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About Missionforce
Missionforce brings the best of Salesforce's AI, cloud, and platform technology to the public sector around the globe, supporting mission-critical workflows for government and defense customers at the tactical, operational, and strategic edge.
About the Role
Missionforce is seeking a Vice President of Product Management who will define and own the product vision and roadmap for Agentforce applications for state & local, federal/central, and defense agencies around the globe, accelerating case management, citizen engagement, and administrative compliance. The VP will serve as a thought leader who sees where the company and the market are heading in order to identify opportunities that no one else is looking at, positioning Missionforce at the forefront.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the product vision and roadmap for Agentforce Public Sector applications globally.
- Extend the portfolio from business mission apps into operational mission apps across Defense, IC, and Aerospace.
- Champion secure, adaptable capabilities from edge to cloud, ensuring solutions meet the rigorous requirements of government and defense environments.
- Surface commercial innovations derived from public sector R&D back into Salesforce's broader product portfolio.
- Lead packaging and pricing strategy to optimize market competitiveness and drive growth across public sector segments.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Legal, and Go-to-Market teams to deliver and scale solutions.
- Represent Missionforce product strategy with senior executives, government stakeholders, and strategic partners.
- Identify and recommend M&A opportunities to accelerate and innovate the product roadmap and delivery. Lead post-acquisition product integration efforts.
- Serve as an external thought leader, speaking at industry forums, engaging with agency customers and partners, and representing Missionforce's vision.
- Build and develop a high-performing product management team aligned to Missionforce's mission.
- Act as an internal educator and change agent, influencing alignment across Product, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Sales, and Operations on the unique requirements of public sector software.
Qualifications
- Strategic product leader with experience driving large-scale, complex product portfolios.
- Deep knowledge of the government market, spanning defense (DoD/IC/Aerospace) to State & Local — including procurement cycles, compliance requirements, and mission workflows.
- Direct experience with government procurement, compliance, and security frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, IL4/IL5, ITAR, DoD STIGs)
- Visionary thinker who can identify where the market is going before others do, and translate that foresight into actionable roadmaps.
- Operator and executor who can balance long-term strategy with near-term delivery, managing complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- GM mindset — comfortable influencing pricing, packaging, and business model decisions in addition to core product strategy.
- M&A experience: ability to evaluate, recommend, and integrate acquisitions that accelerate product capabilities.
- Exceptional communicator and cross-functional leader who can influence at all levels, from engineering teams to executive stakeholders and government customers.
- Highly motivated and execution-focused, with a positive and resilient attitude and the ability to navigate challenges that are extremely complex and where solutions are unclear.
- Familiarity with Salesforce product portfolio (CRM, Data Cloud, Agentforce, MuleSoft, Informatica, Tableau, Slack) or comparable enterprise platform ecosystems.
- Led AI-first product strategy and execution in partnership with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE), leveraging OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and emerging agentic AI technologies to rapidly prototype, validate, and deploy customer-driven innovations. Established field-to-product feedback loops.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to hold a clearance.
Unleash Your Potential
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