Enterprise Technical Lead - Clearance Required

Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter our adversaries. In the 21st century, conflict moves at algorithmic speed and foresight equals firepower. Our agentic AI is purpose-built to compete with China-from cross-Strait conflict to gray zone coercion. Trained on the most mission-relevant datasets in defense, our technology models adversary behavior, simulates campaigns, and recommends the best course of action to decision makers. Our AI systems are some of the most trusted in the industry and actively used on the front lines of the Indo-Pacific to keep the peace and save lives.

Exceptional technology starts with exceptional people. Vannevar is a small agile team combining world-class engineers with veteran strategists who bring deep expertise in defense and tradecraft. We're building a company defined by mission impact, user empathy, and disciplined growth. In just three years, we grew from $3M to $80M in ARR, achieved early profitability, and reached unicorn status-proving that disruption doesn't require an ego, and staying power doesn't mean standing still.

About the role

As an Enterprise Tech Lead, you'll be responsible for driving large, cross functional outcomes by partnering closely with the mission team, engineering teams, and customer stakeholders. You'll own full work streams through requirements gathering, architecture design, technical implementation, and fielding.

In this role you'll be expected to build relationships with key technical customer stakeholders such as CTOs, ISSMs, and project managers. You'll own the ATO process for your work, delegate tasks to other engineers, and become an expert in customer workflows.

What you'll do

• Architect and drive the creation of impactful software solutions deployed directly to our customers, ensuring their mission success.
• Serve as the primary technical leader and representative of Vannevar Labs, engaging with key senior level stakeholders to understand their needs and articulate our technical vision.
• Shape the future of our technology by contributing your expertise and insights to government RFIs, RFPs, Statements of Work, white papers, and our overall technical strategy.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of technical projects , effectively coordinating and delegating tasks across engineering teams to ensure timely and high-quality outcomes.
• Innovate with cutting-edge technology by building software that empowers users to extract meaningful value from our extensive data holdings, including large-scale text, multimedia, and geospatial datasets spanning over 46 languages.
• Elevate our products and expand our reach by writing code that enhances functionality, improves performance, and scales our capabilities to serve more customers and a wider range of applications.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of experts to plan, develop, and deploy sophisticated software features that address critical challenges.
• Engage directly with mission owners and deliver capabilities firsthand through up to 30% travel .
• Spearhead initiatives to acquire and expand critical business opportunities, taking full ownership of the outcome from inception through implementation and delivery.

Qualifications

What we offer

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $215,000 + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and / or training.

We're proud to offer competitive benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our benefits package include :

Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you!

IMPORTANT NOTICE

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.