Senior Product Manager

The role

You will own products and workflows that turn mission intent into executable plans for autonomous systems. You will work with operators, engineering, and design to define product strategy and requirements. This role involves participating in field exercises and customer deployments.

What you will do

• Facilitate product strategy, roadmap, and requirements for mission planning software.
• Act as the voice of the operator by working with warfighters and Government stakeholders.
• Define and evolve workflows for mission creation, planning, execution, and re-planning.
• Translate mission objectives and technical constraints into product requirements and user stories.
• Drive the transition from programs to scalable product capabilities.
• Partner with Engineering and Design through the full product lifecycle.
• Drive product decisions involving planning software, autonomy, and command and control.
• Evaluate integration and interoperability requirements with existing Government systems.
• Participate in field exercises, demonstrations, and customer deployments.
• Define and measure product success through planning speed, workload, and mission outcomes.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of product management or technical product management experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a dedicated Product Manager role
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance
• Success delivering and scaling field-deployed, mission-critical, or operationally complex software products
• Track record of shipping products with end-to-end ownership
• Direct knowledge of military mission planning and execution workflows
• Hands-on familiarity with one or more mission planning environments such as JMPS, FalconView, PFPS, or Ground Control Station software
• Strong understanding of the relationship between mission planning, command and control, platform tasking, autonomous behaviors, and mission execution
• Exceptional product discovery and research instincts
• Strong technical fluency and systems-level thinking

Nice to have

• MBA or Technical Graduate Degree
• Active DoD security clearance
• Prior Military highly desirable; specifically aviation, UAS, C2, or related operational background
• Prior work in a fast-moving defense technology, autonomy, robotics, or dual-use technology company
• Direct operational experience using JMPS, FalconView, PFPS, or similar mission planning software
• Hands-on experience with Ground Control Stations (GCS) for unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles, maritime systems, or other autonomous platforms
• Product or operational background with autonomous systems, robotics, unmanned systems, AI/ML, command-and-control software, or multi-domain operations
• Background integrating software with sensors, payloads, vehicles, communications systems, edge compute, or other hardware platforms
• Background supporting Government test events, demonstrations, exercises, operational evaluations, or field deployments
• Direct interaction with DoD acquisition organizations, program offices, operational units, or intelligence community customers

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for you and your family
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Equity grants for new hires
• Unlimited PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November and December
• Generous Parental Leave
• Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
• FSA
• DCFSA
• HSA
• Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

• U.S. Citizen with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance (sponsorship available)

About the company

NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments. They develop next-generation software for autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned systems.