Cohere

Cohere

Technical Program Manager, AI Delivery for Public Sector & Defence, Canada

Ottawa · Senior · Full-time

No sponsorship$160k-$245kDetected 43 days ago
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About the role

  • Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company.
  • Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.
  • We're seeking an experienced Program Manager to join Cohere's customer-facing Program Management team, with a focus on Canadian public sector and defence accounts.

Responsibilities

  • Create and manage project schedules that account for government timelines, security review processes, and ministerial approval cycles
  • Identify and manage dependencies across government departments, security authorities, cloud service providers, and internal Cohere teams
  • Drive alignment between product development priorities and specific government requirements.
  • Coordinate technical work across multiple teams: model customization, security hardening, integration with government systems, bilingual support

Requirements

  • Experience with Algorithmic Impact Assessments or AI ethics frameworks is a strong asset
  • 6+ years of experience as a customer-facing Technical or Engineering Program Manager in AI/ML consulting, technology transformation, or enterprise software delivery.
  • Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder technical programs with stringent compliance requirements.
  • Working knowledge of or experience with modern AI: LLMs, agentic systems, MCP, RAG, fine-tuning, evals, and responsible AI would be a strong differentiator
  • Familiarity with Canadian government requirements: data sovereignty, privacy laws (Privacy Act), accessibility standards, official languages obligations, security classifications

Nice to have

  • Active Canadian government security clearance (Secret or Top Secret). strong preference for active Top Secret clearance
  • Bilingual (English/French) proficiency
  • Background in or strong familiarity with Canadian defence, intelligence, or critical infrastructure sectors
  • Experience with GC Cloud services (Azure, AWS GovCloud) or Protected B/C environments
  • Project management certification (PMP, PgMP) or government-specific methodologies.
  • Currently hold Secret clearance and are eligible for TS upgrade
  • Do not currently hold clearance, but are eligible and willing to undergo the Top Secret clearance process
  • Have a previous government security clearance that has lapsed

Compensation

  • Annual enrichment

Benefits

  • Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
  • Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
  • 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
  • A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
  • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
  • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
  • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
  • Everyone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.

Company info

  • We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.
  • We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul.
  • Strong preference will be given to candidates who currently hold an active Top Secret (TS) clearance, as this will enable immediate engagement with our most sensitive defence and national security customers.
  • Own end-to-end technical program delivery for Canadian public sector and defence customers, from initial deployment through production scaling
  • Serve as the primary technical program point of contact for government customers, building trusted relationships with departmental CIOs, IT directors, and technical teams

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Security Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance strongly preferred; candidates eligible and willing to obtain clearance will also be considered
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