Product Manager, Programs

About the role

At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software. We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere—whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and refine the core workflows that span across capabilities and modules and support user journeys end-to-end.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market research to benchmark workflows, offerings, and pricing strategies.
• Collaborate with your Program Management and Engineering partners to align plans with application structure and product tiering.
• Identify who our target customers are by segment and ensure that the product supports their evolving needs through research validation.
• Build frameworks for mapping capabilities to business outcomes across user types and pricing tiers.
• Partner with platform and data teams to ensure technical infrastructure aligns with product usability and integration goals.
• Evaluate workflow efficiency, feature discoverability, and product cohesion with design and research teams.
• Translate architecture and backend capabilities into intuitive, unified application experiences for our customers.
• Guide design around multi-product integration, with strong UI/UX instincts and a customer-centric mindset.
• Establish KPIs for product engagement, activation, and success across application workflows.
• Validate decisions through a mix of user research, analytics, and iterative prototyping.
• Identify opportunities for growth moments and self-service upgrades directly within the application.
• Serve as a strategic partner to product, platform, design, marketing, sales, and engineering teams.
• Own and evolve the integrated application roadmap to reflect evolving business, platform, and customer needs.
• Support product planning rituals, sprint scoping, and discovery processes across multiple teams.

Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance, preference given for active TS Clearance.
• 4+ years of experience in product management, platform apps, or cross-functional systems.
• Proven track record in multi-product or integrated experience design.
• Familiarity with pricing strategy, self-serve SaaS flows, or customer segmentation preferred.
• Strong technical fluency; able to work closely with engineers and data scientists.
• Excellent collaboration, synthesis, and communication skills.
• Experience using tools like Figma, Notion, Jira, Mixpanel, Amplitude, or Looker.
• Ability to work on government contracts.
• Able to travel, 30-50% of the time.
• Bonus: Active TS/SCI Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Think in systems, not silos — and know how to bring focus to complexity.
• Love turning customer needs and internal capability maps into clear application UX.
• Balance technical platform constraints with growth and monetization goals.
• Thrive in fast-paced, multi-domain product organization.

Skills

• Product Strategy & Market Alignment
• Platform Coordination & UX Integration
• Validation & Success Metrics
• Cross-functional Collaboration & Influence

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee recognition programs
• Health and wellness initiatives

Pay

Salary range: $120,000 - $180,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time position, remote work location