Mission Lead - Clearance Required

United States·Honolululead

OtherMission Lead

3 views0 saves0 applied

Apply Now

Quick Summary

Overview

Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter our adversaries. In the 21st century, conflict moves at algorithmic speed and foresight equals firepower.

Technical Tools

OtherMission Lead

About the Role

~1 min read

Responsibilities

~1 min read

→Lead mission engagements. Build trusted relationships with operational, technical, and leadership stakeholders to understand mission needs, constraints, and success criteria.
→Translate mission problems into plans. Turn mission needs into clear problem statements, requirements, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
→Shape pilots and pathways to scale. Define objectives, timelines, and adoption plans that convert early wins into sustained programs.
→Communicate the “why” and the “how.” Create crisp technical narratives that map our agent-based capabilities to mission requirements and operational constraints.
→Run the operating cadence. Lead weekly customer syncs, internal standups, executive updates/QBRs, action-item tracking, and risk reviews, as applicable.
→Coordinate cross-functional delivery. Partner closely with Product and Engineering to ensure mission context is reflected in scope, tradeoffs, and delivery plans.
→Navigate program realities. Help stakeholders work through requirements development, budgeting cycles, contracting pathways, and coordination across organizations.
→Enable adoption. Coordinate onboarding, training, and customer success so the customer can use and sustain the capability.
→Maintain durable account knowledge. Keep high-signal documentation in Notion: stakeholders, org charts, use cases, timelines, deliverables, decisions, and lessons learned.
→Support expansion. Identify adjacent use cases and partner with Account teams where applicable.

6+ years owning outcomes in complex customer environments (defense, intelligence, public sector, or similarly regulated domains)
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functionally without consistent guidance
Strong written and verbal communication; able to synthesize ambiguity into clear plans and execution
Ability to scope and articulate a solution credibly: connect mission problems to software capabilities and measurable outcomes
Sufficient technical fluency to partner effectively with Product and Engineering and translate complex concepts into mission-relevant narratives
Strong operational skills: planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, and follow-through

Experience with deployments or fielding in secure/regulated environments (e.g., ATO/IL environments, classified workflows, compliance constraints)
Experience navigating within programs (requirements, budgets, authorities, timelines, contracting pathways)
Deep expertise in a specific mission or technical domain (e.g., cyber, information warfare, ISR, networks, operations, warfare systems/command and control)
Experience running executive-level customer updates (QBRs, steering committees)