Product Operations Lead

Vannevar Labs; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Product Operations Lead to enhance their Special Activities and Information Operations product deployments. This role is pivotal in delivering mission-critical insights and improving operational processes, making a significant impact in the defense and intelligence sectors. The ideal candidate will possess strong geopolitical analysis skills and a proven track record in managing operations effectively. With a fully remote culture and a commitment to employee well-being, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to national security initiatives while enjoying a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

100% remote first culture

Lifestyle stipends

Salary top-up during military reserve duty

Fully paid parental leave

Child and pet care reimbursement during travel

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in intelligence or geopolitical analysis.
• Deep understanding of geopolitical trends and ongoing world events.
• Experience in managing operations with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mission impact with Special Activities and Information Operations products.
• Curate insights from data using geopolitical analysis skills.
• Lead high-impact customer interactions and mission demonstrations.

Skills

Geopolitical Analysis

Data Analysis Software

Customer Success

Operations Management

National Security Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

AI/ML Tools

Job description

Our mission is to be the technology backbone for strategic competition against peer adversaries. These missions – including intelligence, information operations, special activities, and perception management – are happening today and their success or failure will determine if we go to war tomorrow.

We've been on the front lines of these missions since 2019, and have grown to support a wide range of missions across all US service branches, multiple combatant commands, partner nations, interagency stakeholders, and the intelligence community. We deploy both hardware and software products to support people on the front lines that span collection, planning / assessments, and effects.

We've grown from $3M in run-rate revenue in 2021 to $80M in run-rate revenue today. We've been profitable since 2022 and have raised $91M in venture capital funding through Series B. We're valued at $1.5B as of 2025.

About The Role

We are looking for a Product Operations Lead to scale our Special Activities and Information Operations product deployments, deliver outstanding mission outcomes for our customers, and build the product foundation to solve new mission challenges and support further growth.

What You'll Do

• Deliver mission impact with our Special Activities and Information Operations products. Understand customer mission objectives, determine how to deliver timely mission-relevant insights with our tools, and execute accordingly.
• Curate insights from the data we generate, drawing on your geopolitical analysis skills while leveraging AI/ML tools to operate at scale and communicating in a mission-relevant format. Ensure a high degree of rigor in our products.
• Test innovative ways to achieve customer mission objectives and to Improve our operational processes for running our Special Activities and Information Operations products, including our tradecraft, vendor management, and integration with technology.
• Lead high-impact customer interactions, including mission demonstrations for prospective customers and mission support for current customers.
• Direct interaction with customers is important for all our team members, and you should expect some amount of travel to customer locations (~30%).
  
  

What We Look For

• 4+ years experience in intelligence or geopolitical analysis, ideally with experience using software for data analysis, or in customer success for defense/intelligence products
• Deep understanding of geopolitical trends and ongoing world events
• Demonstrated ability to manage operations with multiple stakeholders and implement significant improvements to operational processes
• Domain experience in national security analysis, polling/population data analysis, or media/social media expertise preferred
• Clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
  
  

What We Offer

We’re proud to offer competitive benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 100% remote first culture. You can work from anywhere in the US and all full time employees have WeWork access
• Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty
• Fully paid parental leave
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel
  
  

Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you!

IMPORTANT NOTICE

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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