Technical Product Manager, Special Projects
About this role
Professionals who thrive on navigating ambiguity and building custom technology solutions from the ground up will find a natural home in this role. Vast builds space stations and infrastructure, and the team needs an experienced technologist to lead special projects that scale internal corporate systems. Working across departments such as engineering, legal, people, and operations, the person in this position will design automated workflows, integrate cloud services, and apply artificial intelligence to streamline business processes. The role exists to bridge the gap between complex operational challenges and practical software solutions as the company expands its manufacturing and space mission capabilities.
What you will do
- Manage high-priority technology initiatives from initial problem definition through development, deployment, and ongoing support.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across executive leadership, engineering, legal, and operations to gather requirements and map workflows.
- Design and build custom internal tools, integrations, and workflow automations while adhering to security and compliance standards.
- Prototype emerging technologies and evaluate technical feasibility and business value before scaling investments.
- Build AI-enabled workflows and applications utilizing large language models, APIs, retrieval techniques, and agents.
- Define technical requirements, system architecture, data flows, and testing plans for newly developed solutions.
- Collaborate with information security and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and data governance.
What you need
- Hold a bachelor's degree in a technical field or possess equivalent professional experience.
- Bring at least six years of professional background in technical product management, software development, solutions engineering, or systems integration.
- Demonstrate hands-on experience designing and delivering technical solutions independently from requirements to production support.
- Possess practical experience developing workflow automations, system integrations, APIs, or lightweight applications.
- Show working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language like JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
- Understand software development concepts, system architecture, data flows, and application integrations.
- Exhibit strong project management abilities to handle multiple concurrent initiatives and rapidly changing priorities.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Google Apps Script and the Google Workspace ecosystem
- Experience designing and maintaining workflow automations using n8n or similar low-code platforms
- Familiarity with AWS services, including AWS GovCloud
- Background building applications utilizing generative AI, large language models, and RAG
- Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as HRIS, ATS, or NetSuite
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is the role located?
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
What is the salary range for this position?
The pay range for California is $156,000 to $221,000.40 USD.
What kind of travel or schedule is expected?
The position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time and a willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones.