Product Portfolio Manager

Ara Inc; Maryland; On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading C5ISR technology firm in Maryland is seeking a motivated Product Portfolio Manager – RF Products to manage the full product lifecycle and drive profitability. The role requires strong communication skills, technical familiarity with RF technologies, and experience in the defense industry. Ideal candidates will have 8-10 years of relevant experience and an active DoD Security Clearance. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of relevant experience in product management.
• Active DoD Security Clearance is required.
• Understanding of electronics design and manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical execution.
• Define and maintain product road maps and release requirements.
• Translate customer and market requirements into product definitions.

Skills

Communication skills

Technical familiarity with RF/Microwave technologies

Organizational skills

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

Job description

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Full Time Professional Laurel, MD, Laurel, MD, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1241

Salary Range: $155,000.00 To $185,000.00 Annually

Company Overview

ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.

Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.

We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated Product Portfolio Manager – RF Products to connect customer needs with product development and drive profitability across the catalog of products. This role manages the full product lifecycle, from strategy to execution, collaborating with engineering, sales, supply chain, production to deliver customer-focused solutions. The position involves defining product roadmaps, supporting go-to-market plans, guiding pricing strategies, and ensuring responsive customer support. Success requires strong communication skills, technical familiarity with RF/Microwave technologies, experience in the defense/DoD industry, and the ability to balance big-picture vision with detailed execution.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage the full product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical execution.
• Define and maintain product road maps and release requirements in collaboration with engineering.
• Translate customer and market requirements into product definitions through research and sales/business development input.
• Support sales teams and engineering teams with quotations, order acceptance, and customer responsiveness for entire catalog of products.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to shape positioning, marketing communication, and company-wide go-to-market plans.
• Align Development teams on product definitions and positioning.
• Identify and pursue partnership opportunities.
• Guide product pricing, cost analysis, BOM lifecycle planning, and global product list updates to ensure long-term profitability.
• Coordinate with supply chain on BOM, costing, lead times, and lifecycle planning.
• Identify potential partner relationships and stay current with market trends to provide innovative solutions.
• You must be an exceptional communicator -- adept at both written and oral communication and comfortable presenting to customers and senior management

Position Qualifications

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Competency Statements

• Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities
• Communication - Ability to communicate thoughts clearly, both oral and written in a honest, open and timely manner
• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current
• Technical Skill - Possesses the knowledge and skills needed to perform a job or role effectively
• Dependability - Meets deadlines, works independently or in a team environment, is accountable, maintains focus, good attendance record
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products
• Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality
• Initiative / Take Ownership - Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion, meaning own your job and see it through
• Customer Focus - Understands and can meet the needs in a customer-centric (Internal and External) environment and build strong relationships. Promotes a positive image of the company and strives to solve issues raised by customers
• Sales Skills – Understands marketplace, works to meet prospect/customer needs, effective closing technique

Experience and Skills

• Active DoD Security Clearance
• Technical familiarity with RF microwave solutions.
• Experience doing business with the DoD, Primes and Tier 3+ customers
• Understanding and experience in product management and product marketing industry practices
• Understanding of defense industry practices and procedures preferred
• Understanding of electronics design, manufacturing operations, inventory management and product life cycle management principles.
• Ability to interact with multi-disciplined professionals to understand and make necessary tradeoffs and decisions
• Collaborative work style
• Solid organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to travel to customer and non-customer sites in North America and Europe (up to 10%)

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field with 8-10+ years of relevant experience

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of non-discrimination and affirmative action. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.