Sr. Group Product Manager

Are you a strategic, technical, and empathetic leader who excels at guiding high-performing Product Management teams through the complexities of real-time data streaming? Do you thrive on transforming technical complexity into an inspirational vision and architecting a unified "1Roadmap" that aligns product investments with critical corporate objectives? If you are a long-term thinker who values "playing the infinite game" and has the courage to experiment boldly while scaling a team of technical experts, this role is for you! 

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of deep innovation and market-driven strategy as we expand into the next generation of Physical AI and autonomous systems. As our Senior Manager of Product Management, you won't just be managing a team - you will be the driving force providing the coaching and clarity needed to build enduring value and shape the future of autonomy.

✨ What You’ll Do / Responsibilities

As the Sr. Group Product Manager, you will be the primary driver of RTI’s product strategy and the mentor-in-chief for a growing team of Product Managers. You will:

• Lead through Empowerment: Manage and coach a team of PMs, focusing on raising the bar for the PM craft and ensuring their individual roadmaps are aligned with the broader vision.
• Orchestrate the Product Truth: Lead our 6-month planning cycles to create a single, traceable roadmap. You’ll balance the needs of existing customers (Retain) with the strategic expansion into new markets (Land/Expand).
• Drive Product Innovation: Act as a player-coach for new product concepts. You’ll use "vibe-coding" and rapid prototyping to validate ideas with stakeholders and customers that could define the next wave of RTI’s growth in physical AI and autonomous systems.
• Own the Business Model: Collaborate with executive leadership to manage and iterate on pricing, licensing, and packaging strategies that maximize customer value and RTI’s business growth.
• Bridge the Organization: Build strong, trust-based relationships with R&D, Marketing, Sales, and the Executive Management Team. You will be the primary voice of the product, ensuring cross-functional alignment and eliminating operational friction.
• Curate Market Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of market trends, competition, and emerging technologies (Physical AI, Autonomous Systems) to refine RTI’s product direction.

🎯 What We’re Looking For / Requirements

• Proven PM Leadership: 10+ years in Product Management, with 3+ years specifically managing other PMs at a Director or Group PM level.
• Deep Infrastructure Expertise: Strong "under the hood" technical depth in middleware, distributed systems, or developer tools within high-consequence domains (e.g., Automotive, Robotics, Defense).
• The Hybrid Track Record: Demonstrated success managing mature product lines while simultaneously leading "0 to 1" innovation or major category shifts.
• Collaborative Influence: A "bridge-builder" with a proven ability to resolve cross-functional friction, prioritize active listening, and lead through others to gather buy-in.
• Strategic Storytelling: Ability to transform dense technical details into compelling narratives that inspire and align both engineering leads and executive stakeholders.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to partner effectively with R&D leads on "problem vs. solution" definitions and architecture without needing to write production code.
• Coaching Mindset: A passion for mentoring junior or new-to-company PMs and raising the bar for the entire PM craft.
• ICP Mastery: Deep understanding of how to define and validate Ideal Customer Profiles for complex B2B products.
• Outcome-Oriented: Ability to take on full ownership of product success, maintaining a disciplined focus on long-term platform goals while ensuring consistent short-term delivery through team empowerment rather than oversight.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At RTI, we are dedicated to building a fair and inclusive workplace so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with all qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be just the right candidate for this or another one of our open roles. Learn more about our commitment to our workforce, here!

💎 Nice To Have / Preferred Skills

• Market Context: Specific experience in the Aerospace & Defense or Automotive markets.
• RTI Knowledge: Familiarity with DDS or similar middleware.
• Cloud/SaaS Experience: Background in on-prem infrastructure technologies as well as cloud-native models.
• Growth Engines: Experience in Product-Led Growth (PLG) or hybrid enterprise/PLG environments.

🌟 What We Offer You 

• Flexible working schedule. 
• Hybrid working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards. 
• We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.

💙 How is life at RTI

• We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years both in Spain and the US. In addition, we were listed as one of the Best Companies for Women to Advance. 
• We live and work by our core values, which emphasize excellence, teamwork, and reaching your potential. Our motto is “Enjoy the journey,” above all we must enjoy what we do and have fun at work. At RTI, you will work in a positive, supportive, diverse environment with a team that truly cares about you.
• We are defined by our “Working as One” culture and truly care about team’s interaction. That is why we plan trips for teams to get together in person, enjoy fun team-building activities and events, and feel more connected.

🌍 What We Do / About RTI

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the data-streaming company for intelligent distributed systems. RTI Connext® software is the critical nervous system for over 2,000 designs across Aerospace and Defense, MedTech, Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both control demanding physical systems and integrate them with cloud applications. RTI helps organizations develop, deploy, and scale intelligence and physical AI from edge to cloud, faster. RTI Runs a Smarter World™. Learn more at www.rti.com.

The compensation range for this role is 180K-200K in Denver, Colorado. The salary range displayed on this job posting reflects a minimum and maximum target. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that this range reflects the base salary target range only, and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

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