Staff Technical Project Manager

Chaos Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits (Medical, dental, and

401k with company match

Free daily lunch onsite

Relocation assistance

Annual bonuses (coming soon)

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Chaos Industries in Los Angeles seeks a Staff Technical Project Manager to own IT projects, create charters, and manage schedules, plans, and budgets within Security Business Operations. You will gather requirements and document plans, and communicate with stakeholders and executives.

The role requires PMP certification, U.S. person status, collaboration with IT and cybersecurity teams, and the ability to travel about 10% while maintaining RAID logs and weekly status reports.

Qualifications

• Experience owning multiple concurrent IT projects from initiation through closure, including charters, schedules, plans, budgets, and documentation.
• Experience gathering and documenting requirements for complex IT initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, including status reporting and executive communication.
• Experience working with IT and cybersecurity teams.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance and meet U.S. person requirements.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10%.

Responsibilities

• Own IT projects, including schedules, plans, and budgets, and track status and spend.
• Gather and document requirements.
• Develop project charters, plans, communications, and other project documents.
• Manage stakeholder and executive communications.
• Maintain RAID logs.
• Produce weekly status reports for stakeholders.
• Work alongside the IT and cybersecurity teams.
• Collaborate across teams and departments and partner with other project managers to keep projects on schedule.
• Stay aligned with the Staff Security Project Manager on new real estate builds.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

RAID management

Budgeting

Smartsheet

Jira

Security clearance

IT coordination

Executive communication

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

AI platforms familiarity

Job description

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London for more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.

Role Overview:

This is the first role in the door for a brand-new PMO within Security Business Operations, and the Staff Technical Project Manager will put their stamp on process creation at CHAOS. The role owns IT projects and reports to the Director of Security Business Operations. We are looking for top talent who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can dive in, and takes charge.

• Own IT projects, including schedules, plans, and budgets, and track status and spend.
• Gather and document requirements.
• Develop project charters, plans, communications, and other project documents.
• Manage stakeholder and executive communications.
• Maintain RAID logs.
• Produce weekly status reports for stakeholders.
• Work alongside the IT and cybersecurity teams.
• Collaborate across teams and departments and partner with other project managers to create a cohesive network of project management and keep projects on schedule.
• Stay aligned with the Staff Security Project Manager on new real estate builds.
• Travel: approximately 10%.
• Must be a U.S. Person
• Active PMP
• Track record owning multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closure, including project charters, schedules, plans, budgets, and project documentation
• Experience gathering and documenting requirements
• Strong stakeholder management, including status reporting and executive communication
• Experience working with IT and cybersecurity teams
• Proficiency in Smartsheet and Jira, and familiarity with different AI platforms
• Ability to obtain a security clearance

Preferred Requirements:

• Military or defense industry experience
• Experience integrating acquired companies’ IT
• Extreme ownership

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch while you're working onsite, fully-stocked kitchen, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 500+employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $105,000 - 180,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills and/or business considerations.

Please note this position does not necessarily require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

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As set forth in CHAOS Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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