Product Marketing Manager, Defense

Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end product design for mission-critical, real-time interfaces in collaboration with cross-functional teams; drive user research, design systems, and iterative prototyping for defense and commercial contexts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end design process from concept to launch, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, user testing, and visual design
  • Translate complex operational requirements and technical constraints into elegant, user-centric design solutions
  • Develop high-fidelity mockups and interactive prototypes that effectively communicate design ideas and gather feedback
  • Conduct user research with both commercial and defense personnel to deeply understand their workflows, pain points, and operational needs in mission-critical environments
  • Work iteratively with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, and defense subject matter experts, to refine designs
  • Contribute to and maintain a consistent design system that ensures usability and scalability across multiple products
  • Advocate for the user throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring that products are intuitive, efficient, and reliable under demanding conditions

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience as a Product Designer, UX Designer, or similar role focused on complex software applications
  • Experience working on automotive products, video game UX or similar interactive, real-time simulation interfaces, demonstrating an ability to design engaging and highly responsive user experiences with complex input schemes and visual feedback
  • A strong portfolio showcasing a solid understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, and visual design in a range of form factors, including desktop and mobile
  • Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma)
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions to diverse audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and technically demanding environment
  • Experience establishing, running and collating user research
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Preferred

  • Experience with 3D visualization, geospatial data, or real-time data display
  • Knowledge of military operations, doctrines, or specific defense technologies
  • Active U.S. Government security clearance
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Applied Intuition

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Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion following its recent Series F funding round, Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS, Self-Driving System, and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. 18 of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor, MI, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Bangalore, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co

Founded in 2017
Sunnyvale, California, USA
1.3K employees (49 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend
67% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
72.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.5%
Direct
45%
Referral
10%
Social
2.9%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
27 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
18 years
Median Tenure
1.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$901.5M
Last Raise
$600M
Series F, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Series F • $600M
  • Jun 2025
    Series F • $600M
  • Jul 2024
    Secondary Market • $300M

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