Director of Product Management

Location: McLean, VA, USA (in-office required)

Company Overview:

Co-founded in 2023 by Joe Laws and Grant Verstandig, Trase Systems is AI, Uncomplicated. Trase empowers enterprise leaders to harness the full potential of AI without the associated complexity and risks. We are an end-to-end solution for deploying, managing, and optimizing AI in the enterprise. Our platform specializes in bridging the “last mile” of AI adoption, unlocking AI's full potential while driving efficiency and significant cost savings. Trase is at the forefront of AI Agent innovation, topping the Hugging Face GAIA Leaderboard for Generalized AI Assistants, ahead of industry giants such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI. We are leveraging our cutting-edge technologies to develop mission-critical agentic applications in complex industries such as Healthcare, Oil & Gas, and National Security.

The Role

We're looking for a customer-obsessed and mission-driven Director of Product Management, National Security to lead the vision and delivery of our agentic AI solutions for critical government challenges. Based in our McLean, VA office (with some travel to engage customers), you'll own the end-to-end product lifecycle. A core responsibility will be to deeply understand government technology stacks and operational needs, translating these insights into robust product and platform requirements. You'll also build enduring relationships with key stakeholders, working cross-functionally with engineering, design, and our public sector go-to-market teams to ensure successful acquisition, deployment, and retention. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic visionary, exceptional communicator, and relationship builder who thrives in a fast-paced environment with a strong bias for action.

Scope of Activities:

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define a comprehensive strategy and vision for cloud-based agentic AI solutions tailored for national security applications, based on detailed analyses of customer needs, operational workflows, and emerging industry trends.
• Customer & Stakeholder Relationship Management: Build and nurture strong, lasting relationships with key government customers and stakeholders, serving as the primary product interface. Deeply understand their missions, operational challenges, existing technology stacks, and critical success factors.
• Product Roadmap & Requirements: Translate customer needs and technical insights into a detailed, prioritized near and long-term product roadmap. Develop clear, concise product specifications and requirements that articulate user stories, functionality, and technical constraints for agentic AI capabilities and seamless integration into existing government workflows.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Work closely with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to drive the execution and delivery of features and products, ensuring successful acquisition, deployment, and retention of customers. Ensure solutions meet the highest standards of quality, usability, and security within mission-critical environments.
• Evangelize Product: Articulate and share our vision at conferences and with strategic customers and partners. Create relevant collateral including presentations, whitepapers, and documentation to demonstrate value and impact.
• Market & Competitive Intelligence: Be the expert on the competitive landscape and how to strategically position Trase Systems to excel in the agentic AI and national security technology market.

Credentials and Experience:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of product management or engineering experience in AI/ML or platform products, with a focus on government or national security clients.
• Current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance required.
• Understanding of national security operations and government technology stacks,
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with customers and translate their complex needs into clear product requirements.
• Exceptional communicator adept at working cross-functionally and influencing diverse audiences.
• Self-starter with a bias for action, thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Benefits:

• 100% employer-paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. 
• Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
• Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
• Opportunities for professional development and continued learning with educational reimbursements.
• Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
• Mental health benefits through TARA Mind.

Some travel required.

If you want to be on the cutting edge of AI technology, building transformative agentic AI solutions, and are up for a challenge, let’s talk.

Salary Range: $235,000-$270,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.