Lifecycle Product Manager: From Prototype to Production

Signature Science, LLC; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Signature Science, LLC seeks a Technical Product Manager to bridge software engineering, systems engineering, and customers, turning research prototypes into production-ready solutions deployed and sustained through their lifecycle.

You will develop roadmaps, manage releases, coordinate deployments, and ensure product readiness with documentation and training, while guiding modernization and long-term sustainment in a defense context.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software products from development into production deployment.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and release management.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver complex software products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of software technologies from research prototypes into production-ready products.
• Develop and manage software product roadmaps, release plans, and lifecycle strategies.
• Coordinate software releases across engineering, QA, operations, cybersecurity, and customer organizations.
• Establish product readiness criteria, including testing, documentation, training, deployment, and sustainment planning.
• Develop and maintain software configuration, version management, release documentation, and customer communications.
• Coordinate deployments for applications on embedded systems and workstation/server platforms.
• Establish repeatable processes for software updates and maintenance releases.
• Collaborate with engineers and systems engineers to prioritize customer requirements.
• Coordinate customer demonstrations, beta deployments, field evaluations, and production rollouts.
• Manage product backlogs and enhancement requests based on customer feedback and business objectives.
• Monitor product health, customer satisfaction, operational performance, and software quality metrics.
• Align software development activities with milestones and delivery schedules.
• Support evolution of products through modernization and sustainment.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including release notes and deployment guides.

Skills

SDLC

Agile

Release management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Stakeholder management

Product lifecycle

Jira/Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Signature Science, LLC seeks a Technical Product Manager to bridge software engineering, systems engineering, and customers, turning research prototypes into production-ready solutions deployed and sustained through their lifecycle.

You will develop roadmaps, manage releases, coordinate deployments, and ensure product readiness with documentation and training, while guiding modernization and long-term sustainment in a defense context.