Delivery Lead (Intelligence Community), Public Sector

Delivery Lead (Intelligence Community), Public Sector United States, Maryland, Columbia Salary: $199,200 – $291,000 USD Scale AI is at the forefront of the AI revolution, helping the U.S. government unlock the potential of AI across national security missions. We’re building enterprise‑grade generative AI solutions and delivering them into operational use cases that matter. We’re hiring a delivery lead to spearhead contract execution for a critical national security customer. As a leader within our Public Sector Delivery team, you will own the account plan, manage day‑to‑day execution for a flagship customer, and ensure an incredible customer experience. This role is ideal for someone who blends program leadership, technical fluency, and contract awareness – and thrives in fast‑moving, ambiguous, and mission‑driven environments. You will: Manage customer relationships from the executive to the end user Work alongside national security & intelligence community customers to scope agentic workflow use cases that Scale’s engineering team will build and refine Lead a cross‑functional project team to deliver on and exceed the customer’s AI/ML objectives Lead with a "whatever-it-takes" mentality, proactively identifying customer needs and operator pain points to ensure customer success Oversee onboarding and successful implementation of customer accounts Must haves: An active TS/SCI clearance with full‑scope polygraph (FSP) 10+ years of work experience succeeding in stakeholder management or customer‑facing role Familiarity with the U.S. intelligence community and national security apparatus as a user base A basic understanding of the ML operations process, including processes underpinning GenAI data labeling, training, and test & evaluation A track record of structured, analytics‑driven problem solving Excellent verbal and written communication skills High cross‑functional influence and EQ Willingness to be onsite with a customer in vicinity of Columbia, MD 3+ days per week and able to travel at least 25% of the time (as needed) We have a diverse team with a variety of skill sets. Many have: Professional experience, often in a customer‑facing technical program management role in industry or government. Prior experience managing technical customers A technical degree in computer science, engineering, or related field Prior experience owning the technical implementation of solutions to the government Proficiency in Python, SQL or other programming languages PLEASE NOTE : Our policy requires a 90‑day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants. We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal‑opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Scale AI, Inc.