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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex technical programs within government and defence sectors, ensuring compliance with stringent regulations while delivering AI solutions. Proficient in stakeholder communication and relationship building, with a strong understanding of enterprise software deployment architectures and AI technologies.
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Technical Program ManagementAI/ML ConsultingGovernment Procurement ProcessesEnterprise Software Deployment ArchitecturesStakeholder Management
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Key responsibilities & impact- Own end-to-end technical program delivery for Germany and broader European public sector and defence customers, from initial deployment through production scaling
- Serve as the primary technical program point of contact for customers, building trusted relationships with departmental CIOs, IT directors, and technical teams
- Translate public sector and defence requirements into actionable engineering plans
- Navigate complex procurement processes, RFP responses, and contractual technical obligations
- Provide clear, timely, and objective communication across engineering, customer, public sector, and defence stakeholders
- Translate AI/ML technical concepts into government-appropriate language for decision-makers
- Present technical roadmaps and status updates to senior stakeholders and departmental executives
- Represent Cohere’s technical capabilities in sensitive government and defence contexts
- Create and manage project schedules accounting for government and defence timelines, security reviews, and approval cycles
- Identify and manage dependencies across government departments, security authorities, cloud service providers, and internal teams
- Navigate privacy, security, political, regulatory, technology, and infrastructure risks
- Drive alignment between product development priorities and customer requirements
- Ensure on-time delivery of AI solutions meeting security, privacy, accessibility, and performance standards
- Coordinate technical work across model customisation, security hardening, government-system integration, and bilingual support
- Establish governance checkpoints for high-stakes government and defence deployments
- Solve complex technical challenges in air-gapped, on-premises, or highly regulated environments
Requirements
What you’ll need- Must be a German citizen living in Germany
- Fluent in German
- 6+ years of experience as a customer-facing Technical or Engineering Program Manager in AI/ML consulting, technology transformation, or enterprise software delivery
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management
- Experience working with government, defence, or heavily regulated customers
- Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder technical programs with stringent compliance requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Strong understanding of enterprise software deployment architectures: cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and air-gapped
- Working knowledge of modern AI, including LLMs, agentic systems, MCP, RAG, fine-tuning, evals, and responsible AI
- Comfortable discussing API integrations, model inference, data pipelines, and ML operations with technical stakeholders
- Deep understanding of government and defence technology procurement, evaluation, and deployment
- Familiarity with European government requirements, including data sovereignty, privacy laws, accessibility standards, official language obligations, and security classifications
- Understanding of defence and national security considerations in AI deployment
- Eligible to obtain a German security clearance
- Active German security clearance is a nice-to-have
- Bilingual English/German proficiency is a nice-to-have
- Background in or strong familiarity with European defence, intelligence, or critical infrastructure sectors is a nice-to-have
- Experience with GC Cloud services such as Azure and AWS GovCloud or Protected B/C environments is a nice-to-have
- Project management certification such as PMP or PgMP, or government-specific methodologies, is a nice-to-have
Benefits
Comp & perks- A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch
- Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health
- RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
- 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
- Annual enrichment benefits: arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit
- Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
- 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days)
- Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite
- Co-working benefit for employees not near an office
- $500 home office stipend
- For office-based employees: daily lunch program, snacks, and regular community and social events
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Hard Skills
AI TechnologiesCloud DeploymentOn-Premises DeploymentHybrid DeploymentAPI IntegrationsData PipelinesML OperationsModel InferenceSecurity ComplianceTechnical Communication
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationRelationship BuildingProblem SolvingStakeholder EngagementTimely Communication
Tools & Technologies
AzureAWS GovCloudGC Cloud ServicesSecurity Review ProcessesProject Management Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
PMPPgMP
Industry Keywords
Public SectorDefenceRegulatory ComplianceData SovereigntyPrivacy LawsAccessibility StandardsNational SecurityCritical InfrastructureEuropean Government RequirementsSecurity Clearance