, and interpersonal skills.

1. This role requires US Citizenship or US Permanent Residence. Active Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance (Secret or higher) is highly preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $119,000.00 per year

Benefits:

1. 401(k)
2. Dental insurance
3. Health insurance
4. Life insurance
5. Paid time off
6. Vision insurance

Schedule:

1. 8 hour shift

Education:

1. Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

1. Technical Product Managers & Owners: 1 year (Preferred)
2. Agile: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location