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AI Product Manager, Public Sector

Sitreps
Location
Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA
Posted
18 days ago
Department
Defense Tech
Salary
$147,000 – $185,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years in product management, AI product strategy, technical program management, solutions, product engineering, strategy consulting, enterprise SaaS, or other customer-facing technical roles
  • U.S. Citizenship required; active U.S. security clearance preferred, with eligibility and willingness to obtain one required
  • Strong technical fluency across AI/ML systems, APIs, cloud environments, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, or deployment architectures
  • Ability to translate customer needs into product requirements, business cases, roadmap priorities, success metrics, and executive-ready narratives
  • Strong analytical skills, including comfort working with datasets, benchmark results, evaluation outputs, user feedback, and product telemetry
  • Excellent writing, presentation, prioritization, and cross-functional leadership skills
Nice to have
  • Experience supporting Department of War, IC, federal civilian, or other public sector customers
  • Familiarity with RMF, FedRAMP, IL environments, ATO processes, CMMC, or government software accreditation
  • Experience with AI evaluation, red-teaming, runtime guardrails, model observability, AI governance, or agentic AI systems in production environments
  • Familiarity with public sector acquisition pathways, including BAAs, OTAs, SBIR/STTR, IDIQs, production transition, or programs of record
  • Experience partnering with systems integrators, primes, federal channel partners, or public sector resellers
What the job really is

The AI Product Manager for the Public Sector will engage directly with government stakeholders to shape and define product strategies for AI systems in high-consequence environments. Responsibilities include translating customer needs into product requirements, guiding the product roadmap, and analyzing AI system behaviors to ensure measurable outcomes. This role requires regular customer interaction and collaboration with various teams to deliver effective AI solutions.

Benefits
  • $147,000 – $185,000 base salary
  • equity
  • company benefits
  • incentive compensation
Things to weigh
  • No fully remote option; must work on-site in Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA
  • Role involves regular travel to customer sites
  • Focus on high-stakes public sector environments may involve complex challenges and ambiguity
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