Technical Product / Program Manager

Spear AI is hiring several Technical Product / Program Managers to support an Intelligence Community (IC) mission customer. Each hire owns a specific AI or software product end to end, from mission requirement to delivered, adopted capability, working alongside Spear AI engineers and government stakeholders. This is a PM role first. You won't write production code. But you need to understand the code, the architecture, and the trade-offs well enough to make the call yourself, aligned to commander's intent, without escalating or pulling in outside technical help. Priorities shift fast here and the ownership is real.

Responsibilities

Own the roadmap, backlog, and delivery for an assigned product or capability line; Translate mission and operational requirements into clear, scoped engineering work; Make independent technical and programmatic trade-off decisions aligned to commander's intent; Review pull requests and technical designs closely enough to confirm the work matches what was asked; Scope work, challenge estimates, and surface technical risk early; Build a quick prototype or script when that's the fastest way to answer a product question; Serve as the primary point of contact for government stakeholders on your product, and report schedule, risk, and dependencies to Spear AI leadership and the customer; Drive adoption and feedback loops with mission users, and support accreditation, deployment, and transition in classified environments

Requirements

4+ years of product, program, or project management on software efforts, with decisions and outcomes you can speak to directly; A track record of sound trade-off decisions made independently in ambiguous environments; Agile delivery practice and tooling (Jira, GitLab, or similar); Clear communication with both engineers and non-technical government stakeholders; Working understanding of system architecture, APIs, data flows, cloud services, and deployment basics; Demonstrated ability to learn new AI platforms, frameworks, and integrations quickly, including agentic AI tooling; Experience managing AI/ML or LLM-based products; Delivering software in classified environments, including RMF/ATO; Active CI Polygraph from DIA or NSA; Military or Intelligence Community experience; PMP, CSPO, CSM, or equivalent; AWS: Bedrock and related services; Microsoft Azure: Azure AI Foundry and related services

Nice to have

Palantir: Foundry, Gotham, AIP, Maven Smart System (MSS); Reads code in at least one modern language (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Go) and follow a pull request; Prior experience as a software engineer before moving into product or program management; Agentic AI frameworks: LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, MCP

Benefits

Unlimited PTO; Dedicated Sick Time; Comprehensive Health & Benefits (medical, dental, and vision coverage); 11 Paid Holidays; Professional Development; Collaborative Environment with a flat organizational structure; Mission-Driven Work; Growth Opportunities; 401(k) with company match; Onsite / Remote / Flexible work arrangements or hybrid options (position dependent); Relocation assistance (position dependent); Referral bonuses; Performance bonuses; Life insurance and disability coverage; Technology home office setup stipend; Professional certification reimbursement (position dependent)