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Evolv Technology · 1 week ago

Product Leader, Evolv eXpedite

Waltham, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$146K/yr - $234K/yr

Evolv Technology is seeking a growth-minded Product Leader to accelerate the expansion of their eXpedite™ production line, a concealed-weapon and prohibited-item detection platform. The role involves driving product strategy, collaborating with R&D, and ensuring the technical feasibility and customer value of product initiatives.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Intrusion DetectionMachine LearningPhysical Security

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Brittney Scianna

Responsibilities

Drive product strategy and execution from concept to launch, ensuring technical feasibility, customer value, and business impact

Shape the roadmap, prioritizing high-impact investments and collaborating deeply with R&D to turn market insights into technical differentiation

Owns and executes the bag screening product line roadmap, delivering new models, reliability improvements, cost reductions, and differentiated features that drive renewals and adoption across high-volume commercial environments

Translates customer and market needs into clear, actionable product requirements that balance performance, manufacturability, and cost

Guides R&D teams in design trade-off decisions by leveraging your understanding of x-ray system performance, detector behavior, and image reconstruction principles

Partners closely with hardware, firmware, and AI teams to ensure cohesive system design and high product reliability

Drive SKU strategy, pricing, packaging and positioning for commercial scalability

Ensures compliance with relevant security, radiation, and regional certification requirements to support global market expansion

Demonstrates deep understanding of x-ray imaging fundamentals including beam geometry, detector physics, and image reconstruction to guide data-driven design decisions

Serves as a trusted partner to R&D, bridging system physics, algorithmic design, engineering constraints and customer usability

Prioritizes features that meaningfully improve detection accuracy, reduce false alarms, improve operator experience and enhance system reliability

Partners with Marketing, Sales, Service and Enablement teams to prepare go-to-market teams for new feature launches

Develops and maintain product pricing, SKUs, and price books; train internal and partner teams on product positioning and value

Supports Sales to customer proposals, deal desk discussions, and field training to accelerate sales and reduce friction in closing

Provides technical clarity and context when discussing imaging performance, reliability metrics, and product differentiators with customers

Leads field testing, third-party validation, and change control to ensure high-quality, reliable product releases

Analyzes field performance and calibration data to identify root causes and opportunities for improvement

Collaborates with R&D to validate new algorithms or hardware adjustments impacting x-ray image quality and system throughput

Writes detailed release notes and monitor post-launch adoption, performance, and issue resolution to ensure product success in the field

Acts as the product expert and primary liaison between engineering, operations, and customer-facing teams

Participates in customer site visits, product demos, and pilot programs to capture feedback on image performance and detection accuracy

Builds credibility with internal technical leaders by engaging in peer-level conversations about imaging physics, calibration, and system behavior

Supports customer and partner evaluations of Evolv's cybersecurity posture and product performance

Qualification

X-ray imagingEmbedded systemsDetection technologySystems thinkingApplied AIComputed tomographyAlgorithmic designTechnical credibilityCustomer collaborationStructured thinkingBias for actionLong-term growth mindset

Required

Experience in X-ray imaging and detection technology

Credibility with R&D team to make trade-offs between detection accuracy, reliability, cost, and manufacturability

Understanding of core engineering—hardware, software, embedded systems, and applied AI

Experience in x-ray imaging, computed tomography imaging, detector behavior, embedded systems, and system calibration

Ability to translate imaging science and system behavior into commercial advantage

Experience in driving product strategy and execution from concept to launch

Ability to translate customer and market needs into clear, actionable product requirements

Deep understanding of x-ray imaging fundamentals including beam geometry, detector physics, and image reconstruction

Experience in leading field testing, third-party validation, and change control

Ability to analyze field performance and calibration data to identify root causes and opportunities for improvement

Experience in collaborating with R&D to validate new algorithms or hardware adjustments impacting x-ray image quality and system throughput

Ability to build strong relationships across sales, customer enablement, support, service, and research & development organizations

Ability to prioritize features that improve detection accuracy, reduce false alarms, improve operator experience, and enhance system reliability

Experience in developing and maintaining product pricing, SKUs, and price books

Ability to support sales to customer proposals, deal desk discussions, and field training

Experience in participating in customer site visits, product demos, and pilot programs to capture feedback on image performance and detection accuracy