Cohere

Cohere

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

Ottawa · Senior · Full-time

No sponsorship$160k-$245kDetected 39 days ago
TypeScriptAWSAzureMachine LearningData EngineeringLLMsRAGAgentic AIMLOpsCybersecurityComplianceAccessibilityProject ManagementProcurementLeadershipCommunication

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
  • We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.
  • We're training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems.
  • We obsess over what we build.

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.
  • Security Clearance Requirements
  • This role requires eligibility for Canadian government security clearance.
  • However, we will also consider exceptional candidates who:

Skills

  • Strong understanding of enterprise software deployment architectures (cloud, on-premises, hybrid, air-gapped)

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.
  • For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.

Company info

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers.
  • We are a global technology company co-headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with key offices in London, New York City, Montreal, Seoul, Germany and Paris.

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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