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PalantirPalantirNew York, NY

Technical Program Manager - US Government

Leads complex technical programs connecting internal teams with government customers, implementation teams, and industry partners. The role requires software project management experience, strong technical communication, government or defense program familiarity, and an active security clearance.

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On-site2+ YOETechnical Program Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and drive execution against integrated master schedules, requirements documentation, capability briefs, and other core program artifacts.
  • Translate technical capabilities and implementation progress into concise, decision-oriented briefs for customers, partners, and senior leaders.
  • Synthesize concrete technical goals from product vision, mapping global product strategy to granular team tasks and issues.
  • Triage field requests to maximize team focus and escalate items requiring immediate attention.
  • Maintain comprehensive awareness of project status and proactively resolve issues that could derail execution.
  • Enhance cross-team collaboration by aligning technical experts around shared objectives and improving coordination.
  • Navigate complex, multi-party program dynamics and identify opportunities to strengthen customer relationships and increase impact.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated success managing complex software development projects for an enterprise software company or startup.
  • 2+ years of relevant industry experience, preferably supporting complex government, defense, aerospace, or national security programs.
  • Active Secret clearance at minimum; TS/SCI strongly preferred.
  • Ability to engage in technical discussions and learn technical concepts.
  • Excellent judgment and composure in high-pressure situations.
  • Creative project management approach using lightweight frameworks that enable rapid iteration within a larger development organization.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with customer-facing teams and empathy for end-user needs.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to maintaining a high product quality bar.
  • Ability to travel up to 75% based on program and customer needs.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Missile or missile defense experience.
  • Experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency.

Skills

Program ManagementProject ManagementSoftware Developmentrequirements documentationTechnical WritingProcess OptimizationProduct Strategytechnical briefingCross-Functional Collaborationgovernment programsmissile defensesecret clearancets/sci clearanceEnterprise Softwarenational security

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