Project Manager, Government Projects Team

Cloudflare, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Program/Project Manager to lead mission-critical federal technology engagements within our Government Projects team.

You will partner with Engineering, Product, Security, and agency partners to translate complex roadmaps into structured initiatives from business cases to deployment. This role requires strong program leadership, relationship management, and deep technical familiarity with networking and cybersecurity in public sector settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of technology program management experience.
• Deep familiarity with networking and cybersecurity infrastructure.
• Experience working in government mission support is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end execution of complex technology initiatives in government environments.
• Plan and coordinate modernization, migrations, and cutovers with stakeholders and teams.
• Develop program plans, business justifications, and cost-to-deliver estimates.
• Own scope, milestones, budgets, dependencies, risks, and executive reporting.
• Build and educate key stakeholders, partners, and vendors to drive consensus and mission success.
• Establish delivery methodologies and thought leadership for tech capabilities and services.
• Produce internal guides and post-engagement lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Present effectively to diverse, global audiences and exercise sound business judgment.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Strategic planning

Communication

Job description

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At Cloudflare, we're not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we're looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you're the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you'll fit right in.

Position Location: Lisbon, Portugal or London, UK (Hybrid)

Citizenship: U.S. or UK Citizenship Required (due to government security clearance requirements)

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated Program/Project Manager to spearhead the execution of mission-critical federal technology engagements within our Government Projects team. In this role, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Security, and agency partners to convert complex technical roadmaps into structured initiatives, driving projects seamlessly from initial business cases through final deployment and operational readiness.

This position demands a blend of program leadership, strong relationship management, and deep technical familiarity with networking and cybersecurity infrastructure in public sector settings. We believe that putting our people first and fostering a creative, exciting, and stimulating environment is a prerequisite to achieving and surpassing our goals.

Responsibilities

• Program & Delivery Execution: Manage the end-to-end execution and delivery of complex technology initiatives in government environments, aligning net-new projects to strategic mission priorities.
• Modernization & Migrations: Plan and coordinate legacy-network, security-platform, and cloud migrations-overseeing testing, stakeholder readiness, change communications, cutover, and operational handover.
• Planning & Business Operations: Develop program plans, business cases, resource forecasts, cost-to-deliver estimates, and delivery approaches; contribute to procurement and proposal responses where relevant.
• Governance & Risk Management: Own scope, milestones, budgets, dependencies, risks, and executive reporting across cross-functional technical teams and external partners; track delivery against agreed outcomes and elevate blockers.
• Stakeholder Management & Alignment: Build, maintain, and educate key stakeholders, partners, and vendors to drive consensus, buy-in, mission success, and high satisfaction.
• Process Improvement & Thought Leadership: Establish methodologies that improve delivery efficiency; provide thought leadership on best practices for implementing technology capabilities and services.
• Knowledge Sharing & Strategy: Make strategic recommendations on how programs should evolve; produce internal guides, external stakeholder-facing assets, and post-engagement lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Core Project & Soft Skills: Exceptional verbal, written, and receptive listening skills with the ability to present effectively to diverse, global audiences. Sound business judgment, data-driven analytical capability, and proven ability to influence

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Citizenship & Clearance: U.S. or UK citizenship is required due to the nature of the work and government security clearance requirements.
• Professional Experience: Minimum of 15 years of experience in technology program management, IT operations, infrastructure delivery, or government mission support.
• Leadership & Organizational Impact:
  • Proven experience managing various-sized organizations within mission-critical and highly regulated environments.
  • Demonstrated track record in infrastructure modernization, platform automation, workforce development, talent pipeline management, and technical skill gap analysis.
  • Proven ability to build metrics, KPI dashboards, and reporting systems that guide executive decision-making.
• Core Project & Soft Skills: Exceptional verbal, written, and receptive listening skills with the ability to present effectively to diverse, global audiences. Sound business judgment, data-driven analytical capability, and proven ability to influence