Field Program Manager (Active Secret Clearance)

Striveworks was built to solve that problem. Since 2018, we have delivered the most trusted AI systems operating in real-world use cases—providing a layer of assurance underneath hundreds of deployed models that monitors performance, manages drift, and sustains systems long after they leave the lab. The Field Program Manager (FPM) is a hands-on leader with a US Army Corps HQ, serving as Striveworks’ primary authority for delivery, customer relationships, and program growth. This is a true “ownership” role—designed for someone with deep experience in complex Army environments who understands how multi-level decisions are made and who is driven to ensure that technology successfully lands “the last mile.”

Responsibilities

Serve as Striveworks’ primary authority for delivery, customer relationships, and program growth; Lead a small, cross-functional team to drive execution against the program roadmap; Step into operational vacuums and advocate for the end user with technical specificity; Translate customer friction points into actionable technical roadmaps; Independently mitigate execution risks; Ensure technology successfully lands “the last mile” in complex Army environments

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 4–6+ years of experience with Army operations at Division (2-star) level or higher; Demonstrated experience planning and directing the execution of complex, multi-stakeholder project activities; proven team leadership in high-accountability environments; Track record of building and sustaining rapport and trust with senior military and civilian stakeholders across different organizational levels; Strong written and verbal communication; the ability to operate credibly across soldier-level and executive-level audiences in the same day; Technical fluency to engage software engineers and data scientists as an informed, non-technical counterpart; the ability to translate customer needs to contractual requirements; Active Secret (or above) US security clearance and US citizenship

Nice to have

Former Field Grade Officer or Senior NCO, or similar; Direct experience implementing or integrating battlefield technology within Army formations; you’ve seen a capability succeed or fail at the unit level, and you know why it happened; Familiarity with DOD IT, network, and communications infrastructure as an operational reality, not just a technical concept; Working knowledge of agile software delivery practices; able to hold a technical team accountable to a cadence without micromanaging the engineering; Meaningful exposure to machine learning/AI capabilities in operational or defense contexts—enough to recognize value, identify misuse, and advocate credibly for the customer; Aptitude with customer success or account management functions within a defense technology vendor

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance; Voluntary life, long-term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance; HSA and FSA (including dependent care FSA) plans; 401(k) plan; Unlimited PTO; Paid parental leave; Equity grants and cash bonuses