The Nuclear Company

Director, Product Development

Washington, DC · Director

Sponsorship not specified$198k-$228kDetected 9 days ago

CI/CDProduct ManagementProduct StrategyUnityLeadershipCommunication

About the role

You will sit at the intersection of our engineering, operations, and regulatory teams, ensuring that every feature we ship enhances reliability, efficiency, and compliance.

Cross-Functional Orchestration: Partner with the Head of Services and the Legal/Administrative team to ensure product features seamlessly integrate with field operations and unionized labor workflows.
Scalable Architecture: Build and manage a product development team capable of supporting hyper-growth, prioritizing the "Operating Blueprint" to maintain consistency across global business units.
Strategic & Technical Fluency: A deep understanding of how to manage product development in high-consequence environments where "Move Fast and Break Things" is replaced by "Move Fast and Build Resilient Systems."
Governance Mindset: Ability to design products that inherently facilitate compliance and governance, making it easy for field teams to do the right thing.
The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors.

A proven track record of scaling product teams from early-stage to global deployment, including experience with modern CI/CD, Agile, and product operations frameworks.
You are the architect of our digital product roadmap, ensuring that our solutions not only disrupt the energy sector but maintain the unwavering safety standards required by the nuclear industry.
Hyper-Growth DNA: A proven track record of scaling product teams from early-stage to global deployment, including experience with modern CI/CD, Agile, and product operations frameworks.
you are as comfortable in a C-suite strategy session as you are conducting a pre-job brief with field technicians.

10+ years in product management or software engineering leadership, ideally in energy, infrastructure, or other high-reliability industries.

Estimated Starting Salary Range
The estimated starting salary range for this role is $198,000 - $228,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis.

Medical, dental, vision plans
Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
Product Vision & Strategy: Define and execute the product roadmap for our core technology platforms, ensuring alignment with Project One and our global expansion initiatives.

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