Strong fit for product professionals who balance business and technical priorities and have experience with open-source software and DevOps. The role emphasizes remote work in the U.S. and requires cross-functional collaboration.
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Original posting from Defense Unicorns via Greenhouse
Role Description:
Being a Product Manager at Defense Unicorns is more than just being part of the sparkliest Product team in defense tech. It means taking radical ownership over real products that make a real impact on real people. At Defense Unicorns, our mission is to make software a strategic deterrent, and our Product Management team clears the path.
In this role, you’ll report to the Director of Product and work with teams who deliver outcomes that are critical business enablers and directly support both our missions and other internal teams. This team’s primary responsibility is the creation and maintenance of tooling and pipelines that support UDS application packaging, as well as maintenance of several packages which comprise our core software deliverables.
Responsibilities:
The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise.
Passion for the intersection of business, open-source software, and national security
Participate in and foster open source communities around Defense Unicorns’ open source projects
Comfortable owning a product vision end-to-end and being accountable for delivering to several customer segments, including both paid and OSS
Managing the expectations and delivery of outcomes of unicorns engineers entrusted to you
Establishing and clearly communicating vision and objectives at all levels of the company - from engineers to executives
Continuously balance customer, business, and technical priorities with limited resources
Synthesizing external customer requests into an internal product roadmap
Discipline required to work in a fast-paced, remote environment
Keep our Growth and Delivery teams aligned on roadmap and value proposition in order to support product pricing, customer segmentation, and customer needs
Experience managing, updating and using task, information and code management tools like GitHub, Notion, Hubspot, Google Workspace, etc.
Continuous learning is a must. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in Product Management, DevOps, regulated IT, and the CNCF community
Experience working with and continuously delivering software under Agile software development principles
Understand business strategy and adapt product strategy and roadmap to accomplish company objectives
Comfortable presenting information in customer facing engagements
Comfortable having technical conversations which engineering and design to trade off roadmap versus engineering effort needed
Preferred Experience and Qualifications:
A deep understanding of how DevSecOps pipelines operate and the tools which make them work
An understanding of core Kubernetes concepts, specifically images, Helm charts, and related technologies.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to leverage data and metrics for informed decision-making
Experience establishing a clear product roadmap and value proposition to prospective customers
Knowledge of and experience with monetization models for open source software
Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience. Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States.
Remote - USA$170,850—$231,150 USDWho We Are
Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges. We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation. Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security. Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market.
What We Do
We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Defense Unicorns consolidates the best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation in order to meet the high security requirements valued by mission owners. Our solutions are agnostic by design and we believe that growing a robust ecosystem of secure, cloud-native software solutions can help enterprise customers inside and outside the federal market buy and integrate software more easily.
Who We Serve
Defense Unicorns’ customers are mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. We proudly support defense and civil agencies across the U.S. government and we work closely with the creators of leading-edge software solutions to deliver value to the mission-owner by improving the security and consumability of commercial software products.
What We Work On
Kubernetes
Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure)
Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi)
Continuous Delivery and automation tooling
GitOps
Containers
CNCF projects and open source products and packages
Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping
Building and improving security delivery
Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications
Benefits Our Unicorns Enjoy
Health:
Medical/Dental/Vision
Premiums are 100% Company Paid
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Financial:
401k Retirement Plan
Company Stock Options
Home Office Budget
Leave:
We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
Paid Parental Leave
Learning:
Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Don’t have all the preferred experience or qualifications? Studies show that underrepresented groups like women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don't meet every requirement listed.
At Defense Unicorns, we're committed to diversity. If you're enthusiastic about the role but don't match every criteria, we encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this or another role! Defense Unicorns is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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