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Role Description

Are you a strategic, technical, and empathetic leader who excels at guiding high-performing Product Management teams through the complexities of real-time data streaming? Do you thrive on transforming technical complexity into an inspirational vision and architecting a unified "1Roadmap" that aligns product investments with critical corporate objectives? If you are a long-term thinker who values "playing the infinite game" and has the courage to experiment boldly while scaling a team of technical experts, this role is for you!

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of deep innovation and market-driven strategy as we expand into the next generation of Physical AI and autonomous systems. As our Senior Manager of Product Management, you won't just be managing a team - you will be the driving force providing the coaching and clarity needed to build enduring value and shape the future of autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coach a team of PMs, focusing on raising the bar for the PM craft and ensuring their individual roadmaps are aligned with the broader vision.
• Lead our 6-month planning cycles to create a single, traceable roadmap, balancing the needs of existing customers with strategic expansion into new markets.
• Act as a player-coach for new product concepts using "vibe-coding" and rapid prototyping to validate ideas with stakeholders and customers.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to manage and iterate on pricing, licensing, and packaging strategies that maximize customer value and RTI’s business growth.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with R&D, Marketing, Sales, and the Executive Management Team, ensuring cross-functional alignment.
• Maintain a deep understanding of market trends, competition, and emerging technologies to refine RTI’s product direction.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Product Management, with 3+ years specifically managing other PMs at a Director or Group PM level.
• Strong "under the hood" technical depth in middleware, distributed systems, or developer tools within high-consequence domains (e.g., Automotive, Robotics, Defense).
• Demonstrated success managing mature product lines while simultaneously leading "0 to 1" innovation or major category shifts.
• A "bridge-builder" with a proven ability to resolve cross-functional friction and lead through others to gather buy-in.
• Ability to transform dense technical details into compelling narratives that inspire and align both engineering leads and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to partner effectively with R&D leads on "problem vs. solution" definitions and architecture without needing to write production code.
• A passion for mentoring junior or new-to-company PMs and raising the bar for the entire PM craft.
• Deep understanding of how to define and validate Ideal Customer Profiles for complex B2B products.
• Ability to take on full ownership of product success, maintaining a disciplined focus on long-term platform goals.

Preferred Skills

• Specific experience in the Aerospace & Defense or Automotive markets.
• Familiarity with DDS or similar middleware.
• Background in on-prem infrastructure technologies as well as cloud-native models.
• Experience in Product-Led Growth (PLG) or hybrid enterprise/PLG environments.

Benefits

• Flexible working schedule.
• Hybrid working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards.
• Recognition for employee achievements and opportunities for career growth and development.

Company Description

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the data-streaming company for intelligent distributed systems. RTI Connext® software is the critical nervous system for over 2,000 designs across Aerospace and Defense, MedTech, Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both control demanding physical systems and integrate them with cloud applications. RTI helps organizations develop, deploy, and scale intelligence and physical AI from edge to cloud, faster. RTI Runs a Smarter World™.