VP, Products (6206)

MetroStar is seeking a VP of Products to lead the transformation of innovation into scalable mission-ready products that accelerate customer outcomes and drive company growth. This executive will sit at the intersection of innovation design and delivery ensuring that MetroStars accelerators evolve into usable supportable and revenue-generating products that achieve measurable market and mission impact.

The ideal candidate is a builder who blends technical fluency human-centered design and commercial strategy to shape the future of MetroStars product portfolio.

Why MetroStar

At MetroStar we fuse human-centered design modern engineering and AI-enabled delivery to accelerate digital transformation for mission-focused customers. As VP of Products youll play a key role in shaping how innovation becomes impacttransforming R&D into scalable human-driven solutions that power our next $20M in ARR growth and beyond.

We know that you cant have greattechnology services without amazing people. At MetroStar we are obsessed with our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.

If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us then check out the job description below!

What youll do:

• Mission-Aligned Productization: Partner with the Innovation Lab and Tech Fellows to ensure accelerators mature into validated products that meet mission needs. Build a culture of human-centered design where usability and adoption-readiness are as important as technical rigor.
• Product Discipline & Roadmapping: Lead the transformation of accelerators into scalable supportable products. Establish roadmaps that align with customer outcomes and company growth objectives ensuring only validated high-value accelerators move through the productization pipeline.
• Human-Centered Design & UX: Champion design thinking across the entire product lifecycle. Drive intuitive user-driven experiences that enhance adoption and satisfaction embedding UX into engineering processes so mission outcomes are achieved by solutions people actually want to use.
• Market & Customer Alignment: Collaborate with mission owners and delivery business units to ensure products address real customer needs and avoid innovation graveyards. Align product strategy with Tier 1 customer expansion ARR growth targets and OEM co-development opportunities.
• Strategic Bridge Between Innovation & Delivery: Operate at the crossroads of innovation and delivery execution. Balance innovation potential with operational rigor to ensure accelerators dont stall at prototype but evolve into reliable production-ready products.
• Portfolio Discipline & Growth Focus: Build and manage a prioritized product portfolio aligned with company-wide goals. Apply investment discipline to allocate resources toward products with the highest mission and market impact.

What youll need to succeed:

• 10 years of experience in product management product strategy or engineering leadership in a technology-driven organization.
• Proven track record of taking R&D or prototype initiatives through to scalable productionized products.
• Deep understanding of human-centered design user experience and customer-driven product development.
• Experience aligning product strategy with go-to-market and ARR growth objectives.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills across R&D delivery design and executive teams.
• Excellent communication and storytelling abilities to align technical and business stakeholders.

SALARY RANGE: $230000 - $248000

The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications skills and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:

• The candidates professional background and relevant work experience
• The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs
• Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation
• This role is also eligible for additional compensation subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar which may include:
• Performance-based bonuses
• Company-paid training and/or certifications
• Referral bonuses