Frontier AI Program Lead for UK Government & Defense

Cohere; London; Hybrid; NOK 1,142,000 - 1,522,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly lunch stipend

Full health and dental benefits

RRSP matching / Pension scheme

Parental leave

Annual enrichment benefits

Paid vacation

Job summary

Cohere is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead UK public sector and defence accounts, acting as the technical program lead and trusted advisor. You will collaborate with Strategic Customer, AML, FDE, Platform, Product, and Go-to-Market teams to ensure successful deployment and scale of Cohere’s AI solutions for government customers.

The role requires navigating security, data sovereignty, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on government procurement and timely, high-quality

Qualifications

• 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 regulated customers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical program delivery for UK public sector and defence customers, from initial deployment through production scaling.
• Serve as the primary technical program point of contact for government customers, building trusted relationships with CIOs and IT directors.
• Translate government requirements (security, compliance, accessibility, bilingualism, data sovereignty) into actionable engineering plans.
• Navigate government procurement processes, RFP responses, and contractual technical obligations.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

AI/ML familiarity

Government collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree or technical certs (a plus)

Job description

Cohere is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead UK public sector and defence accounts, acting as the technical program lead and trusted advisor. You will collaborate with Strategic Customer, AML, FDE, Platform, Product, and Go-to-Market teams to ensure successful deployment and scale of Cohere’s AI solutions for government customers.

The role requires navigating security, data sovereignty, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on government procurement and timely, high-quality