Director of Product Management, Evolv Technology
$165-222k
Plus Bonus. Plus Equity
Office located in Waltham, MA
Advanced weapons detection solutions
Job no longer available
Advanced weapons detection solutions
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$165-222k
Plus Bonus. Plus Equity
Office located in Waltham, MA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To transform security to create a safer world to live, work, learn, and play.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate brings structured thinking, a strong bias for action, and the ability to imagine and develop new offerings that are focused on driving unique customer value
- You have a strong technical background, with the ability to discuss technical issues and identify solutions that meet product requirements
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical aspects of the portfolio for concealed weapons detection in the unregulated space and recognize customer implications in product decisions and requirements prioritization
- Applied experience and exposure in AI and automated software algorithm techniques and understanding of the landscape of platforms, tools, and infrastructure
What the job involves
- This pivotal role offers a leadership position to lead and direct our portfolio offering focused on concealed weapons detection with primary ownership of hardware and automated software for a major offering in Evolv’s screening portfolio
- This multidisciplinary product leader will execute our vision for making gathering spaces more intelligent and secure and who will partner with Evolv’s executive leadership, engineering, sales, marketing, and our customers in developing the most impactful outcomes possible
- They will own the product-line vision, develop the roadmap, work with our engineering and data scientists to build the solution(s), and engage customer-facing teams to expand the reach and critical impact of this portfolio offering
- Within the First Month:
- Participate in Evolv ED, our new hire orientation
- Gain complete familiarity with Evolv’s existing portfolio of Express Concealed Weapons Detection system and Evolv Visual Gun Detection offerings
- Spend time with our product teams including sensors, insights, cloud management and digital to understand the broader value proposition to our customers and the role your products will play
- Meet as many Evolvers as possible (including the executive leadership team) to understand their roles, functions
- Familiarize, and be comfortable articulating, Evolv’ s 3-year strategic plan
- Suggest some solution opportunities in the current product with fresh outside-in experience from other companies and industries. These may include known customer needs and pain points, gaps in existing products, UI usability, or application of technology that could be incorporated to add value to customers
- Author at least one Product Requirement Document (PRD), showcasing your ability to detail requirements that reflect an understanding of market/customer needs with articulated outcomes
- Build relationships with and establish close and frequent communication with your Technical Product Manager counterpart, the team of Technical Product Owners and all immediate R&D co-workers
- Within the First Three Months:
- Visit customers within Evolv’ s primary market segments to understand their challenges, pain points, and how Evolv can address them. Includes participation in scheduled Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meetings
- Successfully participate, engage, and start to lead the offering ‘s market release cycle set of activities
- Provide a point of view for the strategic direction and long-term business outcome for the Evolv offering
- Develop relationships with the Evolv Innovation Center (EIC) and Digital Teams to understand how they can help identify and evaluate new market, product, and technical opportunities
- Gain a thorough grasp of the existing Evolv Express security application / partner integrations and develop a point of view on how your offering’s data stream could be leveraged from them as well as other 3rd party sources
- Present to the executive leadership team your initial point of view on the current state and envisioned strategic direction of the portfolio, as well as general Evolv observations, areas for improvement, and opportunities
- By the End of the First Year:
- Establish yourself as the go-to person SME for the portfolio product direction for both internal people, customers and other external influencers
- Develop the long-term vision for the portfolio and what the next Evolv product offering should be. Bringing innovation and outside-in thinking to the suite of products with defined customer outcomes
- Recommend and implement methods to optimize Product Management outcomes and identify improvement opportunities through automation, tools, and data
- Develop and advocate for a PM team structure and resource plan under you to execute the go forward product vision and requirements definition for your portfolio
- Strategic Thinking and Market Assessment:
- Understand and have a contemporary view of the market, identification of market forces (e.g., competition, potential partners, industry trends, legislation, etc.) and their impact on product decisions and requirements
- Active learning mentality and technology curiosity: understanding implications of new information for both current and future problems and decisions, embracing change, and understanding new concepts
- Incorporation of a unifying product vision "true north" and first principles into product decisions and the ability to see opportunities for product enhancements
- Product General Manager and Product Ownership
- Define and prioritize product features
- Responsible for the overall success of the assigned portfolio of products in the market
- Recognize business / financial outcomes in product decisions while developing a comprehensive business plan and KPI’s to measure go forward success
- Responsible for product packaging
- Product Definition and New Product Introduction:
- You have strong customer relationship skills, which enable you to understand customers’ needs and objectives and translate them into solution features and requirements for solving complex business problems
- Own definition and prioritization of product features. Develop and communicate product requirements and use cases, and work with the technical team to ensure products reflect the market needs and are attacking specific client pain points
- Ensure we develop solutions that work for a breadth of customer personas. Own the portfolio roadmap of record
- Understand and execute product management role in delivery within an R&D organization. Serve as product champion, providing insight and direction during project development phases
- Develop a go-to-market plan with all field facing Evolv functions including potential partner relationships
- Execution of the end-to-end motion of new product introduction / launch with Product Marketing and other x-functional stakeholders
- Technical Expertise:
- Effective use of data to drive product decisions, understand product health, and create opportunities for improved service and support of the offering
- Strategic Communication, Advocacy, and Stakeholder Management:
- An infectious enthusiasm for the product and influence on the energy and pace around it
- Influence decision-making at more senior cohorts
- You have a natural predisposition toward data-driven decision making
- Communicate complicated concepts to bring clarity to conversations. Able to bring clarity to situations where confusion may exist
- Proactively recognize contributions of others within the technical teams they are working with. Contributes to site / function engagement initiatives
- You will be joining the Product Organization and reporting to our VP of Product Management
Our take
Security screening systems are essential within venues such as concert halls, schools, and workplaces, but there are several problems with existing solutions. For example, lengthy queues and physically intimidating security checkpoints can taint visitor experiences, as well as cause congestion due to their inefficiencies.
Evolv Technology develops AI-driven screening systems, aiming to remove the tension, intimidation, and friction associated with security screening. It does this with a smart touchless screening sensor for weapon detection called Evolve Edge, in addition to an all-in-one venue security analytics platform called Evolv Express.
Whilst the company does face competition from similar security solutions at high-risk locations such as airports, its ability to serve a wide range of venues helps it stand out. With more than 1,200 customers worldwide and a platform combining proprietary hardware, visitor data, and AI-driven software delivered through long-term subscriptions, Evolv has built strong recurring revenue and durable customer relationships. Continued customer additions and expanded deployments helped drive a 40% increase in annual revenue in 2025, showing just how much the company is growing in the emerging market for AI-based weapons screening.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2020
$30m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$24m
SERIES C
Total funding: $106.4m
Company benefits
- $150 Quarterly Perks Stipend: All employees receive a quarterly stipend to help cover the cost of the perks that are most meaningful to them.
- Unlimited PTO: Evolv encourages employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance with our unlimited paid time off policy.
- 401k Match: Secure your future with our generous 401k matching program.
- Equity: At Evolv, every employee is a shareholder and can share in our collective success.
- Calm Subscription: Access Calm’s premium wellness and meditation resources to support your mental health.
- Flexible Working: Enjoy the flexibility to work in a way that suits your lifestyle and commitments.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Pursue further education and professional development with our tuition reimbursement program.
Company HQ
Waltham, MA
Leadership
Anil Chitkara
(Co-Founder & CGO)Prior to co-founding Evolv Technology in 2013, Anil was an Executive-in-Residence at General Catalyst. He was also a Senior VP of Market Development at Oco and a VP at PTC.
John Kedzierski
(CEO, President & Director)Prior to joining Evolv Technology in 2024, John spent nearly 16 years at Motorola Solutions in various roles, including Senior VP of Global Enterprise Sales.
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