Senior Product Manager
Own the strategy and roadmap for the platform that helps states turn military license portability legislation into operational systems. You'll define what gets built, why it matters, and how it ships.
At Aspire we empower the American workforce ecosystem with cutting-edge technology that enables autonomy, transparency, and operational excellence. Whether we're supporting American workers in finding opportunities to further their careers, working with organizations looking to develop skilled talent, or helping licensed professionals to be recognized in new industries or locations — we are driven to help Americans find meaningful work.
Aspire builds the infrastructure that makes military license portability work across state lines. We help states turn legislation into operational systems — so veterans, military spouses, and servicemembers can use the professional licenses they've already earned without starting over.
As Senior Product Manager, you'll own the end-to-end product strategy for Aspire's platform. You'll work at the intersection of government operations, policy, and technology — translating complex regulatory requirements into software that licensing boards and agencies actually want to use. This is a high-autonomy role on a small team where your decisions ship fast and impact real people.
- Product Strategy & Roadmap Define and maintain the product roadmap based on state requirements, user research, and business objectives. Prioritize ruthlessly across competing demands from multiple state deployments.
- Requirements & Discovery Work directly with state agencies, licensing boards, and military community stakeholders to understand workflows, pain points, and regulatory constraints. Translate findings into clear product requirements.
- Cross-Functional Leadership Partner with engineering, design, and implementation teams to scope, build, and ship features. Set clear acceptance criteria, manage trade-offs, and unblock the team.
- State Deployment Support Support new state launches by configuring platform workflows for each state's unique licensing rules, board structures, and compliance requirements.
- User Research & Feedback Build feedback loops with state agency users, applicants, and internal teams. Use qualitative and quantitative data to validate hypotheses and measure feature impact.
- Stakeholder Communication Communicate product direction to internal teams, state partners, and leadership. Maintain transparency on what's shipping, what's next, and what's being deprioritized.
- Process & Documentation Establish lightweight product processes that keep a small team moving fast — specs, sprint planning, release notes, and knowledge bases that scale with the company.
- 6+ years in product management, with at least 2 years on B2B or B2G platforms
- Experience shipping software used by government agencies, regulated industries, or enterprise customers
- Track record of defining product strategy and delivering against it in fast-moving environments
- Strong written and verbal communication — you can write a clear spec and present to a state CIO
- Comfortable working autonomously on a small, remote team
- Willingness to travel occasionally for state meetings, user research, and industry events
- Experience with workforce development, licensing, or credentialing systems
- Military service or direct connection to the military community
- Background in govtech, civic tech, or public sector technology
- Familiarity with state government procurement and legislative processes
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