Armada - Senior Product Manager, Federal
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, Master's and 6+ years, or PhD and 3+ years, with 5+ years in product management for infrastructure, platform, cloud, or defense-related compute products • Active U.S. security clearance at the Secret level required • Experience in the defense industry, particularly around compute used in warfighter or other mission-critical scenarios • Demonstrated ability to understand defense customer problems and translate them into specific, actionable product requirements • Strong background in distributed systems, cloud platforms, edge computing, or infrastructure software • Demonstrated ability to determine methods on new assignments and exercise judgment across variable, ambiguous factors • Excellent written and verbal communication with technical, defense, and business audiences • Direct experience supporting U.S. Government or Defense customers (DoD, IC, or federal agencies) • Strong understanding of mission environments, classified systems, and defense operational constraints • Familiarity with secure system design, zero-trust principles, and classified deployment models • U.S. Citizenship required • Active TS/SCI clearance • Experience with ISV application ecosystems within defense or government environments • Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native technologies • Experience delivering hardware-integrated or edge computing products for defense, industrial, or public sector customers • Experience with edge computing platforms in defense or austere environments • Experience supporting ATO processes or RMF documentation • Prior military, intelligence, or government service experience • For select roles, due to the nature of our clientele and the technologies involved, there may be specific nationality or citizenship indicated in the required qualifications section. These roles may involve access to sensitive information that is subject to export control regulations or other legal restrictions. In such cases, employment offers will be contingent upon your ability to comply with these requirements.
Responsibilities
• Customer Requirements & Mission Understanding • Engage directly with defense and government customers to understand edge compute requirements for warfighter and other mission-critical scenarios • Translate complex defense customer problems into clear, specific, and actionable product requirements • Identify and prioritize gaps in Armada's solution set - spanning hardware, platform, monitoring, and ISV applications - needed to address defense and federal use cases • Product Ownership & Delivery • Contribute to the roadmap for Armada's federal product area, from requirements definition through development, QA, and launch • Partner with engineering to scope and deliver solutions that meet defense-grade requirements for security, reliability, and mission assurance • Determine methods and approach on new initiatives, exercising independent judgment given ambiguous, sensitive, or classified requirements • Customer & Stakeholder Engagement • Serve as the primary product interface between defense customers, field teams, and engineering • Advise sales, capture, and field teams on technical and product strategy for federal opportunities • Support proposal development, technical evaluations, and customer briefings as the product subject matter expert for federal solutions • Translate mission requirements from DoD, IC, and federal agencies into scalable platform capabilities • Balance classified and unclassified customer needs while maintaining a unified core product architecture • Drive secure edge-to-cloud capabilities supporting disconnected, intermittent, and denied environments • Partner with security and compliance teams on DoD security requirements, NIST, RMF, and zero-trust architectures, including classified and air-gapped deployment models • Guide product features needed to support ATO processes and government compliance requirements
Benefits
• For U.S. Based candidates: To ensure fairness and transparency, the starting base salary range for this role for candidates in the U.S. are listed below, varying based on location experience, skills, and qualifications. • In addition to base salary, this role will also be offered equity and subsidized benefits (details available upon request). • this role will also be offered equity and subsidized benefits • We use a geographic pay structure based on cost-of-labor markets. • Tier 1 (e.g., SF Bay Area, NYC, Seattle): $157,596 - $196.995 • Tier 1 (e.g., SF Bay Area, NYC, Seattle): • Tier 2 (most U.S. metro areas): $137,040 - $171,300 • Tier 2 (most U.S. metro areas): • Tier 3 (other cities): $130,188 - $162,735 • Tier 3 (other cities): • Final compensation will be determined by experience, scope, and level, and may vary from the posted range. • Competitive base salary and equity • Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost) • Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA) • Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k) • Unlimited paid time off (PTO) • 14 paid company holidays per year • $137,040—$171,300 USD • You're a Great Fit if You're • A go-getter with a growth mindset. You're intellectually curious, have strong business acumen, and actively seek opportunities to build relevant skills and knowledge • A detail-oriented problem-solver. You can independently gather information, solve problems efficiently, and deliver results with a "get-it-done" attitude • Thrive in a fast-paced environment. You're energized by an entrepreneurial spirit, capable of working quickly, and excited to contribute to a growing company • A collaborative team player. You focus on business success and are motivated by team accomplishment vs personal agenda • Highly organized and results-driven. Strong prioritization skills and a dedicated work ethic are essential for you • Equal Opportunity Statement
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