Defense Unicorns
We help mission-focused heroes solve the world’s biggest software challenges.
Mission Manager
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
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Role Description
As a Mission Manager, you will collaborate with the Tech Lead to establish a technical roadmap for Mission outcomes with Mission Heroes (customers), and facilitate feedback from Federal Delivery to Product.
- Collaborates with Domain Tech Lead to establish technical roadmap for Mission Outcomes with Mission Heroes
- Aligns Defense Unicorns’ Product Roadmaps to technical roadmap for your Hero and provides feedback to Product segment and other Delivery teams on Mission Need dates for features to drive adoption
- Share and facilitate feedback from Delivery segment with Product segment regarding Defense Unicorns’ OSS projects and productized services
- Work with Tech Leads to establish an aligned Delivery roadmap, using Product roadmaps
- Follow company best practices in strategies for building Delivery solutions
- Balance priorities from users, customers, stakeholders, and the team to deliver mission value in a scalable way
- Foster an environment for Unicorn growth, mentorship, and coaching within the team
- Foster an environment for Defense Unicorns values and principles to thrive
Travel Expectations
- 4-12 times per year
The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise.
Qualifications
- Experience with modernizing and transforming complex legacy systems
- Proficient in translating pain points to root cause problems and working with engineers to build a roadmap for value delivery
- Experience with modern software development processes and practices, including DevSecOps, Continuous Delivery, and User-Centered Design
- Expertise with modern software development processes and practices, including DevSecOps, Continuous Delivery, User-Centered Design, and Value Stream Architecture, and varying Agile frameworks; able to apply and adapt principles and ceremonies from different frameworks to suit the team, the product, and the mission objectives
- Experience managing cross functional engineering teams
- Skilled in expectation management across different personas
- Experience and passion for software delivery for Mission Success within the tech industry or Department of Defense
- Familiarity with federal government contracts, procurement vehicles, and budget process
- Exhibit enough technical depth to understand architectural decisions and translate in a way that stakeholders, users, and the team can understand and be aligned on
Requirements
- Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience.
- Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States.
- Remote - USA
- $142,375 — $192,625 USD
Benefits
- Health: Medical/Dental/Vision
- Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Financial: 401k Retirement Plan
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Budget
- Leave: We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
- Paid Parental Leave
- Learning: Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Job Requirements
- Experience with modernizing and transforming complex legacy systems
- Proficient in translating pain points to root cause problems and working with engineers to build a roadmap for value delivery
- Experience with modern software development processes and practices, including DevSecOps, Continuous Delivery, and User-Centered Design
- Expertise with modern software development processes and practices, including DevSecOps, Continuous Delivery, User-Centered Design, and Value Stream Architecture, and varying Agile frameworks; able to apply and adapt principles and ceremonies from different frameworks to suit the team, the product, and the mission objectives
- Experience managing cross functional engineering teams
- Skilled in expectation management across different personas
- Experience and passion for software delivery for Mission Success within the tech industry or Department of Defense
- Familiarity with federal government contracts, procurement vehicles, and budget process
- Exhibit enough technical depth to understand architectural decisions and translate in a way that stakeholders, users, and the team can understand and be aligned on
- Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience.
- Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States.
- Remote - USA
- $142,375 — $192,625 USD
Benefits
- Health: Medical/Dental/Vision
- Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Financial: 401k Retirement Plan
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Budget
- Leave: We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
- Paid Parental Leave
- Learning: Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)