AI Delivery Lead – Public Sector & Defense (Germany)

Cohere; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching / Pension

Parental leave top-up

Education stipend

Vacation entitlement

Job summary

Cohere is seeking a highly skilled Program Manager to lead end-to-end technical programs for Germany and wider Europe, focused on public sector and defence engagements. You will liaise with CIOs, IT leaders, and cross-functional teams to translate regulatory and security requirements into actionable engineering plans.

You will coordinate procurement, drive alignment between product priorities and customer needs, and ensure compliant, secure AI deployments in sensitive environments.

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 heavily regulated customers.
• Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder technical programs with stringent compliance requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree or technical certs a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Government experience

PM leadership

AI/ML knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Cohere is seeking a highly skilled Program Manager to lead end-to-end technical programs for Germany and wider Europe, focused on public sector and defence engagements. You will liaise with CIOs, IT leaders, and cross-functional teams to translate regulatory and security requirements into actionable engineering plans.

You will coordinate procurement, drive alignment between product priorities and customer needs, and ensure compliant, secure AI deployments in sensitive environments.