Senior Product Manager – Data Platform

Pay Range
: $160K–$185K

Location
:
Remote with occasional in-person collaboration; preference for candidates within approximately 40 miles of Round Rock, TX.

Job Type
:
Full-Time, Direct Hire (DH)

KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, is seeking a Senior Product Manager – Data Platform to lead the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for an emerging portfolio of API-first, cloud-native data platform technologies.

• The platform supports telemetry data ingestion, entity and track management, data retrieval and delivery, and domain awareness capabilities through a user-centered interface. Initially developed for space and satellite applications, the technology has the potential to expand into additional defense, aerospace, commercial, and industrial markets.
• This position will play a critical role in transforming R&D-funded concepts and proof-of-concept technologies into clearly defined minimum viable products (MVPs) and commercially viable offerings. The Product Manager will identify target markets, validate product-market fit, define product priorities, and guide emerging capabilities from early development through launch and ongoing evolution.
• The ideal candidate has a demonstrated track record of taking technical or B2B products from concept through successful launch, particularly in environments where product requirements, target users, and market opportunities are not yet fully defined.
• This is a highly collaborative leadership position requiring the ability to influence without direct authority, build consensus across technical and business teams, and translate complex ideas into a unified product direction.
• The Product Manager will work closely with Engineering, Human-Machine Interface (HMI)/UX, Project Management, Sales, and Business Development leaders, serving as the primary connection between market needs and product strategy.

• Own and continuously refine the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for an emerging portfolio of telemetry and data platform technologies.
• Evaluate R&D-funded concepts and early-stage capabilities to identify viable products, define MVPs, validate product-market fit, and guide development toward commercial or operational adoption.
• Partner closely with Sales and Business Development to understand customer needs, active opportunities, competitive positioning, and market demand across space, defense, aerospace, commercial, and industrial applications.
• Identify and prioritize target customers, users, and market domains, including determining where existing platform capabilities can address adjacent industry needs.
• Define the standardized, domain-agnostic core of the platform, including data ingestion, entity and track management, data retrieval, packaging, and user-facing capabilities, while distinguishing domain-specific requirements.
• Develop product business cases, value propositions, positioning, and go-to-market strategies, including pricing, packaging, and licensing considerations as products mature.
• Lead or support product briefings, demonstrations, and customer discussions, incorporating market and user feedback into ongoing product decisions.

• Establish and communicate clear product priorities, aligning Sales, Business Development, Engineering, HMI/UX, Project Management, and other stakeholders around a shared vision.
• Lead through collaboration and influence, building team engagement and buy-in while balancing business objectives, technical constraints, and user needs.
• Work as a trusted peer with the Engineering Technical Lead, who owns technical architecture and implementation strategy, and the HMI Lead, who owns user research, interface design, and detailed functional specifications.
• Translate market research, customer needs, and business priorities into actionable product requirements, user stories, and development priorities without independently dictating engineering architecture or interface design.
• Facilitate productive discussions, resolve competing priorities, and guide teams toward decisions in ambiguous or rapidly evolving product environments.
• Collaborate with Project Managers responsible for funded R&D milestones, contractual deliverables, project schedules, budgets, and sponsor coordination.

• Maintain and communicate product roadmaps, requirement briefs, business priorities, target user populations, and measurable success…