Director of Product

The role

The Director of Product will own and maintain a unified HW/SW product strategy connecting software and hardware offerings to company priorities and customer needs. This role involves managing an integrated product roadmap and driving product consolidation and positioning.

What you will do

• Own and maintain a unified HW/SW product strategy
• Own, publish, and continuously refine an integrated, cross-product roadmap
• Drive product consolidation and positioning
• Create and own market requirements for each product in the HW/SW portfolio
• Build feature-level business cases tied to customer value and company priorities
• Partner with engineering to assess system architecture and technical feasibility
• Implement a stage-gate process to align sales and BD opportunities with product maturity
• Ensure sales and BD teams have accurate product materials
• Manage and mentor product managers

Required qualifications

• Systems-level technical fluency in SW and HW architectures
• Ability to operate in ambiguity
• Execution leadership to drive product execution, alignment, and delivery
• Understanding of how government and commercial customers evaluate and procure technology
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager (or equivalent) owning technically complex, hardware-enabled products
• Demonstrated hardware product expertise including direct ownership of product definition, delivery, and lifecycle decisions
• Experience leading and managing product teams
• Experience owning upstream product and marketing
• Experience managing a portfolio of integrated technologies and driving new product development
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Nice to have

• Senior product management experience
• Experience working with hardware products in deep-tech industries such as robotics, aerospace, energy, or other advanced technology sectors
• Background in space operations or technical engineering
• Engineer who transitioned into product management

Benefits

• Stock options & equity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Catered lunches
• Relocation bonus
• Discretionary bonuses

Before you apply

• Requires adherence to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• Non-US persons must be authorized access to ITAR information before commencement of employment

About the company

Katalyst is an American technology company focused on dynamic space operations. They are building a fleet of dual-use multipurpose robotic space vehicles.