Vannevar builds agentic AI for 21st-century conflict, pre-trained for national security missions and delivering decision advantage. Backed by General Catalyst and Felicis.
About the role
Mission Leads are customer-facing owners of mission outcomes. You will lead engagements with federal law enforcement, national security, and intelligence stakeholders to identify high-value mission problems, shape pilots and deployments, and turn demonstrated mission value into durable, funded programs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience working within or alongside federal law enforcement, intelligence, or national security organizations, preferably within DHS (e.g., HSI, CBP, USCG), DOJ (e.g., FBI, DEA), or related agencies
- Experience in intelligence analysis, cyber operations, federal investigations, technical program management, and/or related operational functions
- Strong technical aptitude, ideally demonstrated through experience supporting technology programs, software deployments, systems implementation, or technical operations
- Sufficient technical fluency to partner effectively with Product and Engineering teams, understand complex technical concepts, and translate them into mission-relevant solutions
- Ability to scope and articulate solutions credibly, connecting mission problems to software capabilities and measurable outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and independently drive outcomes in complex, ambiguous environments
More about this role
Vannevar builds AI systems for the Department of War's most consequential missions. We have 125 deployments across every branch and combatant command spanning our core platform and five distinct products. An an example of how we work, when major combat operations started with Iran, we fielded a new product supporting 24/7 operations and 9,000+ users in three months.
How we build is our advantage: we deploy forward with the people who own the mission. Our engineers, product team, and CTO deploy forward to the point of friction, including visiting units in Ukraine. We focus on embedding directly with operational units supporting great power competition with China, combat operations with Iran, and counter-narcotics missions.
Mission Leads are customer-facing owners of mission outcomes. You will lead engagements with federal law enforcement, national security, and intelligence stakeholders to identify high-value mission problems, shape pilots and deployments, and turn demonstrated mission value into durable, funded programs.
This role blends mission credibility with strong execution and technical intuition. You will operate with high autonomy in ambiguous environments, translate...
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