June 17, 2026
Director of Product Operations
Senior • On-site
Pittsburgh, PA
Company Description
Govini transforms Defense Acquisition from an outdated manual process to a software-driven strategic advantage for the United States. Our flagship product, Ark, supports Supply Chain, Science & Technology, Production, Sustainment, Logistics, and Modernization teams with AI-enabled Applications and best-in-class data to more rapidly imagine, develop, and field the capabilities we need. Today, the national security community and every branch of the military rely on Govini to enable faster and more informed Acquisition decisions.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced and strategic Director of Product Operations to build and lead our product operations function. In this critical leadership role, you will partner closely with product, engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to scale our product development processes, optimize cross-functional alignment, and enable the product team to operate more effectively and efficiently.
You'll serve as the connective tissue between our goals and product delivery, ensuring the product organization is data-informed, aligned, and equipped to deliver high-impact outcomes. This is an individual contributor role reporting to the SVP of Product.
In order to do this job well, you must possess exceptional judgment when it comes to identifying opportunities to improve the productivity of the product organization especially as it relates to other teams across the organization. You must work effectively across teams in often ambiguous circumstances, distilling operational problems into a clear set of objectives and solutions, and articulating the value of those solutions at all levels of the organization.
In a typical week, you could expect to:
- Run cross-functional meetings to align on priorities, unblock teams, or drive quarterly planning initiatives
- Facilitate product team rituals, like planning sessions, weekly business reviews, and kick-offs, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement
- Act as the "connective tissue" between product, engineering, design, sales, and implementation teams—making sure teams are aligned and communicating efficiently
- Analyze our data to produce performance dashboards, KPIs, and insights that inform product strategy
- Prepare executive updates or product reviews that summarize progress, risks, and outcomes across multiple initiatives
This role is a full-time position located in our Arlington, VA, or Pittsburgh, PA offices, and may require up to 20% travel.
Scope of Responsibilities
- Design, optimize, and implement product development processes that can grow with the company – balancing structure with flexibility
- Lead quarterly and annual planning cycles, roadmap reviews, and KPI development to align stakeholders around shared goals
- Identify and remove friction in product workflows; implement systems that help teams move faster with clarity and confidence
- Partner with analytics to define success metrics, track performance, and deliver actionable reporting that informs decisions at all levels
- Ensure tight coordination between product, engineering, design, marketing, sales, and implementation teams—connecting our goals to product delivery
- Own the evaluation and implementation of key product tools (roadmapping, documentation, project tracking, feedback intake)
- Support product hiring, onboarding, and learning; help build a high-performing, well-supported product team
Qualifications
U.S. Citizenship is required
Required Skills:
- 7+ years of experience in product operations, program management, or product management roles in high-growth tech environments
- Strong understanding of product development methodologies
- Experience building scalable systems, workflows, and documentation from scratch
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills across all levels of the business
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with a passion for operational excellence
- Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, etc.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
- Self-starter, owner mentality
- Strong value orientation, understanding of what matters for our customers, and why
- Bachelor's degree
Desired Skills:
- Experience in or around DoD
- Full product lifecycle experience, from early idea through production and maintenance
- Familiarity with the value proposition canvas and/or business model canvas frameworks
- Advanced degree in a business or technical field
- Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment
We firmly believe that past performance is the best indicator of future performance. If you thrive while building solutions to complex problems, are a self-starter, and are passionate about making an impact in global security, we're eager to hear from you.
Govini is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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In order to do this job well, you must be a curious and eager problem solver with a hunger for building well-designed models and solving problems in an ambiguous space. You share our intolerance of mediocrity. You're uber-smart, challenged by figuring things out and producing simple solutions to complex problems. Knowing there are always multiple answers to a problem, you know how to engage in a constructive dialogue to find the best path forward. You're scrappy. We like scrappy. This role is a full-time position located out of our office in Pittsburgh, PA. This role may require up to 10% travel Scope of Responsibilities Inform and implement the design and development of NLP applications to enhance the intelligence and efficiency of our data analytics software-as-a-service platform Review, verify, and aggregate the most appropriate annotated datasets for the best-supervised learning methods Ability to work with taxonomy experts to create and validate dataset annotation Use well-formed and effective text representation to change and adapt natural language documents into user-friendly features implement the latest technology to improve user search functionality as well as integrate state of the art LLM models into our Air Enterprise Readiness platform to enhance user experience. Develop new algorithms and modeling techniques and conduct sound experiments to verify model results and integrate models into the live production system Establish meaningful criteria for evaluating algorithm performance and suitabilityImplement working, scalable, production-ready models and code Keep up to date with Machine Learning best practices and evolving open-source frameworks Regularly seek out innovation and continuous improvement, finding efficiency in all assigned tasks Collaborate closely with fellow taxonomists, software engineers, data scientists, data engineers, and QA engineers Qualifications U.S. Citizenship is required Advanced degree, or bachelor's with at least 3 years of experience, in Data Science, Machine Learning or a related field Required Skills: Minimum 3 years experience with hands-on development of NLP models In-depth understanding of NLP methods for text representation, semantic extraction techniques, data structures, and modeling Practical experience in building, developing, and productionizing both supervised and unsupervised machine learning models Advanced software skills in Python Advanced ability in forming SQL queries A strong desire to learn, investigate, and implement cutting-edge technologies Ability to work collaboratively throughout the design process. Desired Skills: Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or the ability to obtain one with our sponsorship Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment Experience in deploying ML models in Kubernetes environments Experience developing custom training sets for large language models Experience productionizing transformer-based models We firmly believe that past performance is the best indicator of future performance. If you thrive while building solutions to complex problems, are a self-starter, and are passionate about making an impact in global security, we're eager to hear from you. Air is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Technology

Govini
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Senior
On-site
Pittsburgh, PA
🏢 Summary: Full-time NLP expert role focused on designing, building, and productionizing machine learning models that transform natural language data into intelligent features and search capabilities within a SaaS analytics platform. The position involves integrating state-of-the-art LLMs, developing scalable algorithms, and deploying production-ready models to enhance user decision-making. Based in Pittsburgh, PA with up to 10% travel. 🗂️ Requirements: U.S. Citizenship, Advanced degree or Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years in Data Science, Machine Learning, or related field, Minimum 3 years hands-on experience developing NLP models, Strong knowledge of NLP text representation and semantic extraction techniques, Experience building and productionizing supervised and unsupervised ML models, Advanced Python programming skills, Advanced SQL query skills, Experience developing and integrating production-ready ML models 📃 Skills: Python, SQL, NLP, MachineLearning, LLM, Transformers, Kubernetes, DataStructures, SupervisedLearning, UnsupervisedLearning 🏢 Description: Company Description Govini transforms Defense Acquisition from an outdated manual process to a software-driven strategic advantage for the United States. Our flagship product, Ark, supports Supply Chain, Science and Technology, Production, Sustainment, Logistics, and Modernization teams with AI-enabled Applications and best-in-class data to more rapidly imagine, develop, and field the capabilities we need. Today, the national security community and every branch of the military rely on Govini to enable faster and more informed Acquisition decisions. Job Description We are seeking a Natural Language Processing expert to join our team and help us build cutting-edge machine learning technology that will replace complex, time-consuming, manual processes with automation and intelligence that helps Govini end-users make scientific and analytical decisions. We're looking for world-class talent to join our team where you will have the opportunity to help develop a wide range of solutions that transform natural language data into useful features for classification algorithms, as well as implement the latest technology to improve user search functionality. In order to do this job well, you must be a curious and eager problem solver with a hunger for building well-designed models and solving problems in an ambiguous space. You share our intolerance of mediocrity. You're uber-smart, challenged by figuring things out and producing simple solutions to complex problems. Knowing there are always multiple answers to a problem, you know how to engage in a constructive dialogue to find the best path forward. You're scrappy. We like scrappy. This role is a full-time position located out of our office in Pittsburgh, PA. This role may require up to 10% travel Scope of Responsibilities Inform and implement the design and development of NLP applications to enhance the intelligence and efficiency of our data analytics software-as-a-service platform Review, verify, and aggregate the most appropriate annotated datasets for the best-supervised learning methods Ability to work with taxonomy experts to create and validate dataset annotation Use well-formed and effective text representation to change and adapt natural language documents into user-friendly features implement the latest technology to improve user search functionality as well as integrate state of the art LLM models into our Ark.ai platform to enhance user experience. Develop new algorithms and modeling techniques and conduct sound experiments to verify model results and integrate models into the live production system Establish meaningful criteria for evaluating algorithm performance and suitabilityImplement working, scalable, production-ready models and code Keep up to date with Machine Learning best practices and evolving open-source frameworks Regularly seek out innovation and continuous improvement, finding efficiency in all assigned tasks Collaborate closely with fellow taxonomists, software engineers, data scientists, data engineers, and QA engineers Qualifications U.S. Citizenship is required Advanced degree, or bachelor's with at least 3 years of experience, in Data Science, Machine Learning or a related field Required Skills: Minimum 3 years experience with hands-on development of NLP models In-depth understanding of NLP methods for text representation, semantic extraction techniques, data structures, and modeling Practical experience in building, developing, and productionizing both supervised and unsupervised machine learning models Advanced software skills in Python Advanced ability in forming SQL queries A strong desire to learn, investigate, and implement cutting-edge technologies Ability to work collaboratively throughout the design process. Desired Skills: Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or the ability to obtain one with our sponsorship Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment Experience in deploying ML models in Kubernetes environments Experience developing custom training sets for large language models Experience productionizing transformer-based models We firmly believe that past performance is the best indicator of future performance. If you thrive while building solutions to complex problems, are a self-starter, and are passionate about making an impact in global security, we're eager to hear from you. Govini is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Technology

FormativGroup
Director of Engineering - Data Platform
Senior
On-site
Austin, TX
🏢 Summary: Leadership role to build and scale the engineering function for an early-stage, perimeter-safe data lineage and migration impact-analysis platform serving regulated enterprises. You will own delivery, quality, security readiness, and roadmap execution while partnering with the Chief Architect and leading a distributed team. This is a hands-on player-coach position focused on bringing engineering discipline and enterprise-grade maturity to a growing product. 🗂️ Requirements: Engineering leadership experience managing and growing teams, Hands-on technical depth in data platforms, metadata, backend or platform engineering, Experience building or rebuilding engineering functions in early-stage environments, Experience implementing testing, QA, CI/CD and release processes, Experience leading distributed or offshore teams, Knowledge of security and compliance practices (SOC 2, audit logging, SSO, secure deployment), Strong practical use of AI in engineering workflows, Authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, Residence in an eligible U.S. state 📃 Skills: Data, Metadata, Backend, CI/CD, DevOps, QA, Containerization, Infrastructure-as-code, SOC2, SSO, AI, Security, Compliance, Audit, DevOps, Versioning 🏢 Description: Lead the engineering function behind an early-stage, perimeter-safe data lineage and migration impact-analysis platform for regulated enterprises. Description We are hiring a Director of Engineering to lead and grow the engineering organization behind a working product that is becoming a standalone business. This is a build-focused role where you will own delivery, quality, security readiness, engineering process, and execution of the technical roadmap, partnering closely with the Chief Architect. What You'll Work On - Lead a distributed engineering team across platform/product engineering, connectors, QA, DevOps/infra, AI implementation, data governance, and support. - Own delivery, quality, release discipline, and execution of the technical roadmap. - Implement automated testing, QA, CI/CD, release governance, and versioning. - Drive repeatable, perimeter-safe deployments including containerization, infrastructure-as-code, secure deployment, and SOC 2 readiness. - Partner on the connector framework, canonical metadata model, architecture decisions, and product IP. - Assess current talent, retain strong contributors, hire to fill gaps, and align the team to the roadmap. - Promote practical AI usage across coding, review, testing, operations, and engineering productivity. What You'll Bring - Experience leading and growing engineering teams, owning delivery, and shipping products. - Hands-on technical depth in data platforms, metadata, backend systems, or platform engineering. - Experience building or rebuilding engineering functions in startup or early-stage environments. - Experience implementing testing, QA, CI/CD, and release practices. - Experience leading distributed or offshore teams. - Security and compliance literacy for regulated environments, including SOC 2, audit logging, SSO, data security, and secure deployment. - Strong AI fluency with practical application across engineering workflows. How You Work - Player-coach mindset with ability to go deep technically and ship pragmatically. - Comfortable operating with incomplete information and defining direction. - Ability to improve quality, process, and security without slowing momentum. Bonus Points - Experience maturing early-stage products to enterprise-grade. - Background in regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, or government. - Familiarity with perimeter or on-prem deployment, lineage, metadata, graph data, or migration impact-analysis. What Success Looks Like - Clear team ownership and strong delivery rhythm with a credible roadmap-to-release model. - Testing, QA, CI/CD, release governance, and versioning in place without slowing product momentum. - Progress toward enterprise-grade readiness for regulated buyers. - Trusted partnership with the Chief Architect and credible leadership across engineering and executive stakeholders. Additional Requirements - Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship available). - Must reside in one of the following U.S. states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI, or Washington DC.
Technology

FormativGroup
Design Lead - Data Platform
Senior
On-site
Austin, TX
🏢 Summary: Design Lead role owning end-to-end product design for an early-stage, data-dense enterprise platform focused on data lineage and migration impact analysis in regulated environments. The position combines product thinking and hands-on design to translate complex technical workflows into clear, trustworthy experiences for both technical users and senior stakeholders. You will shape product direction, build a scalable design system, and leverage AI across the design lifecycle. 🗂️ Requirements: Senior or lead-level product design experience in enterprise or B2B SaaS environments, Proven experience designing complex, data-dense interfaces (dashboards, graphs, visualizations, enterprise tools), Strong product thinking with influence on product direction and prioritization, End-to-end ownership of a design system including components, standards, and adoption, Experience collaborating closely with product and engineering teams from concept to launch, Experience building or establishing a design function or standards from scratch, Demonstrated use of AI in practical design workflows, Authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, Residence in an eligible U.S. state 📃 Skills: UX, UI, ProductDesign, DataVisualization, InformationDesign, DesignSystems, Prototyping, UserResearch, SaaS, B2B, AI, Dashboards, GraphVisualization 🏢 Description: Own product design for an early-stage, data-dense platform built for regulated enterprises. We are hiring a Design Lead to own product design for a perimeter-safe data lineage and migration impact-analysis platform for regulated enterprises. This is a real, working product becoming a standalone business. This is a build. This is not a pure UI/UX role. You will think like a product manager, start from the customer problem, help shape what we build and why, and make complex technical information clear and trustworthy. Quick Facts - Early-stage, standalone product build - Focus on regulated enterprises - Data lineage and migration impact-analysis platform What You'll Work On - Own the end-to-end product design vision for a data-dense enterprise platform. - Translate complex lineage, migration impact, governance, and blast-radius workflows into clear, navigable product experiences. - Partner closely with Product and Engineering to define what gets built, for whom, and why. - Design for two audiences at once: technical users who need depth and senior stakeholders who need confidence in decisions. - Build and maintain the design system, set the quality bar, and create repeatable standards for future product surfaces. - Run user discovery and research; turn what you learn into product direction, design decisions, and prioritization input. - Use AI across the design workflow, including research synthesis, ideation, prototyping, iteration, and productivity. What You'll Bring - Senior or lead-level product design experience in enterprise, B2B SaaS, or similarly complex product environments. - Strong product thinking; experience influencing what gets built and why. - A portfolio with complex, data-dense interfaces made simple: dashboards, graphs, visualizations, technical workflows, or enterprise tools. - Strong information-design and data-visualization instincts. - End-to-end ownership of a design system, from components and standards through adoption and maintenance. - Fluency working directly with product and engineering teams, taking ideas from zero to shipped. - Experience building a design function, practice, or product design standard from scratch. - AI fluency, with concrete examples of AI use in real design work and measurable results. How You Work - Customer-problem first mindset. - Player-coach approach: hands-on while setting quality standards. - Ability to operate in ambiguity and define direction with incomplete information. - Ability to raise the design bar while maintaining delivery speed. Bonus Points - Experience designing for technical users such as developers, data engineers, analysts, or platform teams. - Familiarity with lineage, graph visualization, data governance, migration impact analysis, or metadata products. - Exposure to regulated-industry products such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, or government. What Success Looks Like - Product experience makes complex lineage and impact information easier to understand, trust, and act on. - Clear design vision and practical design system adopted by the team. - User research informs product decisions. - Trusted partnership with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders. Additional Requirements - Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; no visa sponsorship available. - Candidates must reside in one of the specified U.S. states to be eligible for consideration.