Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Product Manager role stands out in the SaaS landscape because it sits at the intersection of data-heavy product development and a regulated, operational end user environment. ForceMetrics appears to be an early-stage, venture-backed SaaS company building analytics and enrichment workflows for public sector customers, where product decisions are tightly coupled to real-world usage and measurable outcomes. That combination tends to demand disciplined discovery and clear translation from field feedback into shippable software.
For a SaaS product career, the work emphasizes end-to-end product practice rather than a narrow roadmap maintenance function. Direct customer engagement, cross-functional coordination across engineering and go-to-market partners, and responsibility for taking features from concept through launch are all experiences that transfer across B2B SaaS settings. The mention of datasets, APIs, and integrations also points to product exposure that is increasingly central to modern SaaS platforms.
This role fits product professionals who prefer high-contact discovery, are comfortable working with imperfect information, and can express product intent through concrete artifacts like user stories and functional specifications. It is also a strong match for candidates who want their SaaS experience grounded in data fluency and operational users, including practitioners transitioning into product.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Company Description
To apply for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen, you must currently live in the U.S., you must pass an FBI background check, and you must be willing to take a drug test.
ForceMetrics™ mission is to transform data for social change. We’re striving to make a positive community impact by helping public safety and government agencies better utilize data to benefit every individual. By bringing data-driven innovation to dated systems and processes, ForceMetrics is empowering responders to make better, more informed decisions in the moment, ultimately working to solve some of the toughest societal problems.
About the role
HOW YOU WILL HAVE IMPACT
- Work directly with customers and field users to surface problems worth solving and see them through to delivery.
- Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Go-To-Market teams to shape and execute the product roadmap.
- Translate product strategy into clear user stories and detailed requirements that deliver customer value.
- Take features from zero to one, including ideation, research, development, and successful launch.
- Enable go-to-market readiness through collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Write user stories and functional specs based on customer and stakeholder feedback.
- Run discovery sessions, conduct user interviews, and review customer feedback to validate product direction.
- Partner with product and leadership teams to help define the product roadmap and prioritize impactful initiatives.
- Collaborate with Engineering on timelines and deliverables.
- Communicate product vision and updates through wireframes, presentations, and internal documentation.
- Support the evaluation, integration, and onboarding of new datasets and third-party APIs into the platform.
- Coordinate launches with internal stakeholders and ensure readiness across GTM functions.
- Serve as the voice of the customer within cross-functional teams.
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE
- Domain experience: 3 to 5 years in a Product Manager role within a SaaS company, ideally in public safety, law enforcement, govtech, or a data-intensive product environment, or direct experience as a law enforcement professional, crime analyst, or public safety practitioner ready to transition into product.
- Data fluency: You've worked with data in a meaningful way, whether building data products, working with APIs and integrations, or using data operationally to make decisions in the field.
- Startup experience: You've worked in a fast-moving, high-growth environment where ambiguity is the norm and execution is the expectation.
- Small team success: You're energized by working on a focused, cross-functional team. You contribute directly, take ownership, and move things forward alongside your teammates.
- Hands-on mindset: You roll up your sleeves, take ownership, and move things forward without waiting for perfect conditions.
- End-to-end expertise: You've conducted research, built requirements, and successfully shipped products.
- Exceptional communication: You can clearly articulate priorities and requirements to both technical teams and leadership.
- Problem-solving skills: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, prioritizing ruthlessly, and using creative thinking to move forward.
- Comfort with iterative development: You've worked in sprint-based environments and understand how to ship incrementally.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER
- A strong sense of mission for impacting real communities and solving complex societal problems
- Work alongside other top talent in a rewarding and enjoyable culture
- Company Equity (seed-state)
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- 100% Remote
- Standard holidays and paid time off
- Salary range for this position is Base Salary of $105K to $130K+ DOE
About ForceMetrics
ForceMetrics was founded in 2020 to provide data analytics and enrichment applications to public safety agencies throughout the United States, with a focus on better community outcomes through data.
We're venture-backed with a diverse founding team led by Andre McGregor, computer engineer and veteran FBI Special Agent turned entrepreneur, alongside a team of data scientists, software engineers, cybersecurity experts, and business operations leaders—many of whom have been law enforcement officers themselves, and have previously built successful companies.
We have a robust set of investors and an advisory board of active/retired police chiefs, government leaders, and technology innovators.
ForceMetrics™ values diversity, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. ForceMetrics™ will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on any characteristics.
