Product Manager - Decision Advantage

Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter adversaries. They are seeking a Product Manager to define the strategy for their Decision Advantage product suite, focusing on identifying key problems and users while driving product direction in a complex environment.

Responsibilities:

• Define product strategy. Identify which users and problems matter most, and set direction
• Synthesize signal into direction. Take in messy, conflicting inputs and determine what actually matters
• Make hard prioritization calls. Say no to plausible requests that do not move the mission
• Anchor to outcomes. Ensure what we build changes decisions and behavior
• Own product direction end-to-end. Turn ambiguous problems into concrete bets and drive them through delivery
• Work directly with users. Build deep intuition for real-world workflows and needs
• Translate mission signal into product direction. Take in real-world user signal and translate it into clear product direction, including pushing back when needed
• Partner with engineering. Shape solutions that are both impactful and technically sound
• Drive alignment in ambiguous situations. Bring clarity across stakeholders when perspectives conflict

Requirements:

• Proven strategy ownership. You've defined direction in an ambiguous space
• Strong product judgment. You consistently identify the right problems and make sound prioritization decisions
• Ability to separate signal from noise. You form independent, defensible opinions from incomplete and conflicting inputs
• Experience operating under constraints. You've shipped products shaped by real-world limitations
• Comfort in the field. You can build trust with users in operational environments
• High ownership and bias toward action. You take responsibility for outcomes and push work through to completion
• Technical fluency. You can engage with engineers and understand system constraints and tradeoffs
• Clear, direct communication. You can articulate decisions, tradeoffs, and reasoning in a way others can act on
• Active Security clearance (or ability to obtain one) and willingness to travel onsite
• Experience working with defense, intelligence, or mission-driven users
• Experience with data-intensive products (search, analytics, large-scale systems)
• Experience with product analytics (e.g., SQL)
• Experience rapidly prototyping ideas (Figma, AI coding tools, etc.)
• Exposure to constrained or high-security environments