Strategic Delivery Lead, Intelligence Community

Identify, shape, and deliver OpenAI's highest-impact deployments for U.S. intelligence organizations Translate mission priorities into secure, technically feasible AI deployments using the OpenAI API and enterprise products Partner with Research, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Security, Legal, Privacy, and government stakeholders Own end-to-end execution of technical delivery workstreams from discovery through production rollout and sustained adoption Establish mission outcomes, requirements, integrated roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and acceptance criteria Coordinate secure architecture, data integration, evaluation, authorization, and production rollout Surface risks and ensure engagements demonstrate measurable customer value Maintain accountability for contractual milestones, delivery governance, and acceptance criteria Build trusted relationships with IC mission owners, analysts, collectors, operators, CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, and acquisition leaders Own complex IC engagements from discovery and technical shaping through pilot, security authorization, production deployment, customer acceptance, and sustained adoption Lead technical exchanges, design reviews, and customer briefings Develop AI applications for intelligence analysis, collection and exploitation workflows, cyber defense, multilingual research, and knowledge retrieval Lead cross-functional teams spanning engineering, solutions architecture, research, product, security, legal, privacy, and customer mission teams Establish delivery operating rhythms, program roadmaps, milestone and dependency tracking, risk and decision governance, customer reporting, and mission-impact indicators Coordinate deployments across approved classified and unclassified environments, IC cloud, restricted networks, and multiple security domains Work with security and accreditation stakeholders on identity and access management, data handling, cross-domain constraints, RMF, ATO, and ICD 503 requirements Incorporate human oversight, source provenance, explainability, model evaluations, red-teaming, bias mitigation, and lifecycle monitoring Manage technical, operational, contractual, and mission risks, changing requirements, integration dependencies, delivery tradeoffs, and escalations Support relationship-building, opportunity qualification, solution shaping, and proposal development with Account Directors and partners Requirements 10+ years of experience leading technical programs, enterprise AI or cloud deployments, intelligence mission transformation, or national security consulting Substantial direct delivery experience with U.S. Intelligence Community customers Active U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance Willingness to travel up to 50% Willingness to work on-site with IC customers in secure facilities Understanding of Intelligence Community missions, organizations, operating models, and analytic tradecraft Experience supporting agencies or elements such as ODNI, CIA, NSA, DIA, NGA, or NRO Experience leading complex generative AI, AI/ML, enterprise SaaS, API, data-platform, cloud, or digital-transformation programs from discovery through operational deployment Executive presence and experience advising agency leadership, mission owners, contracting officers, and senior technical stakeholders Ability to translate mission outcomes into requirements, statements of work, integrated schedules, acceptance criteria, evaluation plans, and measurable success metrics Experience delivering systems across multiple classification levels and navigating secure cloud and restricted environments Familiarity with IC enterprise IT, identity and access controls, data governance, cross-domain constraints, RMF/ATO processes, and ICD 503 Understanding of modern AI solution architectures, including large language models, enterprise APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, data integration, and model evaluation Experience applying responsible‑AI practices, including human-in-the-loop review, analytic objectivity, source and data provenance, privacy and civil liberties safeguards, explainability, adversarial testing, and ongoing model monitoring Existing full-scope polygraph and ability to meet customer-specific access requirements are strongly preferred Existing IC customer relationships are beneficial but not required Core Competencies Demonstrates extensive experience in leading technical programs and AI deployments within the U.S. Intelligence Community, with a strong focus on translating mission priorities into actionable requirements and ensuring secure, effective delivery across multiple environments. Highest-signal resume keywords 10+ Years Leading Technical Programs Active U.S. Government TS/SCI Clearance Experience with U.S. Intelligence Community Customers Expertise in AI/ML and Cloud Deployments Understanding of Intelligence Community Missions ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills AI Application Development Generative AI Program Leadership Data Integration API Development Cloud Deployment Risk Management Framework (RMF) Acceptance Criteria Development Model Evaluation Cross-Domain Constraints Digital Transformation Soft Skills Executive Presence Relationship Building Advising Leadership Cross-Functional Team Leadership Communication Certifications & Qualifications Full-Scope Polygraph ICD 503 Compliance Industry Keywords Intelligence Community National Security Consulting Analytic Tradecraft Human-in-the-Loop Review Privacy and Civil Liberties Safeguards Tools & Technologies OpenAI API Enterprise SaaS IC Cloud Restricted Networks Identity and Access Management #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobtailor