SkillBridge Intern - Product Manager at Defense Unicorns in Remote

Summary: Defense Unicorns is a startup focused on delivering mission value through streamlined software delivery for military personnel and defense contractors. As a Product Manager, you will own the product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with customer needs and company objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance development efficiency and operational security. Responsibilities: - Define and execute team product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with company objectives and customer needs - Collaborate with engineering teams for implementation of a cohesive architecture and integration of development tools - Work closely with a Product Designer to architect and design an intuitive platform that meets the unique needs of military personnel and contractors - Prioritize and manage the product roadmap, balancing customer, business, and technical priorities while synthesizing external customer requests into actionable features and backlogs - Measure and assess the impact of product solutions through key performance indicators (KPIs), including adoption rates, user engagement metrics, and development efficiency improvements - Stay current with industry trends and best practices related to secure development environments and Department of Defense software development requirements, ensuring our platform meets evolving needs and compliance standards - Present product updates and strategic insights in customer-facing engagements, ensuring clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders - Thrive in a fast-paced, remote working environment, demonstrating high levels of discipline, self-motivation, and adaptability - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Enough technical breadth to work with engineering and design to trade off roadmap versus engineering effort needed Required Qualifications: - Experience in the DoD software ecosystem, to include organizations such as Platform One, Kessel Run, Army Software Factory, Space CAMP, Kobayashi Maru, NavalX, BESPIN, LevelUP, etc - Within 180 days of separation from service - Experience establishing a product roadmap with themes, a team charter, measurable outcomes in the form of OKRs/KPIs to track success, design docs - Experience leading products from ideation to operations, with a preference on secure development environments or internal developer platforms - Ability to work independently, manage time efficiently, and thrive in a remote work setup - Familiarity with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in developer platform development, such as supply chain security, open source development, and internal developer platforms Required Skills: DoD software ecosystem experience, Product roadmap development, Secure development environments Important Skills: OKRs/KPIs tracking, Emerging technologies familiarity Nice-to-Have Skills: Collaboration skills Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision, Premiums are 100% Company Paid, Health Reimbursement Account, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401k Retirement Plan, Company Stock Options, Home Office Budget, Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s, Paid Parental Leave, Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions, Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)