nTop

Role Description This role reports to the CTO and leads a team of five: three Product Managers — for Modeling, Simulation & Optimization, and Distributed Computing — plus nTop's two-person UX design and research team. It's a foundational leadership seat: this person sets the operating cadence for three technical PM teams and owns the product point of view that ties their work together. - Turn vision into a working system. - Translate nTop's 2–5 year direction into concrete objectives, a resourcing plan, and a cadence the three teams follow. - Coach product management as a craft, in the room. - Participate directly in roadmap and tradeoff decisions with your three PMs. - Set the criteria for when nTop builds, partners, or leaves a capability to the broader ecosystem. - Own the seams between teams — the handoffs where geometry becomes a simulation mesh. - Meet with customers and stay connected to the broader industry to pressure-test direction. - Manage the UX design and research team directly. - Represent Product Platform on nTop's leadership team and help set company strategy. Qualifications - 8–10+ years in product management, several of them spent coaching or managing other PMs directly. - A track record of turning a leadership-defined, multi-year vision into concrete objectives and a working system. - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field — or hands-on experience in relevant areas. - Experience managing managers or leading a product organization spanning multiple teams. - Demonstrated use of data and structured frameworks to guide build-vs-partner investment decisions. - Strong communication across technical and executive audiences. Requirements - Experience in aerospace, maritime, propulsion, industrial energy, or motorsports. - Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a relevant engineering discipline, or an MBA.