Product Manager Security Clearance

Position: Product Manager with Security Clearance
Mount Indie is seeking a Product manager to support a small but growing govcon here in San Diego. In this role, you set the product vision and ensure its execution. From shaping a multiyear roadmap to refining sprint-level stories, you translate mission needs, tech realities, and financial constraints into a coherent strategy-and drive cross-functional squads to deliver capability that matters.

Your canvas spans market sensing, portfolio stewardship, agile backlog management, and go-to-market orchestration. You are both strategist and executor, toggling seamlessly between executive conversations and daily dev standups. What you'll do:
Vision & Roadmap
* Define and maintain a 3-year product vision aligned to mission impact and revenue goals.
* Ideate new FTEN functions to support the warfighter (CRAD, IR&D, CRADA) and to increase FTEN market discrimination
* Maintain a rolling 12-month roadmap with quarterly KPI/KPPs; ensure PI objectives trace back to strategy. Market & Mission Sensing
* Track DoW capability gaps, SBIR trends, and competitor moves; translate insights into differentiated features and value propositions.
* Engage directly with warfighters, acquisition offices, and partners to validate priorities. Design Thinking
* Exposure to design thinking methods such as problem framing, ideation, prototyping, and iteration.
* Ability to translate user needs, feedback, or pain points into practical solutions or improvements. Communication
* Ability to explain ideas clearly, ask thoughtful questions, and share updates in a timely manner.
* Comfortable adapting communication style for different audiences, such as peers, managers, customers, or cross-functional partners.
* Experience presenting ideas, documenting decisions, and summarizing complex information. Financial Stewardship
* Own FTEN execution including cost and schedule of defined Initiatives/Epics/Jira Tickets
* Contributes to the cost model for sustainment and feature development
* Negotiate with Programs for Initiative definition and funding of Features within the Technology Jira Project
* Report progress to stakeholders (cost/schedule) based on execution metrics/tools (IMS, JIRA, etc). Recommend COAs based on progress metrics.
* Defend investment proposals and tradeoffs with executive staff. Lifecycle & Compliance Governance
* Gatekeep epic approval through SAFe portfolio Kanban; shepherd MVPs from TRL 3 up.
* Ensure compliance with Cyber and Zero Trust accreditation requirements.
* Always have a functional fully featured FTEN system (Golden SUT)
* Governance of 15 FTE matrixed engineers spanning software, network, cyber, design, and systems. Backlog & Iteration Execution
* Own and continuously groom the Team Backlog; balance new capability, tech debt, and compliance.
* Author crisp Initiatives/Epics/User stories with clear acceptance criteria; approve/reject based on Definition of Done.
* Lead iteration planning, daily syncs, demos, and acceptance to ensure alignment with PI objectives. Stakeholder Alignment
* Run quarterly Product Syncs with executives, engineers, and finance leads.
* Serve as first-line liaison with Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, QA, and Ops to resolve impediments. Go-to-Market Enablement
* Align capture plans, pricing strategies, and demo assets with Growth & Capture (G&C).
* Empower teams to pitch coherent, compelling product stories that withstand source-selection scrutiny. Continuous Improvement
* Track and act on metrics: velocity, lead time, defect escape rate, and portfolio ROI.
* Drive Inspect & Adapt actions across teams and trains. We are looking for:

* Education:

B.S. or higher in an engineering field (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Math, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline).

* Experience:

12+ years of progressive experience in technical leadership, program management, or technical product management.
* Mission-Driven Mindset - Passion for supporting national security missions and advancing warfighter capabilities through user-focused software design.
* Systems Thinking - Ability to translate complex operational requirements into scalable, maintainable…