Strategic Delivery Lead, National Security

Quick Facts

• Role: Strategic Delivery Lead, National Security

• Focus: High-impact, milestone-based AI/AGI deployments for the U.S. national security enterprise

• Work model: Hybrid (3 days in office per week), Washington DC; relocation assistance available

• Travel: Up to 50%

Description

The Strategic Delivery Lead (SDL) identifies and delivers complex, high-impact deployments for national security partners using the OpenAI Platform API and ChatGPT Enterprise. You will own technical delivery workstreams end-to-end—framing problems, defining milestones, identifying and resolving risks, and translating business objectives into technical solutions—while reporting progress clearly to executive and technical stakeholders. This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role with accountability for contractual milestones and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Forge and manage strategic partnerships with key national security AI users to identify and deliver impactful AI and AGI use cases

• Accountable lead for delivering national security engagements tied to defined contractual milestones

• Translate between technical teams and business stakeholders; communicate technical progress, risks, requirements, and dependencies

• Work with government, defense, industry, and academia to translate concepts into actionable delivery plans aligned to feasibility and mission impact

• Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs), Solutions Architects (SAs), and Researchers to scope and guide complex projects

• Establish best practices for milestone tracking, internal coordination, and scaled delivery operations

• Lead regular progress reviews with stakeholders to ensure transparency and confidence in delivery

• Identify delivery risks early and mitigate blockers to maintain velocity

• Navigate ambiguity and evolving requirements while keeping teams aligned

• Help shape how the organization engages national security customers through milestone-based delivery programs

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in national security consulting, delivery leadership, or senior program management

• Active U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance

• Willingness to travel up to 50% and work on-site with national security customers

• Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives (AI/digital/business) with national security departments or agencies

• Experience leading complex national security programs in enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, consulting, or transformation environments

• Proven record influencing customer decisions at executive/board level and driving alignment

• Ability to translate mission outcomes into technical execution plans with success metrics

• Strong execution record on complex cross-functional projects

• Prior experience managing large-scale AI/ML or enterprise API-based deployments

Benefits

• High-autonomy role with leadership visibility and direct mission impact

• Hybrid work arrangement with relocation assistance