Vannevar

Mission Lead - Cyber (Clearance

Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Staff+

No sponsorship$150k-$170kDetected 34 days ago

Stakeholder Management

About the role

This role blends mission credibility with strong execution and technical intuition.

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.
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.
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.

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.
Ability to scope and articulate a solution credibly: connect mission problems to software capabilities and measurable outcomes
This is a customer-facing role required to be based in Washington D.C. Candidates should have experience in the Cyber community.
U.S. Persons status with at least a current Top Secret clearance in required.
This is a customer-facing role required to be based in Washington D.C. Work will require time in secure or classified environments and periodic travel.

Lifestyle stipends
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit.
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.

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.
The salary range for this position is $150,000-$170,000 + equity + 401K match.
Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.
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

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.
What we're looking for

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