Senior Software Product Manager – Defense Systems

Optics11; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Optics11 in Amsterdam seeks a Senior Product Manager Software to own the software product strategy for defense partners and clients. You will have full product ownership including strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle, and collaborate with hardware product managers to build end-to-end solutions.

You will lead discovery and delivery practices for the software domain and work with Data Science, Software, R&D, Engineering, Sales and Projects to ensure software and hardware come together as a cohesive

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or design, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Software Product Management experience in defense or industrial high-tech environments.
• Strong understanding of software products in regulated environments.
• Experience defining software product strategy and building complete business cases.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own software product strategy, roadmap and lifecycle from discovery to delivery.
• Lead discovery and delivery practices for the software domain.
• Collaborate with hardware Product Managers, Data science, Software, R&D, Engineering, Sales, Projects.
• Translate priorities into executable increments with product ownership guidance.
• Coordinate with System Engineering on requirements and feasibility and with Sales and Engineering for alignment.
• Align Sales, Business Development and Customer Projects around progress and outcomes.
• Establish a clear software strategy within 6–12 months.

Skills

Software Product Management

Cross-functional leadership

Regulated environments

Software product strategy

Business cases

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Driver’s license

Education

Master’s degree in engineering or design

Tools

Jira

Jira Product Discovery

Jira Service Management

Confluence

BigPicture

Job description

Optics11 in Amsterdam seeks a Senior Product Manager Software to own the software product strategy for defense partners and clients. You will have full product ownership including strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle, and collaborate with hardware product managers to build end-to-end solutions.

You will lead discovery and delivery practices for the software domain and work with Data Science, Software, R&D, Engineering, Sales and Projects to ensure software and hardware come together as a cohesive