Program Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector

<p>Scale's public sector business is providing the best of American commercial technology and innovation to protect the homeland and meet the moment. Our ultimate goal is to deliver cutting-edge agentic AI to orchestrate portfolio management for defense of the homeland.</p> <p>We’re hiring a Program Manager (PgM) to lead and own execution for Scale’s portfolio of clients charged with a layered defense for the United States. You will be a catalyst, a hands-on leader, manage customer relationships and partners, and work closely with our engineering team to solve Scale’s hardest problems. You must be willing to go deep, get technical, and drive change.&nbsp; This role is ideal for someone who blends program leadership, systems-building obsession, technical fluency — and who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous, and mission-driven environments.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>You will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the contractual and internal program lead across a large-scale public sector engagement, integrating multiple sub-efforts under one umbrella (e.g., data pipelines for computer vision, software deployments for GenAI solutions)</li> <li>Own relationships with senior government stakeholders and ensure that we meet contractual obligations, performance metrics, and reporting requirements</li> <li>Own relationships with subcontractors to ensure successful delivery of the prime contract</li> <li>Lead formal engagements such as contract reviews, customer program syncs, performance assessments, and reporting cycles</li> <li>Lead and supervise a team of 3-4 delivery managers who run day-to-day customer engagement efforts</li> <li>Oversee a technical delivery team that will drive product roadmap alignment that adapts evolving customer needs</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Must haves:</strong></p> <ul> <li>An active TS/SCI clearance</li> <li>10+ years professional experience, ideally managing complex technical programs for DoD or national security customers</li> <li>A pro