Director of Product

The role

The Director of Product will own the product roadmap by translating vision and user needs into prioritized direction. This person will define new product lines and represent Neros systems to military operators and government stakeholders.

What you will do

• Own the product roadmap by translating CEO vision, government requests, and user needs into prioritized capabilities
• Define new product lines and capabilities and partner with Engineering to execute them
• Lead product representation at fly-offs, field demonstrations, and government engagements
• Conduct direct user research with military operators
• Author and own external product documentation including capability briefs and proposal inputs
• Represent the product vision alongside the CEO to candidates, investors, customers, and partners

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in product management, systems engineering, or technical strategy roles with direct exposure to hardware systems
• Demonstrated ability to own a product roadmap end-to-end
• Proven ability to operate at an executive level with minimal pre-existing infrastructure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Technical aptitude and understanding around how UAS platforms work
• Familiarity with the current landscape of drone warfare
• Willingness and enthusiasm to travel to end users, including where drone systems are actively deployed
• Strong product intuition and a track record of making design and capability decisions
• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain one

Nice to have

• Experience working with or selling to military customers
• Experience at a fast-scaling hardware startup or defense tech company
• Deep understanding of what it takes to move from prototype designs to repeatable, high-volume manufacturing
• Experience defining and launching new product lines
• Exposure to INDOPACOM threat dynamics or allied partner defense procurement
• Active FPV pilot or deep familiarity with the FPV ecosystem

About the company

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. They design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems.