Senior Technical Program Manager, High-Assurance AI

Intseclab; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 375,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

HSA available

Unlimited PTO

Training stipends

Company retreats

Job summary

Intelligence Security Laboratories is a fast-growing non-profit focusing on high-assurance AI security systems. We seek a technical program manager to connect engineers, leadership, and external partners, owning plans, schedules, risk surface, and documentation to ensure high quality, on-time delivery.

The role requires engaging with engineers on technical substance, communicating with non-technical stakeholders, and thriving in a small, rapidly evolving team.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of technical program or project management experience with schedules, deliverables, and cross-organizational coordination
• A relevant bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
• Demonstrated experience managing external vendors, contractors, or partners delivering technical work
• Sufficient technical depth to engage substantively with engineers on systems, security, and infrastructure topics
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to produce clear, precise documentation
• Comfort operating with ambiguity in a small, fast-moving organization

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and drive execution of technical programs from scoping through delivery, including schedules, milestones, dependencies, budgets, and acceptance criteria
• Serve as the primary point of coordination between internal engineering staff and external partners and contractors delivering technical work
• Define deliverables clearly, track progress against them, and ensure that what is delivered meets the agreed quality and security standards before it is accepted
• Identify risks, blockers, and resource constraints early, and drive them to resolution with the right people
• Establish and maintain program documentation, status reporting, and decision records appropriate for high-assurance and security-sensitive work
• Support contract and statement-of-work development for technical engagements, and manage contractor performance against them
• Facilitate technical reviews, design checkpoints, and hand-offs across teams and organizations
• Contribute to building ISL's program management practice as the organization grows

Skills

Program management

Vendor management

Engineering depth

Technical communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/compsci

Job description

Intelligence Security Laboratories is a fast-growing non-profit focusing on high-assurance AI security systems. We seek a technical program manager to connect engineers, leadership, and external partners, owning plans, schedules, risk surface, and documentation to ensure high quality, on-time delivery.

The role requires engaging with engineers on technical substance, communicating with non-technical stakeholders, and thriving in a small, rapidly evolving team.