Mission Manager

Defense Unicorns

$118K — $159K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret Security Clearance required
  • 5-7 years of experience in mission management or related field
  • Strong collaboration skills with technical and delivery teams
  • Experience in managing cross-functional engineering teams
  • Familiarity with DevSecOps and modern software development practices
  • Understanding of federal government contract and budget processes
  • Technical ability to communicate architectural decisions clearly

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Mission Manager for assigned Delivery Effort
  • Collaborate on technical roadmap establishing Mission Outcomes
  • Align product roadmaps to ensure mission success
  • Facilitate feedback between Delivery and Product segments
  • Establish and maintain aligned delivery roadmaps
  • Foster team growth through mentorship and coaching
  • Balance stakeholder priorities to deliver mission value

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and mentorship
  • Environment that emphasizes team values and principles
  • Flexible travel opportunities (4-12 times per year)
  • Remote work option available within the USA
  • Engagement in high-impact projects for the Department of Defense
Full Job Description
EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP.
This position requires an active Secret Clearance.
Role Description:

As a Mission Manager for within the Air & Space Forces domain, you will collaborate with DAF Tech Lead and Fleet Tech Lead to establish technical roadmap for Mission outcomes with Mission Heroes, and facilitate feedback from Delivery to Product.
Responsibilities
  • Serves as Mission Manager for assigned Delivery Effort
    • Collaborates with Domain Tech Lead and Vertical Tech Lead to establish technical roadmap for Mission Outcomes with Mission Heroes
    • Aligns Defense Unicorns' Product Roadmaps to technical roadmap for your Hero and provides feedback to Product segment on Mission Need dates for features to drive adoption
    • Share and facilitate feedback from Delivery segment with Product segment regarding Defense Unicorns' OSS projects and productized services
    • Work with Tech Leads to established an aligned Delivery roadmap, using Product roadmaps
    • Follow company best practices in strategies for building Delivery solutions
    • Balance priorities from users, customers, stakeholders, and the team to deliver mission value in a scalable way
  • Fosters an environment for Unicorn growth, mentorship, and coaching within the team
  • Fosters an environment for Defense Unicorns values and principles to thrive

Travel Expectations: 4-12 times per year
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Proficient in translating pain points to root cause problems and working with engineers to build a roadmap for value delivery
  • Proficient in modern software development processes and practices, including DevSecOps, Continuous Delivery, and User-Centered Design
  • Experience managing cross functional engineering teams
  • Skilled in expectation management across different personas
  • Experience and passion for software delivery for Mission Success within the tech industry or Department of Defense
  • Familiarity with federal government contracts, procurement vehicles, and budget process
  • Exhibit enough technical depth to understand architectural decisions and translate in a way that stakeholders, users, and the team can understand and be aligned on

The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise.

Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience. Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States.

Remote - USA

$118,150-$159,850 USD

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