Senior Product Manager

OVERVIEW OF ROLE As a Senior Product Manager at Advanced Navigation, you hold end-to-end accountability for the success of your product line. You are responsible for the commercial success and technical integrity of our INS family. This role requires a rare blend of high-level strategic thinking and the ability to "deep dive" into the daily engineering grind. You will bridge the gap between market requirements and technical execution, leading trade-off discussions across Hardware, Firmware, and Software to deliver world-class PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) solutions. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Product ownership & strategy Drive commercial success: own the end-to-end P&L, revenue growth, and market penetration strategy for the INS product family. Market requirement definition: define and document high-fidelity market requirements based on rigorous technical discovery with key customers and industry trends in Advanced Navigation’s strategic industries. Roadmap leadership: architect and manage the INS product roadmap, balancing New Product Introduction (NPI) with essential sustaining engineering. Portfolio optimization: analyze sales mix and competitive positioning to optimize product family pricing and profitability. Engineering leadership & execution Lead Technical Trade-offs: actively lead daily technical trade-off discussions between Hardware, Firmware, and Software teams. You must be able to debate technical constraints with engineers to ensure the best product outcome. Stage-gate management: oversee the product lifecycle from initial concept through development, verification, launch, and end-of-life. Technical discovery: lead deep-dive technical discovery sessions with key customers and strategic partners to validate complex software features and HW variants. Lifecycle oversight: work closely with Engineering and support to prioritize bug fixes and product improvements based on data-driven customer impact. Organizational Integration Marketing partnership: collaborate with Marketing to provide the "technical core" for collateral, while delegating final production and distribution to the Marketing team. Growth & values: evolve with the organization by taking on strategic tasks as the product line expands and embody the company’s values through quantifiable performance targets. KEY MEASURABLES • Product profitability: Support growth in revenue & margin for the INS product family by developing comprehensive platform strategies that deliver on Advanced Navigation’s strategic goals. • Requirement fidelity: quality and clarity of market requirements, ensuring minimal "scope creep" during development phases. • Engineering alignment: success in resolving technical bottlenecks and making timely trade-off decisions that keep R&D on schedule. • Roadmap execution: timely delivery of Product deliverables as part of the Product Realization Process. • Commercial feedback: satisfaction from key strategic customers regarding technical solution alignment. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering (Aeronautical, Mechatronics, Electrical, or similar technical field). • Technical authority: proven ability to deep-dive into complex technical topics and build rapport/authority with highly specialized engineering teams. • Strategic conflict resolution: skilled at negotiating constraints between different engineering disciplines (e.g., SW vs. HW limitations). • Commercial acumen: strong understanding of market dynamics, pricing strategies, and P&L management. • Communication: ability to translate complex technical trade-offs into clear business impact for executive stakeholders. • Minimum 5 years of experience in technical & commercial leadership role • Engineering background: broad experience across Hardware, Embedded Firmware, and Software development cycles. • Domain expertise: proven experience working with Inertial Navigation (GNSS/INS) technologies. • Industry context: experience in the defense industry using Assured PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) is highly desirable.