Project Manager - Maritime Defense

About Pole Star :

Pole Star Defense is a leading provider of maritime domain awareness, maritime security, and fisheries monitoring systems to the government sector. Since 1998, we have pushed the limits of innovation, mitigating growing threats to ships, supply chains, cargo, territorial waters and, most importantly, safety of lives at sea and beyond. Today, we continue to develop and implement pioneering intelligence technologies to protect customer vessels, people, maritime domain, and reputation.

The Opportunity :

As a Project Manager you are positioned within the Project Management Office (PMO) and are responsible for facilitating the successful execution of product development projects using Agile methodologies.

You will work in close collaboration with both the development team and stakeholders, ensuring the final product aligns with customer requirements and business objectives. In addition to active project engagement activities, you will be responsible for maintaining, creating, and recommending PMO Project Management processes and policies.

Responsibilities :

• Engage directly with stakeholders to collect requirements, understand their needs, and share the product vision with them.
• Create, maintain, and manage project management artifacts, including project plans, schedules, risk logs, status reports, and other documentation to ensure compliance and transparency.
• Responsible for PMO team artifact creation and maintaining PMO repository and version control of documents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including QA, DevOps, and compliance teams, to ensure seamless project execution and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Keep stakeholders informed about the progress of product development, including updates on release plans, any changes in business objectives, and priorities.
• Define and prioritize product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs while refining user stories to optimize development efficiency.
• Act as the voice of the customer, continuously validating features with stakeholders and end users to ensure the product delivers maximum value.

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Employee Benefits :

Pole Star offers benefits that are designed to lead an evolving marketplace and

encourage a healthy balance between work and life. Highlights of those benefits are listed below :

Work Schedule Note :

While this position is scheduled for a traditional Monday – Friday work week, our systems run 24 / 7 / 365 and as such, you may be expected to perform out of hours, on-call support on an as needed basis. Additional compensation may be available for working on-call, on standby, or during holiday hours.

This is a Public Trust position and requires completion of a State and Federal Criminal History Report (i.e., background check) as well as an FBI Summary History Report. Current and future employment will be contingent upon satisfactory completion of both the Criminal History Report and the FBI Summary History Report.

This position requires use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). Accordingly, all applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR, a U.S. person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Pole Star USA is a U.S. Government contractor and is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.