# Mission Lead - Tampa (Clearance Required) at Vannevar

- Company: Vannevar
- What the company does: Vannevar builds agentic AI for 21st-century conflict, pre-trained for national security missions and delivering decision advantage. Backed by General Catalyst and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.vannevarlabs.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Tampa, Florida, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-25
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vannevarlabs/jobs/5234459007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vannevar-mission-lead-tampa-clearance-required/

## About the role

We’re hiring a forward deployed Mission Lead to embed directly with our Department of War (DOW) customers across the United States. You’ll work as part of a mission-focused team of engineers and other mission leads to deploy software against challenging problems. While this role requires frequent travel, we’re committed to hiring locally and strengthening Vannevar’s presence in communities—like Tampa—that our team members already call home.

## What they're looking for

- Active TS clearance
- This role is based in Tampa , and includes about 75% time on-site sitting side-by-side with users in the Tampa region
- Comfort in the field. You can build trust with users in operational environments
- High ownership. You take responsibility for outcomes and operate independently
- Grit and persistence. You work through ambiguity, iteration, and friction until you get to impact
- Strong mission judgment. You can identify which user problems matter and where product can create value

Tags: Mission Development