Head of Product | Tech

Product ManagerTagup is a defense technology company founded at MIT that is delivering logistics decision advantage with next-generation AI. We're hiring a Product Manager to help drive the execution and adoption of Manifest, Tagup's mission-critical platform for defense logistics. In this role, you will work closely with product leadership, engineering, design, customers, and company leadership to translate complex operational needs into clear product requirements, ship high-impact capabilities, and ensure our software becomes indispensable to the operators and decision-makers who rely on it.This role is ideal for a high-ownership product builder who is comfortable with ambiguity, technically fluent enough to partner deeply with engineers, and energized by spending time with customers in operational environments.ResponsibilitiesPartner with product leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to translate product strategy into a clear, sequenced roadmap for Manifest, with a focus on measurable customer outcomes in readiness, efficiency, and resilience.Convert customer and operational insights into crisp product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, workflows, and delivery plans.Work closely with engineering to scope, prioritize, and ship mission-critical software in a high-tempo environment.Support the delivery of AI-enabled workflows by helping define user expectations, evaluation criteria, edge cases, and success metrics.Collaborate with customer-facing teams to support pilots, deployments, training, feedback loops, and adoption.Track product usage, customer feedback, operational impact, and delivery progress to inform prioritization and continuous improvement.Requirements3+ years of product management, product operations, technical program management, or related experience building and shipping software products.Experience working on enterprise, data-intensive, operational, or mission-critical software.Strong product instincts for breaking down ambiguous problems, identifying user needs, sequencing delivery, and balancing customer outcomes with engineering constraints.Technical fluency: you can reason credibly with engineers about data systems, APIs, integrations, workflows, tradeoffs, and system behavior.Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, customer success, sales, leadership, and external stakeholders.Comfort operating in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment with shifting priorities and incomplete information.Willingness to engage directly with military or government customers and travel as needed.Tagup is unable to sponsor visas at this time.Preferred QualificationsExperience delivering software to DoD, IC, DHS, allied defense organizations, government agencies, or other highly regulated customers.Familiarity with logistics, maintenance, supply chain, readiness, fleet operations, or operational planning workflows.Experience with AI, machine learning, optimization, decision-support tools, or data products.Prior military service, government service, or defense contractor experience.Experience working with forward-deployed engineering, field teams, or customer implementation teams.S. security clearance.$In addition to salary, every team member receives meaningful equity through our Employee Stock Option Plan. We also offer comprehensive health insurance, access to a 401(k) plan, and a team-oriented culture with regular company outings.Tagup is an equal opportunity employer and individuals seeking employment with us are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are unable to sponsor visas at this time.