Senior Product Manager

Join CHAOS, a cutting-edge technology company, as a Senior Product Manager. In this role, you will own the tactical command-and-control (C2) software and the integration platform that connects CHAOS systems to the broader operational ecosystem. You will work across software, systems, hardware, operators, and program teams to turn ambiguous mission needs into products that work in real deployments. You will also build durable relationships across engineering, programs, operations, and business teams and become a trusted source of product and mission context.

Familiarity with interoperability standards used in mission systems (e.g., Link 16, TAK/Cursor-on-Target) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Ownership of product direction, prioritization, and execution for tactical command-and-control (C2) software and integration platform.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to translate operator workflows, mission needs, and interoperability requirements into clear product decisions.
• Building durable relationships across engineering, programs, operations, and business teams to become a trusted source of product and mission context.
• You can separate critical product decisions from noise and make sound tradeoffs under time and information constraints

Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication, product judgment, and ability to drive alignment without relying on formal authority
• Work full-time onsite with the CHAOS software team in San Francisco
• You thrive in technically complex, ambiguous environments and can independently drive a product from problem definition through delivery
• You think in systems: users, hardware, software, interfaces, dependencies, failure modes, and operational constraints all matter
• 7+ years of relevant experience, including substantial ownership of complex software products; roughly 5+ years in product management or an equivalent product ownership role
• Experience with software that interacts with hardware, sensors, networks, external systems, or real-world operations. Comfort with core systems-engineering practices—requirements definition and traceability, interface definition, and trade-off analysis—applied in service of product decisions
• You are comfortable working with engineers at depth without needing to be the technical decision-maker
• You quickly become conversant in unfamiliar domains, earn credibility with technical and operational stakeholders, and know when to pull in deeper expertise
• Regular travel may be required for product testing, customer demonstrations, integrations, and cross-functional collaboration

Preferred

• Military operational experience—especially in air defense or adjacent missions—paired with demonstrated software/product aptitude is also highly valued
• Experience in C2, battle management, mission systems, air defense, radar/sensors, autonomy, aerospace, tactical networks, systems integration, or related operational software is strongly preferred

Pay

USD 141,000 - 194,000