Product Owner

About you

Key responsibilities

• Own the OTG Portfolio: Direct and provide technical oversight to the software and systems engineering team to refine and deploy Arkeus’ premier seeker payloads.
• Roadmap Build & Execution: Author and execute the comprehensive product roadmap for the OTG platform, synthesizing inputs from internal engineering and external partner needs.
• Partner & Customer Engagement: Act as the technical face of the product, managing partner expectations, executing live demonstrations, and working collaboratively to ensure integration success.
• Systems Integration Quality: Guarantee that software and system-level architectures cleanly interface with partner platforms and meet strict field readiness and environmental standards.
• Technology Transition Governance: Define, implement, and police strict entry and exit criteria for new software features and AI models moving from advanced development to the core OTG pipeline.
• Cross-Functional Sync: Balance daily internal engineering sprint direction with external market validation, working closely with growth functions and the global VP to align the platform with the global defense market.
• What Success Looks Like
• In your first 90 days:
• You have taken full ownership of the OTG product roadmap and integrated it seamlessly into the engineering sprint cycles.
• You have established a strong baseline understanding of our software stack, AI engine, and systems integration touchpoints.
• You have successfully led your first partner capability demonstration and established direct, trusted relationships with key external stakeholders.
• In your first year:
• The OTG platform is recognized by international partners for its seamless systems integration, software reliability, and precision targeting performance.
• You have institutionalized a validated product ecosystem that moves software capabilities cleanly from advanced development through to system deployment.
• The engineering team consistently hits shipping deadlines for standardized, modular software components optimized for global defense primes and aerospace OEMs.
• You have successfully embedded the voice of our partners and end-users directly into our core product development cycle.

Your experience and skills

• Software-Driven Product Leadership: 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or Lead Engineer directing sophisticated software applications or systems integration programs, with a total of 10+ years working in complex software products.
• Systems Integration Fluency: Strong background in software engineering coupled with hands-on experience integrating edge software, data links, or AI frameworks with physical hardware/sensors.
• External Technical Engagement: Proven track record in a partner- or customer-facing technical capacity, including experience conducting product demonstrations and managing complex client expectations.
• Defense & Aerospace Domain Expertise: Deep familiarity with military open system architectures (MOSA), ruggedized systems, or integration protocols for autonomous systems and munitions.
• Agile Framework Mastery: Expert capability managing product backlogs, drafting software user stories, and enforcing strict engineering exit/entry gates within fast-paced delivery sprints.
• Clearance: Must hold, or be readily capable of obtaining, an Australian Baseline/NV1 security clearance (or equivalent international partner clearance).
• Comfort with Ambiguity: You can make good decisions with incomplete information and adjust quickly when partner requirements or the operational picture changes.
• Stakeholder Fluency: Exceptional interpersonal skills with a clear capacity to communicate cleanly across product engineers, growth teams, and corporate board members.
• Team Building: Demonstrated ability to build teams, systems and processes in a high-growth environment with limited resources.

What we offer

• You will work on the hardest problems in deep-tech — optics, autonomy, real-time AI and hardware-software integration in a single product. The gap between what you build and where it ends up is almost nonexistent.
• You will collaborate with exceptional leaders who have decades of combined experience in AI, optics and defense. You will be learning from — and contributing to — the best in the field.
• You will become part of a close-knit, ego-free team where ideas compete on merit, not seniority. Low politics, high trust. The kind of team you will still be talking about in ten years.
• You will work hard and be expected to bring your best — and in return you will grow faster than you ever would at a large organization.
• You will work on technology that is already deployed in real environments — protecting lives and strengthening security across defense and national security applications.
• You will receive a competitive, market-benchmarked salary, structured career pathways built to grow with you, and the opportunity to participate in our Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP).
• You will have the opportunity to mentor bright emerging talent through our highly sought-after intern program and strong connections with leading universities.
• If this sounds like you, please apply even if you don't check every box listed above and join our growing team in improving security and saving lives!

About Arkeus