Mission Lead - Cyber

What you'll do

• Lead cyber mission engagements. Build trusted relationships with operators, analysts, planners, technical teams, and senior leaders across the cyber mission community to understand operational priorities, mission objectives, and capability gaps.
• Translate mission needs into actionable plans. Turn operational challenges into clear problem statements, requirements, success metrics, and execution roadmaps aligned to mission outcomes.
• Map technology to cyber workflows. Identify where AI-enabled capabilities can improve cyber mission planning, targeting, intelligence production, defensive operations, vulnerability analysis, or command decision-making.
• Shape pilots and pathways to operational adoption. Define objectives, timelines, evaluation criteria, and transition plans that move capabilities from initial deployment to sustained operational use.
• Communicate technical value in mission terms. Build compelling narratives that connect our technology to real cyber mission workflows, demonstrating measurable impact and differentiation.
• Drive mission execution. Lead customer engagements, working groups, operational reviews, executive updates, action-item tracking, and risk mitigation efforts across multiple stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery. Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to ensure mission requirements, operational realities, and user feedback directly inform product development.
• Navigate the cyber enterprise. Help stakeholders work through requirements development, capability integration, acquisition processes, budgeting cycles, security considerations, and organizational coordination.
• Enable operational success. Support onboarding, training, workflow integration, and change management efforts to ensure users can effectively employ and sustain the capability.
• Maintain mission awareness. Develop and maintain deep knowledge of customer organizations, operational priorities, stakeholders, mission sets, and evolving cyber challenges.
• Support growth and expansion. Identify adjacent mission opportunities, emerging requirements, and pathways to broaden impact across the cyber mission enterprise.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of experience working within or alongside the U.S. cyber mission community in cyber operations, cyber defense, vulnerability analysis, mission planning, intelligence, or related operational cyber functions.
• Direct experience supporting or working with U.S. Cyber Command and strong understanding of the cyber mission landscape.
• 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.

Nice to have

• Experience with CYBERCOM staff, a Cyber Service Component, NSA, Joint Staff, or other cyber-focused organizations.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled mission workflows, cyber mission planning, intelligence analysis, or operational decision support platforms.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $150,000-$170,000 + equity + 401K match.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 100% remote first.
• Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance.
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty.
• Fully paid parental leave.
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel.