Senior Product Manager (Modeling & Simulation)

Code Metal, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement plan (401k, IRA)

Flexible hybrid work arrangement

Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus

Relocation assistance for qualifying

Job summary

Code Metal, Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead strategy and execution for its WarMatrix wargaming suite. You will work with customers, engineers, and designers to translate complex capabilities into product offerings with real user value in high-stakes environments.

The role requires balancing customer needs with technical constraints and business priorities. You will partner with domain experts to understand workflows and define measurable outcomes, while driving alignment across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience building technical software products.
• Experience owning software products from discovery through launch in a technical B2B, enterprise, or platform environment.
• Strong written communication skills for product requirements and strategy documents.
• Excellent product judgment and prioritization skills under uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy and execution for one or more mission-critical software products.
• Partner with customers, engineers, and designers to translate needs into clear product requirements.
• Define product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and success metrics aligned with outcomes.

Skills

Product strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

User research

Stakeholder communication

Roadmapping

Job description

• We’re hiring a Senior Product Manager to lead product strategy and execution for the WarMatrix wargaming suite
• You’ll work closely with customers, engineers, and designers to transform complex technical capabilities into products that solve real user problems in high-stakes environments
• This product operates at the intersection of high-fidelity simulation, geospatial data, AI, and real-time decision-making—environments where product decisions have meaningful operational impact
• You’ll partner directly with users, domain experts, engineers, and designers to deeply understand workflows, uncover unmet needs, and define products that create measurable customer value
• Success in this role requires balancing customer needs, technical constraints, and business priorities. You’ll make thoughtful product tradeoffs, prioritize ruthlessly, and help the team focus on building the right things—not just building things right
• This is a highly collaborative role where Product, Design, and Engineering operate as peers throughout discovery, planning, and execution
• Own product strategy and execution for one or more mission-critical software products, from discovery through delivery and iteration
• Develop deep empathy for users by conducting customer interviews, observing workflows, and partnering closely with domain experts to understand complex operational challenges
• Quickly ramp into unfamiliar technical domains and synthesize complex concepts into clear product direction
• Define product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and success metrics aligned with customer outcomes and company objectives
• Translate user needs, technical capabilities, and business priorities into clear product requirements and well-defined initiatives
• Partner closely with Design to lead user-centered discovery, validate concepts, and ensure solutions solve meaningful customer problems before development begins
• Work side-by-side with Engineering to understand technical tradeoffs, shape implementation approaches, and make informed prioritization decisions throughout development
• Make thoughtful tradeoffs between customer value, technical complexity, speed, and long-term platform investments
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Design, Leadership, and customers to ensure shared understanding and successful execution
• Use qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate product performance and continuously improve user outcomes
• Clearly communicate product decisions, priorities, and rationale across technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Flexible hybrid work arrangement
• Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus Sick & Public Holidays)
• Relocation assistance for qualifying employees

We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager who thrives in technically complex domains and can quickly become fluent in new subject matterDemonstrated ability to rapidly learn new industries, technologies, and customer domains, becoming an effective product leader without requiring deep prior subject matter expertiseProven ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering and Design as equal partners throughout the product development lifecycleExperience defining product strategy using customer insights, business goals, and technical constraintsExcellent product judgment and prioritization skills, with the ability to make smart tradeoffs under uncertaintyOutstanding communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across executive, technical, and customer audiencesStrong customer discovery and user research skills, with experience translating customer insights into product strategy and roadmap decisionsExperience owning software products from discovery through launch in a technical B2B, enterprise, or platform environmentStrong written communication skills for product requirements, strategy documents, and decision-making artifactsStrong systems thinking and the ability to simplify complex technical concepts into intuitive product experiencesEligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearanceComfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where priorities evolve as new information emerges5+ years of Product Management experience building technical software productsExperience working on complex technical products, developer or expert tools, AI platforms, simulation software, geospatial systems, defense technology, aerospace, or other technically sophisticated productsExperience working directly with highly technical customers, engineers, and domain expertsFamiliarity with modern product discovery practices, experimentation, and user-centered product developmentExperience bringing new products from concept through launch in early-stage or high-growth environmentsTechnical background or ability to engage confidently in engineering discussions around architecture, APIs, AI/ML, or distributed systems