Product Manager (BQA / NATO) Long-Term Contract, Remote (Europe)

Role Overview

You will lead the product vision, roadmap, and execution for software products in the BQA / NATO / defense environment. You will partner with technical, security, operations, and stakeholder teams to ensure that what we build meets rigorous security, compliance, and performance requirements. You will own product outcomes in an environment where mistakes are unacceptable.

Key Responsibilities

• Define product strategy, roadmap, and detailed requirements in alignment with defense/NATO standards
• Translate stakeholder and security requirements into actionable features and user stories
• Prioritize features based on risk, compliance, operational need, and technical complexity
• Work closely with engineering, security, QA, and operations to deliver features on time and with high quality
• Participate in architecture, design, and security discussions to ensure product compliance
• Perform market, competitor, and domain research to guide product decisions
• Manage backlog, sprints, releases, and post-release monitoring
• Collect, analyze, and act on product metrics, usage, feedback, and security/incident reports
• Liaise with clients, auditors, and stakeholders to validate product direction, requirements, and trade-offs
• Document product rationale, requirements, and decision-making logic

Mandatory Requirements

• Domain & Defense / Security Experience
  • Minimum 7+ years in product management (or equivalent) in regulated, defense, or security domains
  • Proven experience working on projects for NATO, government, defense, or similarly constrained environments
• Product Leadership & Strategy
  • Proven track record of owning product vision, roadmap, and delivery from ideation through launch
  • Experience managing complex products in regulated environments with high accountability
• Technical & Security Literacy
  • Strong technical understanding: able to engage deeply with engineers on backend, frontend, security, infrastructure
  • Knowledge of security, compliance, cryptography, threat modeling, data protection
  • Experience in systems with strict performance, scalability, reliability, and security constraints
• Requirements & Prioritization Mastery
  • Skilled at translating between stakeholder (business/security) needs and engineering requirements
  • Sharp judgment about prioritizing features, technical debt, security risk, and compliance demands
• Stakeholder & Client Collaboration
  • Experience managing expectations of high-level, security-sensitive stakeholders
  • Ability to articulate trade-offs, justify decisions, and influence without authority
• Process Rigor & Documentation
  • Comfortable working in regimented environments: audits, change control, documentation standards
  • Strong written and verbal English, especially for technical and security topics
• Metrics & Feedback Orientation
  • Experience defining, tracking, and acting upon product KPIs, security incident metrics, usage analytics
• Logistics & Eligibility
  • Based in Europe (or legally contractable)
  • Willing and able to undergo background / security clearance checks

Preferred (Not Mandatory)

• Prior direct Product Management in NATO / BQA or defense contracts
• Certifications in product management, security, or defense (e.g. CISSP, PMP)
• Experience with embedded systems, real-time systems, hardware integration
• Exposure to international / cross-border defense projects

What We Offer

• Competitive contract compensation
• Fully remote (Europe)
• Long-term engagement with high-stakes, secure systems
• Leadership role with influence, impact, and ownership
• Professional environment, standards, and clarity

Application Instructions

• CV / resume clearly highlighting product roles in security / defense / regulated environments
• Cover letter aligning your experience point-by-point with the mandatory requirements
• Examples of past products or roadmaps, including challenges, trade-offs, metrics, and impact
• References or contacts able to speak to your work in secure / regulated domains

Important: Only candidates who can clearly demonstrate full alignment with all mandatory requirements will be reviewed. Please apply only if you meet the requirements.