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About the Role
The Product Manager, Defense is responsible for leading the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of NSA's Defense, Government, Postal and Corporate USA Made product categories. This role translates end-user and market insights into prioritized product opportunities, partners cross-functionally to bring compliant, high-performance products to market, and serves as NSA's subject matter expert for Defense and Government apparel needs.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage a 3-year product roadmap across Military, Government, and Corporate USA Made product categories.
- Own the new product idea pipeline, including intake, evaluation, prioritization, stage-gate recommendations, and visibility to launch timing and resources.
- Gather and translate end-user, field evaluator, sales, and market insights into actionable product requirements and innovation opportunities.
- Engage with military personnel, program offices, tactical users, and field evaluators through field visits, wear trials, and feedback sessions to validate product performance.
- Partner cross-functionally with sales, marketing, design, sourcing, manufacturing, and leadership to prioritize initiatives and support product positioning, pricing, launch planning, and go-to-market execution.
- Ensure products meet or exceed unique military approvals and branch- or unit-defined requirements, including Berry Amendment, NIR, FR, and other applicable performance standards.
- Maintain awareness of military modernization priorities, procurement trends, defense programs, tactical equipment markets, and capability gaps, and serve as the internal subject matter expert for Defense and Government products.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field preferred.
- 5-7 years' experience in business, product, product development, and/or marketing in B2B or B2C businesses.
- Military and Government industry experience required.
- Ability to travel 25-30% to participate in trade shows, field travel and customer visits.
- Proven track record leading cross-functional teams on complex product and marketing projects.
- Approaches opportunities with a market-back mentality with a strategic approach to achieve goals.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high energy and demanding environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work and execute within deadlines.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Highly self-motivated with a desire to learn and develop new and existing skills.
- Robust communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong skills in organization, prioritization, time management and project management.
- Long periods of sitting, computer work, some walking, some standing.
- Open office concept.
Skills
- Product Management
- Roadmap Development
- Lifecycle Management
- Market Research
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Product Development
- Product Marketing
- Project Management
- Communication
- Organization
- Prioritization
- Time Management
Location
- USA
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5-7 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
- Medical
- HSA Plan
- Dental
- Voluntary Vision
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Employer-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
- Voluntary Identity Theft Protection Insurance
- Voluntary Legal Insurance
- 401K Plan with Company Match
- Company Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Bereavement
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Time
About the Company
- NSA's mission is to keep American workers safe.
- NSA is looking for self-starters who can help support our mission.
Equal Opportunity
- National Safety Apparel provides equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, ancestry, age, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other protected group status as defined by law.