Vice President of Product Development

Stealth; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Stealth seeks a Vice President of Product to lead public-sector strategy for an integrated hardware and software ecosystem, including cameras, IoT devices, and AI capabilities. You will guide a data-driven product organization, align the executive team and Board on a clear growth roadmap, and oversee a team of Product Managers across multiple lines.

As a transformational executive, you will own the full product lifecycle, harmonize hardware and software, and drive go-to-market strategies with

Qualifications

• 15+ years in product leadership, especially in public sector products.
• Proven VP-level experience with complex hardware/software ecosystems.
• Experience taking hardware from R&D to mass production and global deployment.
• Strong financial acumen with product margins and pricing experience.
• Executive presence to influence board decisions while collaborating cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a market-leading product vision for public-sector safety.
• Unify cameras, IoT, AI/ML, and software into an integrated product portfolio.
• Own full product lifecycle from discovery to end-of-life.
• Build a scalable product organization with clear accountability.
• Establish a data-driven operating model using analytics and P&L management.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance on GTM and pricing.
• Align hardware, software, AI/ML, supply chain, and manufacturing teams.
• Develop market intelligence for edge computing, computer vision, IoT, robotics.
• Deliver evidence-based recommendations and portfolio updates to leadership.

Skills

Public sector product leadership

Executive presence

Data-driven decision making

Product strategy & roadmap

Team leadership & build

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Hardware-software integration

P&L & revenue growth

Stakeholder communication

Education

MS, MBA, or PhD in Engineering/CS/Business

Job description

Schedule: Hybrid

Travel: Yes (30%+)

The Role

We are looking for a Vice President of Product to direct the strategy for our Public-Sector facing integrated hardware and software ecosystems. You will oversee the development of complex, edge-deployed technology—including cameras, IoT devices, and software while integrating machine learning and AI capabilities into the core product suite. As a key executive, you will rely on data to guide the product organization and align the executive team and Board of Directors around a clear roadmap for growth. This role is a combination of being hands on with our evolving, active products, as well as managing and overseeing a team of Product Managers across a number of different product lines that are both active and emerging.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute a market-leading product vision and strategy for student and community safety across the public sector.
• Unify cameras, vision systems, IoT, robotics, software platforms, data products, and AI/ML into an integrated product portfolio.
• Own the full product lifecycle—from customer discovery and concept development through NPI, manufacturing, commercial deployment, support, enhancement, and end-of-life.
• Transform and scale the product organization by building the talent, structure, operating cadence, decision rights, and accountability required for predictable execution and high growth.
• Establish a data-driven product operating model using customer, market, operational, financial, and product analytics to prioritize investments, measure outcomes, manage product P&L, and improve decision certainty and precision.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Customer Success to define target segments, pricing, packaging, positioning, go-to-market strategy, and deployment models.
• Build alignment across hardware engineering, software engineering, AI/ML, supply chain, manufacturing, and commercial teams through clear priorities, transparent tradeoffs, conviction, persuasion, and a low-ego leadership style.
• Develop market and competitive intelligence to anticipate opportunities in edge computing, computer vision, IoT, robotics, and public-sector technology.
• Deliver evidence-based product recommendations, risks, investment cases, and portfolio updates to the executive team and Board of Directors.

You Are

• A transformational product executive who has built or rebuilt high-performing product organizations in complex, high-growth technology businesses.
• Commercially minded, with a strong understanding of public-sector markets, customer value, pricing, product P&L, and predictable growth.
• An expert in driving product vision for public sector product roadmaps
• A strategic operator who can turn a broad mission into a focused portfolio, clear roadmap, and measurable business outcomes.
• Experienced in taking integrated hardware and software products from concept through launch, scale, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Highly analytical and data-driven, using evidence to prioritize investment while applying sound judgment when information is incomplete.
• Comfortable leading across hardware, software, AI/ML, manufacturing, supply chain, field operations, and commercial functions.
• A clear, persuasive executive communicator who can influence senior leaders and the Board of Directors.
• A low-ego, collaborative leader who creates alignment, makes difficult tradeoffs, and maintains a high bar for accountability.
• Fast-moving and outcome-oriented, balancing speed of innovation with reliability, precision, and operational rigor.
• Deeply motivated by improving student and community safety through technology.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of product leadership experience, with significant experience in public sector products and a track record of building complex technologies and managing teams.
• Proven experience in a VP seat.
• Domain expertise in hardware product development (e.g., cameras, IoT, robotics or similar technology domains) combined with the software and cloud platforms that power them.
• Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), taking hardware devices from R&D prototypes to mass production and global deployment.
• History of commercializing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence technologies within integrated hardware and software ecosystems.
• Business and financial acumen, with experience managing product margins, pricing strategies, and revenue growth.
• Executive presence with the ability to lead with data, advocate for strategic direction, and influence board decisions while remaining grounded and collaborative.
• Ability to recruit, retain, and develop product managers in competitive tech markets.
• Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD) in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.