Sr Specialist, Product Management

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Nashville, TN, is seeking a Sr Specialist, Product Management to own product strategy and roadmaps across a defense-focused portfolio. You will work with engineering, program management, operations, finance, and business development to translate customer needs into executable product plans.

The role emphasizes balancing cost, schedule, performance, and risk while driving investments, governance, and roadmap alignment for government and international customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 6 years PM/PO experience; graduate degree with 4 years related experience; in lieu of a degree, 10 years of related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain product roadmaps and baselines in partnership with engineering.
• Translate customer requirements and market demand into clear priorities and requirements.
• Serve as product integrator across engineering, program management, and business development.
• Drive cost, schedule, performance and risk decisions for products.
• Develop product-level investment planning and ROI justification.
• Ensure profitability and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet commitments.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6 years PM/PO experience

Graduate degree + 4 years experience

10 years of related experience in lieu of degree

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Sr Specialist, Product Management

Job Code: 43529

Job Location: Nashville, TN

Job Schedule: 9/80

The Lead, Product Manager, is responsible for managing the cost and schedule requirements of a product line offering through all phases from proposal to fulfillment. The product manager analyzes and designs technical product enhancements, integrating the work of research and development, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and service functions for all or part of a new or potential product offerings. This role drives product strategy, roadmap execution, investment prioritization and cross-functional alignment to ensure delivery of scalable, mission-relevant capabilities to U.S. Government and international customers.

The Product Manager works closely with engineering, program management, operations, supply chain, finance, and business development to translate customer and market needs into executable product strategies while balancing cost, schedule performance and risk. This role will be based in Nashville, TN.

Essential Functions:

• Define and maintain product roadmaps and technical baselines, in partnership with engineering, including awareness of system architectures, key interfaces, and integration dependencies.
• Translate customer requirements, operational gaps, and market demand into clear product priorities and requirements.
• Serve as the product integrator and execution focal point across engineering, program management, operations, finance and business development, ensuring alignment of system architecture, interfaces and delivery commitments.
• Drive product-level decisions across cost, schedule, performance and risk, including architecture, interface and integration impacts.
• Develop product-level investment planning, including IRAD priorities, business cases and ROI justification.
• Support AOP, LRP, and budget planning by linking investments to roadmap outcomes and customer value.
• Interface across Product Line Management, Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Configuration Management to ensure product requirements are executable and production-ready.
• Support capture and growth activities by providing product differentiation, technical positioning, and roadmap alignment.
• Communicates within and outside of own function or business area and has responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.) when necessary.
• Assess competitive offerings, emerging threats and technology trends relevant to ForceX missions.
• Establish and execute product governance, including milestone reviews and leadership decision forums.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, contractual, and global trade requirements.
• Work with a cross-functional team to ensure products meet profitability metrics. Offer solutions and develop plans to improve profitability.
• Business Travel up to 10% to L3Harris or customer sites.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's with 6 years prior Product Manager / Product owner experience. Graduate Degree with 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing complex DoW or national security systems that integrate hardware, software and external platforms across development, production and sustainment.
• Strong understanding of DoW acquisition environments, and compliance requirements associated with fielded defense systems.
• Experience managing complex hardware and software-based systems across development, integration, production and sustainment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience briefing senior leadership and customers.
• Experience supporting C-UAS, ISR, missile, C2, or mission systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience briefing senior leadership and customers
• Experience working with both domestic and international customers.
• Active security clearance.
• Familiarity with production scaling, affordability targets, and lifecycle cost management.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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