Technical product manager in defence in London

Arondite enables organisations to wield autonomy, data and AI at scale. We equip operators with the foundational software to orchestrate their mix of platforms and capabilities, and then take mission-critical decisions faster than their adversaries. You will take ownership of a critical part of Arondite's product. This role will feel closer to building a mini startup than operating within a traditional product organisation: you will be expected to understand ambiguous problems, make clear decisions, and drive work from early discovery through to delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Taking ultimate responsibility for the success of a major part of Arondite's product.
• Understanding a complex web of users and stakeholders, and synthesising their feedback.
• Building a clear, explainable process for prioritising work in the face of B2G uncertainty.
• Communicating to and working with Engineering and Design to build powerful, simple features that can be customised to deliver value to a wide set of users.
• Championing a culture of technical excellence and clear communications.
• Working with Product, Engineering and Deployed teams to anticipate needs and shape the longer-term Product Roadmap for Cobalt.
• Ensuring a world-class user experience within Arondite's product.

Requirements:

• Proven experience owning products, platforms, data models, or core infrastructure surfaces in a world-class product.
• Strong core programming skills in either: Server-side languages such as C++, Java, Rust or Python, OR Front-end development in TypeScript or JavaScript, using frameworks such as Angular or React.
• Ability to synthesise user, stakeholder and engineering signals into simple, clear units of work.
• Ability to create, articulate and adapt a system for prioritising work.
• Deep curiosity about defence domain and technology.
• Founder/owner mentality, comfort with ambiguity and taking ownership of high-level objectives.
• Strong technical depth and systems thinking. Comfortable reasoning about schemas, API design, and architectural trade-offs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and articulate a clear vision.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites to understand users.

We require that all candidates have an existing Right to Work in the UK at the time of application. This role will require the individual to hold a clearance or be willing to undergo UK security vetting to Security Check (SC) or above. This normally requires having continuous residency in the UK for at least 5 years.

Desirable:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical/scientific subject.
• Experience building leverage and process with Product Ops automations.
• Experience in the Defence sector or sectors involving geospatial workflows.
• Experience in a world-class product organisation.
• Experience founding a company.

Conditions:

• We are focused on building a positive, collaborative engineering-driven culture. We therefore believe in making the office a friendly, comfortable and fun place to be, and we try to work from the office where possible.
• You may also need to travel to visit customers, depending on your role.
• Highly competitive base salary.
• Generous equity in EMI share options in a well-funded and growing startup.
• 7% employer pension contribution.
• Free meals in the office every day.
• Private health and dental insurance, with opt-in cover for dependents.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Relocation support.
• Access to any resources, equipment and training that you need to do your job in a world-class way.