Product Manager

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG in Columbia, MD seeks a Product Manager to lead government-facing initiatives in secure communications.

You will be the primary technical interface with government customers and partners to align roadmaps with long-term strategy, translating mission needs into detailed technical specifications and backlogs for R&D. You will gather field feedback, manage risks, establish metrics, and shape product positioning, pricing, and marketing content based on competitive

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface with government customers and technology partners to align product roadmaps with long-term business strategy
• Identify and translate complex CONOPS and mission requirements into detailed technical specifications, system architecture, and backlogs for R&D and engineering
• Engage the secure communications community to gather field-level feedback and analyze SWOT to drive product strategy
• Identify and manage technical risks throughout the R&D lifecycle to safeguard cost, scope, schedule, and quality
• Establish clear performance metrics and success criteria to measure readiness and product value
• Develop clear and compelling product positioning guidance, pricing strategy, sales messaging, and marketing content based on competitive analysis and the sales team’s strategy
• Oversee coordination and communication of product roadmaps, technology trends, and market requirements between R&D, product development, customers, sales and marketing
• Oversee technical documentation, including training/onboarding materials, user manuals, datasheets, FAQs, service guidance
• Lead product compliance efforts across security, export control, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., ITAR/EAR, FCC/NTIA spectrum certification, MIL-STD-461/810)

Job description

• Serve as the primary technical interface with government customers and technology partners to align product roadmaps with long-term business strategy
• Identify and translate complex CONOPS and mission requirements into detailed technical specifications, system architecture, and backlogs for R&D and engineering
• Engage the secure communications community to gather field-level feedback and analyze SWOT to drive product strategy
• Identify and manage technical risks throughout the R&D lifecycle to safeguard cost, scope, schedule, and quality
• Establish clear performance metrics and success criteria to measure readiness and product value
• Develop clear and compelling product positioning guidance, pricing strategy, sales messaging, and marketing content based on competitive analysis and the sales team’s strategy
• Oversee coordination and communication of product roadmaps, technology trends, and market requirements between R&D, product development, customers, sales and marketing
• Oversee technical documentation, including training/onboarding materials, user manuals, datasheets, FAQs, service guidance
• Lead product compliance efforts across security, export control, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., ITAR/EAR, FCC/NTIA spectrum certification, MIL-STD-461/810)