On-Site Mission Lead — Tampa (TS/SCI)

Vannevar; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO & downtime during federal holidays

401(k) match

Salary top-up during military reserve

Fully paid parental leave

Child and pet care reimbursement

Job summary

Vannevar seeks a forward-deployed Mission Strategist in Tampa to embed with government customers on-site at least four days a week. You will understand mission problems, decompose them into workflows, and apply Vannevar’s products to demonstrate value on the battlefield and in field operations.

You’ll work directly with users on a military base, configuring workflows, testing releases, and triaging issues with engineering and product teams.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• In-person on-site in Tampa four days per week.
• Comfort working in operational environments.
• Ability to take ownership and work independently.
• Grit and persistence to operate through ambiguity and friction.
• Strong judgment to identify high-value user problems and where product can help.
• Demonstrated product intuition and technical understanding.
• Curiosity about agentic AI and how it applies to mission needs.
• Professional presence in high-stakes customer environments.

Responsibilities

• Embed with users on site in Tampa and build deep intuition for their mission.
• Earn credibility by understanding problems and delivering value over time.
• Turn ambiguity into testable hypotheses and workflows.
• Configure high-value product workflows for users.
• Test and troubleshoot releases on deployed government systems with engineering support.
• Generate mission wins by onboarding users and documenting impact.
• Develop additional user groups and expand on-site deployments.
• Operate independently to set priorities and drive progress.
• Represent Vannevar to Tampa users and customers.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Field experience

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Job description

Vannevar seeks a forward-deployed Mission Strategist in Tampa to embed with government customers on-site at least four days a week. You will understand mission problems, decompose them into workflows, and apply Vannevar’s products to demonstrate value on the battlefield and in field operations.

You’ll work directly with users on a military base, configuring workflows, testing releases, and triaging issues with engineering and product teams.