Director/Principal Industry Product Advisor, Manufacturing

Who We Are

Unanet is a leading provider of ERP and CRM solutions purpose-built for the Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) and Government Contracting (GovCon) industries. More than 4,300 organizations rely on Unanet to drive better decisions, improve performance, and support growth.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a product advisor with deep manufacturing industry/software domain expertise to help define and deliver our manufacturing-focused software solutions.

In this role, you will partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and User Experience Design to translate real-world manufacturing workflows into scalable software capabilities. You will play a critical role in shaping our manufacturing product strategy, including the integration of AI to solve complex industry challenges.

What You’ll Do

• Leveraging your deep manufacturing industry and software expertise, shape and influence software product direction for manufacturing-focused capabilities within Unanet’s platform, informing capabilities, design, and roadmap prioritization


• Translate manufacturing workflows into software functionally by partnering with Product Management to define requirements grounded in real-world use cases (e.g., demand forecasting, material planning, production orchestration)


• Ensure product-market fit by bringing deep understanding of manufacturing operations into software product decisions, functionality, and design


• Drive AI-enabled innovation, identifying and guiding practical applications of AI that improve automation, insight generation, and decision-making for our customers


• Engage directly with customers and industry stakeholders to gather feedback, validate hypotheses, and continuously refine product direction


• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Professional Services, Customer Success, and Support to validate solutions, support launches, and drive adoption

Who You Are

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, with emphasis in discrete, complex project manufacturing (e.g., aerospace, defense)


• Deep understanding of the “jobs to be done” for manufacturing software users (e.g., demand forecasting, material sourcing, work package orchestration)


• Ability to clearly articulate complex industry concepts to Product, Engineering, and executive stakeholders


• Forward-thinking perspective on integrating AI/automation into manufacturing software solutions, grounded in real-world applicability


• Bachelor’s degree

Your Differentiators

• Previous experience translating industry workflows into shipped software products or features


• Demonstrable ability to think and operate strategically, including anticipating future trends based on manufacturing industry expertise


• Previous experience in manufacturing-focused GovCon

Our Values

• We are a Team. Employees, customers, and partners working together.


• We are Customer-Focused. Customers are the heart of everything we do.


• We are Driven. Seeking exceptional outcomes.


• We Own our Success. Every employee has a stake in our company.


• We do the right thing and have fun in the process. 

The salary range for this opportunity is $160,000 - $190,000 per year. You will be eligible for employee equity as well as discretionary bonus compensation, subject to plans that may be in effect from time to time. You will further be eligible to participate in Unanet's employee benefits plans and programs. For more details on Unanet's benefits offerings, please visit https://unanet.com/employee-benefits.  

Unanet is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered for positions without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws.