Remote Forward-Deployed Product Manager, Gov Identity

Spruce Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpruceID is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Manager to work directly with state government partners during discovery, architecture, and design. This role focuses on deploying digital credentialing programs, ensuring adoption by issuers, verifiers, and end users, and delivering measurable outcomes across complex ecosystems.

You will own the end-to-end product picture, engage with multiple stakeholders, and operate with startup-style resourcefulness while balancing security, accessibility, and

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of product experience in startups or new product initiatives.
• Zero-to-one product experience: shipped or identified new opportunities.
• Meaningful experience in education, workforce development, or adjacent sectors.
• Experience in government or a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product picture across user experiences and underlying APIs and services.
• Drive adoption with issuers, verifiers, and institutional partners; define adoption KPIs.
• Engage directly with state government partners through discovery, architecture, and design.
• Shape roadmaps and sequencing with partners to ensure solutions address real problems.
• Conduct hands-on user research and synthesize findings into roadmap decisions.

Skills

Product management

Government experience

User research

Technical depth

Executive communication

Remote US-based

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

SpruceID is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Manager to work directly with state government partners during discovery, architecture, and design. This role focuses on deploying digital credentialing programs, ensuring adoption by issuers, verifiers, and end users, and delivering measurable outcomes across complex ecosystems.

You will own the end-to-end product picture, engage with multiple stakeholders, and operate with startup-style resourcefulness while balancing security, accessibility, and