Cohere
Technology
TechnicalProgramManager,AIDeliveryforPublicSector&Defence
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“Technical Program Manager, AI Delivery for Public Sector & Defence at Cohere. Skills: AI delivery, Public sector, Defence, Program management. Own end-to-end technical program delivery. Serve as technical program point of contact”
What You'll Achieve.
Successfully deploy AI solutions; Scale AI solutions
Industry & Context.
Problem-solve technical challenges
Active Top Secret clearance, Security clearance process
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years customer-facing TPM experience, Experience with government customers, Experience with defence customers, Experience with regulated customers
Nice to Have
Active Top Secret clearance, Eligible for Top Secret clearance, Previous government clearance lapsed
What You'll Do.
Own end-to-end technical program delivery
Serve as technical program point of contact
Build trusted relationships
Translate government requirements
Navigate government procurement
Provide clear communication
Translate technical concepts
Present technical roadmaps
Represent technical capabilities
Create project schedules
Navigate government deployment risks
Ensure on-time delivery
Coordinate technical work
Establish governance checkpoints
Problem-solve technical challenges
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with AML Engineering; Collaborate with FDE; Collaborate with Platform; Collaborate with Product; Collaborate with Go-to-Market; Collaborate with government customers; Collaborate with internal teams
Communication Scope
Executive communication; Stakeholder communication; Government communication; Technical communication; Strategic communication
Process & Methodology
Program management, Technical program delivery, Project schedules, Dependencies management, Risk management, Governance checkpoints
Full Job Description
Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. 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 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 obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. 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. Join us! Why This Role? 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. This is a highly specialized role requiring an individual who understands technical program delivery, the technical complexity of frontier AI models and the unique requirements of government and defence organizations. You will be the critical bridge between our cutting-edge AI capabilities and the specific needs of Canadian federal departments, provincial agencies, Crown corporations, and defence organizations. You'll navigate complex procurement processes, stringent security requirements, data sovereignty concerns, and regulatory compliance while ensuring our customers successfully deploy and scale our AI solutions. In this role, you'll collaborate with our Strategic Customer team, Applied ML (AML) Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), Platform, Product, and Go-to-Market teams, serving as the technical program lead and trusted advisor for our most sensitive and high-impact government engagements. Location: Ottawa (preferred) or Montr
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