Product Director, Platform

About the Company

Rise8 builds custom, secure software for government organizations, measuring success by impact: lives saved, time returned, and missions advanced. We think big, start small, and scale fast with elite teams across product, design, and engineering to drive continuous delivery for critical missions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full rollout and continuous evolution of the Mission OS Platform as the senior product owner
• Lead and manage the Mission OS Core team, owning culture and performance
• Own and evolve Rise8's InnerSource model and governance framework
• Drive an opinionated platform strategy and make architectural decisions
• Define and drive the platform services roadmap and integration patterns
• Serve as the connective tissue between technical execution and mission impact
• Partner with open source software (OSS) communities to shape tooling and integrations
• Own platform architecture and product vision in collaboration with leadership and stakeholders
• Drive continuous delivery of Mission OS platform products using lean methodologies

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management, platform engineering, or as a technical founder
• Deep technical fluency in architecture, CI/CD, and DevSecOps
• Hands-on experience with open source software (OSS)
• Experience designing and scaling platform services and tenant onboarding
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams across product, design, and engineering
• Exceptional communication and facilitation skills
• U.S. citizenship required
• Ability to obtain a security clearance for US Government work

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Department of Defense or federal agencies
• Experience building opinionated developer platforms like Cloud Foundry or Heroku
• Proficiency in lean product methodologies and DORA metrics
• Familiarity with PaaS and Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) frameworks
• Experience managing InnerSource or OSS contribution governance
• Active Security Clearance

Benefits

• Flexible schedule in a 100% distributed workforce
• Premium Insurance: 100% employee premium coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Retirement: 401k match at 10% gross pay
• Paid time off: 4 weeks combined vacation/sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, and birthday
• Education & Training: Up to $3,500 annual budget
• Home Office: $750 annual allowance for equipment
• Wellness Budget: Up to $500 annual reimbursement or Life Time membership credit
• Equipment: MacBook Pro provided