Senior Product Manager

Virtualitics
District of Columbia
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior product managers with technical depth who thrive in defense sector environments requiring security clearance.

Best fit for

  • Technical product leaders comfortable making architecture decisions with engineering teams.
    — “Drive technical decisions with engineering: architecture, feasibility, trade-offs.
  • Defense sector professionals with active security clearance or eligibility.
    — “Active Security Clearance or Security Clearance Eligibility
  • Product managers experienced in bridging user needs with technical solutions.
    — “Bridge users and engineers: translate operational readiness problems into product requirements

Things to consider

  • Mandatory US citizenship and security clearance requirements limit candidate pool.
    — “US Citizen with active TS/SCI or TS clearance
  • Remote role but DC area preference may impact flexibility.
    — “Remote (DC area preferred)

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of reducing manual effort in product deployments.
    — “ensure the product reduces manual effort across contract types
  • Highlight hands-on experience with classified environments or defense tech.
    — “Experience with AI/ML products, defense/government tech, or classified environments
  • Showcase platform product experience beyond standard web applications.
    — “Platform product experience: technical interfaces (APIs, SDKs) alongside standard web applications
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • drive product direction
  • ensure operational efficiency
  • make technical decisions
  • translate operational readiness problems into product requirements
  • communicate clearly
Typical background
CS degree or equivalent technical degree4+ years product management or software engineering experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Product ManagementSoftware EngineeringArchitectureFeasibilityTrade-offsUser ResearchCommunication

Preferred

Ai/ml ProductsDefense/government TechClassified EnvironmentsStartup ExperiencePlatform Product Experience

Stack & domain

Product ManagementSoftware EngineeringAi/ml ProductsDefense/government TechClassified EnvironmentsLeadershipCommunicationDefenseGovernment

About the role

Original posting from Virtualitics via Lever

Senior Product Manager

Virtualitics Iris and Forward Deployed Applications

Remote (DC area preferred)   |  Active Security Clearance or Security Clearance Eligibility |  HQ: Pasadena, CA

Virtualitics builds AI-native readiness intelligence for the US and allied nations’ defense sector. Our IRO application layer and Virtualitics AI Platform (VAIP) transform how defense organizations act on maintenance, logistics, and global force management data. Our team is actively refining agentic workflows, composable AI agents, and generative interfaces to replace static dashboards with dynamic, conversational intelligence.

The Role

You will work closely with cross-functional peers to drive product direction while ensuring day-to-day operational efficiency from the product development team. You will work with the engineering and AI team to make architecture decisions, scope sprints, run demos, and pressure-test trade-offs in real time. The product serves two audiences: DoD operators and delivery teams (data scientists, engineers, partner integrators) who configure and maintain deployments of Virtualitics’ product offering.

Responsibilities

Own your product deployment end-to-end: requirements, backlog, sprint planning, scope decisions, releases, and outcomes.

Drive technical decisions with engineering: architecture, feasibility, trade-offs. Challenge estimates that don't add up.

Bridge users and engineers: translate operational readiness problems into product requirements through direct user research. You’ll be hands on with real users. 

Shape platform evolution: R&D work across data ontology management, agent orchestration (MCP/A2A), generative interfaces.

Support delivery operations: ensure the product reduces manual effort across contract types and deployment models.

Communicate clearly: executive briefings, demos, PRDs, strategic docs, cross-functional alignment. You are the connective tissue.

Qualifications

US Citizen with active TS/SCI or TS clearance (or ability to obtain quickly)

CS degree (or equivalent technical degree) or 1-2 years of software engineering experience

4+ years of product management or software engineering experience shipping software in agile environments

Comfortable reading code, reviewing architecture, and holding your own in technical discussions

Excellent written and verbal communication. 

Preferred:

Experience with AI/ML products, defense/government tech, or classified environments (SIPR/NIPR)

Startup experience, especially navigating the scalability and automation phase

Platform product experience: technical interfaces (APIs, SDKs) alongside standard web applications

Compensation

Competitive salary, equity, and performance bonus

Medical, dental, vision. Unlimited PTO.

Growth path to Staff and Group Product Manager

Source: Virtualitics careers (Lever)

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