Product Manager

Company Overview:
GovSpend provides data and analytics to organizations buying and selling in the public sector. With transparency and accountability at the center of what we do, we strive to place critical market intelligence into the hands of our customers so they can win more government business.

It’s a particularly exciting time to join us, as we are transforming the customer experience by placing AI at the core of our product roadmap—reimagining how insights are surfaced, decisions are accelerated, and workflows are automated.

Our Mission:
At GovSpend, our vision is to be the indispensable system of action that powers how organizations discover, pursue, and win opportunities in the public sector marketplace.

Through our cutting-edge technology and platform, we harvest the data and produce the insights that enable our clients to make data-driven decisions and thrive in the dynamic landscape of government procurement. Together, we shape a more efficient, informed, and impactful public sector ecosystem.

About AI at GovSpend
We believe AI is not just a feature - it’s a fundamental transformation of how our users extract value from our platform. From semantic search to intelligent procurement insights, GovSpend is embedding AI into every layer of the product experience. Our Product team partners closely with Engineering to turn breakthrough technologies into meaningful tools that help users win more government business, faster and more intelligently.

Position Summary:
As a Product Manager at GovSpend, you’ll help us achieve our long-term strategy and mission by developing a strong understanding of the market and the challenges our customers face, identifying achievable opportunities to solve those challenges, translating those opportunities into actionable projects with measurable outcomes, and then working cross-functionally across the organization to deliver those solutions for our customers. 

You will play a key role in driving GovSpend’s AI-enabled product innovation strategy, partnering with our engineering teams to build products powered by large language models (LLMs), generative AI, and intelligent agents.

What you’ll do:

• Drive the execution of projects through an AI-augmented software development lifecycle, using tools like ChatGPT and Claude to streamline product specs, automate workflows, and accelerate delivery.
• Leverage LLMs and generative AI tools to rapidly draft, refine, and maintain high-quality user stories and requirements in partnership with engineering, data, and UI/UX teams.
• Identify and act on opportunities to deeply integrate AI, machine learning, and intelligent agents into the GovSpend platform to transform product workflows and customer value.
• Work closely with product and engineering teams to define how AI capabilities can be trained, tested, scaled, and deployed into production environments.
• Effectively communicate product vision, requirements, and progress to stakeholders across the organization.
• Work closely with cross-functional partners in engineering, design, and data to drive inspiring outcomes across teams within this group and across the organization.
• Collaborate with our commercial teams to identify product enhancements that will generate new business opportunities and growth within our target markets.
• Engage frequently with customers to understand their challenges and provide insight into our roadmap, generating excitement and validating our product strategy.
• Provide product training and support go-to-market initiatives in partnership with marketing to ensure new feature adoption and usage growth across the GovSpend customer base.
• Perform other job duties as assigned to meet the business needs.

Security Responsibilities:

• Follow GovSpend's Information Security Policy and Acceptable Use Policy, and acknowledge the Acceptable Use Policy before receiving system access.
• Complete security awareness training at hire and on an ongoing basis.
• Use only the access needed for the job. Never share passwords or accounts, and use multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• Use only the company-issued laptop for GovSpend work, with encryption and automatic screen lock turned on.
• Do not send company data to personal email or store it in personal cloud storage.
• Connect to the company VPN before accessing GovSpend systems on public Wi-Fi.
• Report suspected security incidents, phishing, or a lost or stolen device right away to DevSecOps or the ISMS Lead. Lost or stolen devices are also reported to IT.
• Get ISMS Lead review before adopting a new tool or vendor that will access or store GovSpend data.
• Oversee the vendor day to day and raise security concerns to the ISMS Lead.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related area. Proven work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

• 5-7 years of Product Management experience.
• Hands-on experience applying modern AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, and AI coding/writing assistants) to automate product development and design processes.
• Deep understanding of generative AI technologies, LLMs, RAG architectures, and AI agents, with a track record of driving AI-forward initiatives.
• 3+  years of experience working with internal Sales and Relationship Management teams.
• 3+  years of experience working directly with customers. 
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies, ideally with experience in a Product Owner role.
• Familiarity with Federal/State/Local Government procurement is preferred, but not required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving and motivational skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Professional written and verbal skills.
• Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment, as well as working independently in a self-directed manner in order to meet short- and long-term goals.
• An AI-first mindset, creative spirit, and proactive approach to exploring and adopting emerging tools to continually automate and enhance team output.
• Start-up experience is a plus.