Chief Product Manager

clarityinnovates; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

clarityinnovates seeks a senior product leader to drive execution across a portfolio of software products. Translate strategic direction into measurable roadmaps, coordinate priorities and releases with engineering partners in a lean, high-pressure environment serving complex missions.

You will partner with executives to drive discovery, implement scalable product practices, and guide products from concept through GA, while recruiting and coaching product staff as the organization grows.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product management, including leading cross-functional delivery.
• Measurable results such as user growth, faster workflows, or cost savings.
• Strong engineering fluency with architecture discussions and tradeoffs.
• Experience delivering software on cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Mastery of Lean, user-centered design, and Agile/XP practices.
• Experience building or maturing product practices under constraints.

Responsibilities

• Translate product vision into a portfolio roadmap with KPIs tied to goals.
• Establish and improve discovery, prioritization, and release practices across projects.
• Guide products from concept to GA, balancing scope and priorities with engineering partners.
• Represent product direction to executives, customers, and partners while managing competing needs.
• Support operational work involving processes, funding, and IP.
• Help recruit, coach, and develop product staff as the organization grows.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Lean / Agile practices

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Role overview

Lead product execution across a portfolio of software products and establish the practices needed to scale delivery. Working alongside an executive responsible for product vision, you will turn strategic direction into measurable roadmaps, coordinated priorities, and releases. The role spans multiple concurrent efforts in a lean, high-pressure environment serving complex mission needs.

Responsibilities

• Translate product vision into a portfolio roadmap with measurable outcomes and KPIs tied to organizational goals.
• Establish and improve product practices for discovery, problem framing, prioritization, and release across supported projects.
• Guide products from concept through general availability, making scope and priority decisions with engineering partners.
• Represent product direction to executives, customers, and partners while managing competing program needs.
• Support operational work involving project processes, funding, and intellectual property.
• Help recruit, coach, and develop product staff as the organization grows.

Requirements

• At least 10 years in product management, including five or more years leading work across multiple cross-functional teams.
• A record of measurable results, such as user growth, reduced workflow time, or cost savings.
• Strong engineering fluency, including credible discussion of architecture, technical debt, and tradeoffs, plus hands-on experience with a modern language or framework.
• Experience improving software delivery using recognized measures and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Working mastery of Lean, user-centered design, and Agile or XP practices, including discovery and iteration planning.
• Experience building or maturing product practices, navigating policy or compliance constraints, and exercising sound judgment under sustained pressure.

Nice to have

• An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; experience delivering software for defense, intelligence, or other government missions; familiarity with mission or data platforms; executive advising experience; product leadership recruiting and coaching; or public speaking on product management.