Manager – Defense Programs

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Manager

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Anno.Ai

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

🚀 Aerospace

🎖️ Defense

🏭 Manufacturing

Aerospace • Defense • Manufacturing

Anno. Ai is a company that provides dedicated test ranges, infrastructure, and technical services to accelerate Technical Readiness Level (TRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) for autonomous and unmanned vehicle platforms. Their offerings include the Arena and Lake Superior Test Range (LSTR) with surface, lakebed, and shore-based sensors, recovery resources, laboratories, warehousing, additive manufacturing and assembly facilities, and testing for UAS, cUAS, UGV, UUV, and USV platforms. They also provide sensor-based data labeling software and adversarial autonomous red cell services, serving both commercial and defense customers and emphasizing realistic, geographically diverse, and secure testing environments.

📋 Description

• Manage and coordinate assigned activities for early-stage defense technology programs, including schedules, milestones, deliverables, budgets, and risk tracking • Monitor program performance, identify challenges, and recommend solutions • Coordinate with technical teams, government customers, and external partners • Develop program documentation, status reports, briefings, and decision-support materials • Support federal contracting and acquisition activities, including acquisition planning, requirements development, and contract execution • Research acquisition strategies, contract vehicles, solicitation requirements, and procurement opportunities • Assist with SOW, PWS, SOO, and related acquisition documentation • Track acquisition timelines, solicitation requirements, deliverables, and compliance obligations • Identify and evaluate business development opportunities aligned with Anno.ai's technologies and priorities • Support capture planning, proposal development, and responses to government solicitations and RFIs • Conduct market, customer, and competitor research • Develop customer presentations, capability statements, proposals, and strategic briefings • Build relationships with government stakeholders, industry partners, and potential customers • Maintain opportunity pipelines and provide regular updates to leadership • Translate government and military operational requirements into actionable business, technical, and program recommendations • Collaborate with leadership, engineering, operations, and business development teams • Own assigned projects and deliverables while improving processes and outcomes • Adapt to changing priorities in a collaborative, results-oriented startup environment

🎯 Requirements

• 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in defense programs, federal acquisitions, government contracting, business development, program management, or related field; equivalent military or government experience will be considered • Working knowledge of DoD organizations, missions, acquisition processes, contracting practices, or program-management activities • Demonstrated experience coordinating projects or programs, managing deliverables, tracking milestones, and working with multiple stakeholders • Experience supporting federal acquisition, contracting, business development, or government program activities • Ability to independently research complex topics, analyze information, identify risks and opportunities, and develop practical recommendations • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing professional reports, presentations, briefings, proposals, or decision-support materials • Strong organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail • Demonstrated initiative, problem-solving skills, and ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities • Ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate with technical, operational, business, and government stakeholders • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and ability to quickly learn additional business development and program management tools • Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive, proprietary, or mission-related information • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a remote, fast-moving, mission-focused team • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance, including U.S. citizenship • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time • Preferred: direct DoD acquisition/contracting/requirements development/resource management/program management/operational planning experience • Preferred: experience with PWS, SOW, SOO, FAR, DFARS, contract vehicles, OTAs, or SBIR/STTR programs • Preferred: defense business development, capture management, proposal development, customer engagement, or opportunity assessment experience • Preferred: government RFI, RFP, or federal solicitation response experience • Preferred: market, customer, competitor, or opportunity research experience • Preferred: translating military operational needs or government requirements into acquisition strategies, program plans, or business recommendations • Preferred: monitoring program schedules, budgets, risks, deliverables, and stakeholder commitments • Preferred: strong technical writing skills • Preferred: familiarity with autonomous systems, unmanned platforms, artificial intelligence, data analytics, or emerging defense technologies • Preferred: bachelor's degree, military training, professional certification, or relevant coursework in a related field • Preferred: startup or small-business experience • Preferred: active or recently held U.S. Government security clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Equity • Comprehensive benefits package • 401k with a 5% company match • Paid holidays and generous paid time off offering • Paid leave programs • Patent bonus program • Employee referral bonus program • Learning and development program • Opportunity to work with a team of highly skilled, creative and motivated team members

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