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Product Manager, Authorize
Second Front Systems
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Posted on Nov 2, 2024
ABOUT THE ROLE
Second Front Systems (2F) is seeking a motivated Product Manager to support our Game Warden Authorization team. We are a fast-growing entrepreneurial team working at the convergence of technology and national security to deliver features that allow customers to secure their applications by addressing CVEs and controls. The work will be dynamic and wide-ranging supporting Engineering leadership and Program Management in the deployment and scale of our current product, Game Warden, and potential future product developments.
Note: This position requires U.S. citizenship due to government contract requirements.
What You’ll Do
As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for developing and overseeing the technical aspects of Game Warden and other future products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including the Engineering, Design, Research, Security, Data, Customer Operations, Program Management, Growth and others to ensure products and features are delivered on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of stakeholders and customers.
Some of the key responsibilities include:
- Executing product strategy: Work closely with stakeholders to understand and execute a product strategy that aligns with the company's overall business goals. This may include conducting market research, analyzing customer needs and preferences, and collaborating with engineering and security to identify technical requirements.
- Develop and execute a product roadmap: Contribute to and maintain a product roadmap that prioritizes the most important customer-centric capabilities, with clear communication to stakeholders on progress and release schedule.
- Maintain product backlog: Work with cross-functional teams to define the technical requirements for the product. Including creating user stories, acceptance criteria, wireframes, and prototypes, as well as collaborating with engineers to ensure technical feasibility. Prioritize backlog based on product strategy and inputs from both internal and external stakeholders.
- Managing the development process: Drive the design and development of new features and enhancements and oversee the product development process to ensure the product is developed to specification and delivered on time. This includes managing agile development sprints, tracking progress, and communicating with stakeholders about status updates.
- Collaborating with designers: Work with designers to turn feature requests and product requirements into wireframes, workflows, and designs. Conduct design reviews with engineers and functional stakeholders and ensure diverse technical and functional feedback is incorporated in the designs prior to ticketing work.
- Collaborating with stakeholders: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, security, sales, product marketing, and customer success, to ensure successful product launches and alignment with business objectives.
- Tracking product performance: Track key product metrics, such as user engagement and revenue, to evaluate the product's performance and make data-driven decisions about future development.
- Foster customer advocacy: Act as an advocate for modern customer-centric product management best practices among our customers, internal stakeholders and the broader market. Interface directly with customers, including partnering with customers to build an MVP and mature it into a full product.
Skills You’ll Bring to Our Team:
- 5+ years of experience in product management, preferably in B2B SaaS or PaaS.
- Experience with compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO, SOC, FedRAMP).
- A self-starter with a proactive mindset who isn't afraid to take initiative and suggest improvements.
- Experience with product management tooling and familiar with frameworks and methodologies such as lean, JTBD, agile, and various prioritization techniques.
- Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non technical stakeholders; working closely with engineers to develop technical solutions and translating complex technical information into clear business terms for stakeholders.
- Ability to adapt to change and work in a fast-paced, result-oriented environment.
- Intimacy driving projects from inception to execution in an ambiguous environment with a lean and incremental approach.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct experience with FedRAMP authorization or ATO processes strongly preferred
- Prior experience in Cybersecurity or DevSecOps is a major plus
- Experience with data, data models, data structure, AI/ML, etc.
- Strong interest in matters of national security
- Exposure with Agile Development methodologies
- Hands on experience with Gitlab, Markdown and MkDocs
- Prior experience in the public sector (government or defense) is a major plus, or experience delivering products in highly regulated industries
Perks & Benefits
This role is full time. As a public benefit corporation, we’re a team of purpose-driven trailblazers transforming the future of U.S. national security. We hire the best to do their best and, as such, we are committed to providing the perks and benefits you need to be successful—both in- and outside the workplace.
We offer you:
Competitive Salary
100% Healthcare, vision and dental coverage
401(k) + 3% company contribution
Wellness perks (Fitness classes, mental health resources)
Equity incentive planTech + office supplies stipend
Annual professional development stipend
Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off
Parental leave
Work from anywhere
WHO WE ARE
At Second Front Systems (2F), we equip defense and national security professionals for long-term, continuous competition for access to emerging technologies. Founded by three former U.S. Marines with firsthand experience of the dangers outdated technology poses in combat, our team is dedicated to fast-tracking government access to disruptive, commercially-proven technology for U.S. national security missions.
Our Game Warden product, a fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform, accelerates the process for accrediting software as a service (SaaS) applications for government use.Learn how 2F can help you make an impact on national security missions at www.secondfront.com
ONE LAST THING…
Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria.
We strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested: we'd love to know how you can amplify our team with your unique experience.