Product Manager

Summary

Virtualitics builds AI-native readiness intelligence for the US and allied nations’ defense sector. The Product Manager will work closely with cross-functional peers to own a specific product area, leading discovery and defining success metrics while ensuring day-to-day operational efficiency from the product development team.

Responsibilities

• Own a specific product area: requirements, backlog management, prioritization, scope decisions, releases, and outcomes
• Partner on 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
• Contribute to 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: demos, PRDs, cross-functional alignment. You are the connective tissue

Skills

• Eligibility to acquire and maintain a US Security Clearance (requires US Citizenship)
• CS degree (or equivalent technical degree)
• 2+ 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
• 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 apps
• 1-2 years of software engineering experience

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Eligibility to acquire and maintain a US Security Clearance (requires US Citizenship)
• CS degree (or equivalent technical degree)
• 2+ 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

Nice to Haves

• 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 apps
• 1-2 years of software engineering experience

Benefits

• Remote (DC area preferred)
• Active Security Clearance or Security Clearance Eligibility
• Medical, dental, vision
• Unlimited PTO
• Growth path to Senior then Staff or Group Product Manager