Responsibilities
- Create an initial project and program management structure grounded in Disciplined Agile (DA) principles, emphasizing context-awareness, efficiency, and value-driven delivery.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to ensure IT and cybersecurity initiatives support strategic goals, customer obligations, and regulatory mandates.
- Advance team performance and delivery effectiveness through ongoing refinement of technical processes and ways of working.
- Implement lean governance, reporting mechanisms, and project controls suited to a startup operating under Department of Defense regulations.
- Develop core project and program management practices from scratch, setting organizational benchmarks and laying the foundation for a future Project Management Office (PMO).
- Promote readiness for a formal PMO by designing intake procedures, prioritization frameworks, work visualization tools, and inter-team coordination methods.
- Oversee full lifecycle delivery of IT and cybersecurity projects tied to DoD programs, including infrastructure development, system rollouts, secure networks, enterprise platforms, and automation tools.
- Design flexible project plans using hybrid methodologies—Agile, Lean, Kanban, iterative, or traditional—selected based on situational needs and government expectations.
- Manage project scope, timelines, risks, and resources while staying aligned with contractual obligations, DoD technical specifications, and security protocols.
- Coordinate efforts across internal groups such as engineering, cybersecurity, compliance, facilities, and operations, including third-party vendors or contractors.
- Establish clear, consistent communication channels and regular reporting cycles for executives and DoD clients.
- Ensure all program activities meet DoD cybersecurity standards, including NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements.
- Uphold strict compliance with ITAR, EAR, and all applicable export control laws.
- Assist in defining and enforcing policies for handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and classified materials, ensuring secure workflows are followed.
- Work with Information Assurance, Security, IT, and enterprise teams to support system assessment and accreditation processes.
- Integrate compliance verification steps into program workflows to minimize rework, enhance audit preparedness, and sustain compliance after deployment.
- Align program execution with FAR/DFARS rules, contract terms, and customer expectations.
- Monitor and report on deliverables, milestones, progress metrics (burn-down/up), risks, and key performance indicators.
- Develop briefings, status reports, and client communications for government program offices and oversight bodies.
- Support business development through proposal contributions, capture planning, ROM estimates, and technical inputs for new opportunities.
- Provide leadership in project and program management to establish repeatable standards, best practices, and governance models that support the evolution toward a PMO.
- Lead cross-functional teams across cyber, IT, engineering, product, and business units to drive collaboration and execution.
- Coach teams on Disciplined Agile practices, Definition-of-Done criteria, and effective workflow management.
- Facilitate strong interdepartmental relationships to ensure alignment and transparency.
- Cultivate a culture centered on iterative improvement, optimized throughput, and value-focused outcomes.
Compensation
401k with 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance, medical/dental/vision 100% covered by company, unlimited PTO, free daily lunch
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, London
Team
200-person cross-functional team spanning cyber, IT operations, engineering, product, and business functions
Other
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Eligible for access to government facilities and sensitive information
- Ability to obtain additional clearances as required by contract
- Relocation assistance available
- Unlimited PTO
- Free daily lunch
- No meeting Fridays
- Casual dress code
- 401k with 50% company match up to 6% of pay
- FSA
- HSA
- Life insurance
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
Not specified
