Position Overview: The Product Manager, Defense is responsible for leading the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of NSA's Defense, Government, Postal and Corporate USA Made product categories. This role translates end-user and market insights into prioritized product opportunities, partners cross-functionally to bring compliant, high-performance products to market, and serves as NSA's subject matter expert for Defense and Government apparel needs.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and manage a 3-year product roadmap across Military, Government, and Corporate USA Made product categories.
• Own the new product idea pipeline, including intake, evaluation, prioritization, stage-gate recommendations, and visibility to launch timing and resources.
• Gather and translate end-user, field evaluator, sales, and market insights into actionable product requirements and innovation opportunities.
• Engage with military personnel, program offices, tactical users, and field evaluators through field visits, wear trials, and feedback sessions to validate product performance.
• Partner cross-functionally with sales, marketing, design, sourcing, manufacturing, and leadership to prioritize initiatives and support product positioning, pricing, launch planning, and go-to-market execution.
• Ensure products meet or exceed unique military approvals and branch- or unit-defined requirements, including Berry Amendment, NIR, FR, and other applicable performance standards.
• Maintain awareness of military modernization priorities, procurement trends, defense programs, tactical equipment markets, and capability gaps, and serve as the internal subject matter expert for Defense and Government products.

Training: Provided on the job and supplemented with external seminars/classes as needed

Qualifications:

Education & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field preferred                       

Experience: 5-7 years' experience in business, product, product development, and/or marketing in B2B or B2C businesses. Military and Government industry experience required.

Ability to travel 25-30% to participate in trade shows, field travel and customer visits.

Key Competencies:

• Demonstrates passion and enthusiasm
• Teamwork and customer centric mindset
• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams on complex product and marketing projects 
• Approaches opportunities with a market-back mentality with a strategic approach to achieve goals
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high energy and demanding environment required
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work and execute within deadlines

• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Highly self-motivated with a desire to learn and develop new and existing skills
• Robust communication and collaboration skills

• Strong skills in organization, prioritization, time management and project management

Physical Requirements: Long periods of sitting, computer work, some walking, some standing.

Working Conditions: Open office concept

Benefits we offer:

Medical
HSA Plan
Dental
Voluntary Vision
Voluntary Long-Term Disability
Employer-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Accident Insurance
Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
Voluntary Identity Theft Protection Insurance
Voluntary Legal Insurance
401K Plan with Company Match
Company Paid Holidays
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Bereavement
Paid Time Off
Paid Sick Time

EEO Statement: National Safety Apparel provides equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, ancestry, age, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other protected group status as defined by law.

Recruitment Partnership Notice
Staffing Solutions Enterprises is the exclusive recruiting partner for National Safety Apparel and is conducting the search for this position on NSA's behalf. Qualified candidates will be considered for direct employment with National Safety Apparel.

To be considered, please submit your application directly through the link below rather than applying through the NSA career site.

Product Manager

Salary : $85,000 - $100,000