Senior Public Sector AI Product Manager - DoD Deployments

Fdetimes; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale is seeking a Product Manager for the Public Sector to own product outcomes across military planning and real-time AI/Alerting across DoW and national security contexts. You will translate complex, classified workflows into actionable product inputs for engineering and the platform team, while maintaining trusted relationships with senior military and civilian stakeholders.

You will drive deployments from contract to production in sensitive environments, balancing constraints across

Qualifications

• Active TOP SECRET security clearance (TS/SCI eligibility preferred).
• 6+ years in product management, technical program management, or a customer-facing product ownership role
• Direct experience working with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) or the broader U.S. national security community.
• Working knowledge of military planning process and modeling/simulation systems (e.g., Joint Planning Process and AFSIM).
• Experience with real-time streaming data systems and high-throughput architectures.
• Demonstrated track record shipping AI or data products into large, constrained or regulated organizations.
• Extreme ownership and follow-through with cross-team delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own product outcomes across Scale's military planning portfolio and/or its national security accounts for LUX.
• Translate operational reality into high-signal product input for engineering and platform teams.
• Build trusted advisory relationships with senior military leaders and national security stakeholders.
• Drive deployments to production inside classified environments.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive blockers to resolution through appropriate channels.
• Shape cross-cutting solutions across multiple stakeholders and use cases.
• Partner with Forward Deployed Engineering and Platform Capability teams.
• Identify expansion opportunities grounded in demonstrated customer value.

Skills

Security clearance

Military planning knowledge

Real-time data systems

Executive stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Product strategy

Travel readiness

Job description

Scale is seeking a Product Manager for the Public Sector to own product outcomes across military planning and real-time AI/Alerting across DoW and national security contexts. You will translate complex, classified workflows into actionable product inputs for engineering and the platform team, while maintaining trusted relationships with senior military and civilian stakeholders.

You will drive deployments from contract to production in sensitive environments, balancing constraints across