# Senior Mission Manager - International

**Company:** [Vannevar](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vannevar)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Business Development
**Salary:** $180k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 15+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Budgeting, Requirements Development, Contracting, Technical Solution Pitching, Software Systems Understanding, Agent-Based Approaches, Cyber, Isr, Information Warfare, Operational Intelligence
**Posted:** 2026-06-10

> Senior mission-facing leader driving adoption of AI defense technology within government program offices. Requires 15-20+ years defense experience and Top Secret clearance.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do
- Lead engagements with program offices (PEOs, PMWs, PMOs, and equivalent organizations) to identify mission problems that Vannevar Labs’ technology can solve.
- Translate program needs into technical narratives, clearly explaining how our software and agent-based capabilities map to requirements, constraints, and outcomes.
- Scope and shape program-based pilots, defining objectives, success criteria, timelines, and pathways to scale.
- Pitch the technology with credibility, leveraging your mission and domain background to build trust with program managers and technical authorities.
- Navigate programmatic realities, including requirements development, budgeting cycles, contracting pathways, and stakeholder coordination.
- Partner closely with product managers and engineers to ensure mission context is accurately reflected in technical scope, tradeoffs, and delivery plans.
- Convert successful pilots into sustained programs, helping program offices justify follow-on funding and broader adoption.
- Represent Vannevar Labs within the program ecosystem as a mission-credible, technically fluent partner.

## What we’re looking for
- 15–20+ years of experience in government or defense missions, typically as a retired O5/O6 or senior enlisted or civilian equivalent
- Deep expertise in a specific mission or technical domain (e.g., cyber, information warfare, ISR, networks, operational intelligence, warfare systems/command and control).
- Strong ability to scope, pitch, and sell technical solutions to senior government stakeholders — not just explain missions, but connect them to software capabilities.
- Proven experience navigating programmatic realities, including budgets, requirements, authorities, timelines, and stakeholder dynamics.
- Sufficient technical fluency to:
  - Understand modern software systems and agent-based approaches
  - Partner effectively with product and engineering teams
  - Translate complex concepts into clear, mission-relevant narratives
- Demonstrated scrappiness and bias toward action — comfortable operating in ambiguity and pushing programs forward without perfect structure.
- High enthusiasm for building something new and shaping how cutting-edge technology is adopted inside government.
- Bonus: acquisition, resource sponsor, or program manager experience.

## What we value
- Mission-first mindset with a focus on real operational outcomes.
- Technical credibility paired with humility — able to learn quickly and ask the right questions.
- Clarity and precision in communication, especially with senior leaders.
- Ownership mentality — taking responsibility for moving programs from idea to execution.
- Low ego, high trust, and comfort collaborating across product, engineering, and mission teams.

## What we offer
- Competitive Salary: The salary range for this position is $180,000 - $220,000 + equity. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.
- Comprehensive Benefits:
  - Health, dental, and vision insurance
  - Remote friendly with WeWork access
  - Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
  - 401(k) match
  - Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
  - Salary top-up during military reserve duty
  - Fully paid parental leave
  - Child and pet care reimbursement during travel

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