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Defense Unicorns

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

💰 Seed Round on 2022-10

Consulting • Logistics • Defense

Defense Unicorns is a cutting-edge technology company focused on transforming the way the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) procures and deploys mission-critical software capabilities. Through its Airgap App Store and Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), Defense Unicorns offers a centralized marketplace of trusted, pre-approved applications designed for rapid, secure, and compliant deployments in the most secure and complex DoD environments. The company emphasizes speed and reliability in software delivery, catering to various missions across domains such as Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. Defense Unicorns meets the unique challenges of DevSecOps for defense systems, ensuring operational adaptability and security in mission-critical software deployments.

📋 Description

• Plan and execute company-hosted events from venue sourcing through post-event wrap-up • Coordinate event staffing, shipping, setup, execution, and teardown • Manage vendor and venue relationships, including contracts and ongoing communication • Create and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, and event checklists • Track event costs, process invoices, and report expenses against approved budgets • Communicate event scheduling, status updates, and changes to program directors, staff, speakers, vendors, and leadership • Serve as the on-the-ground point of contact at events and handle real-time problem-solving • Manage event logistics, inventory, event materials, and vendor coordination • Support event promotion and brand consistency with the marketing team • Work cross-functionally with marketing, growth, delivery, and leadership • Defense Unicorns delivers secure, cloud-native software integration and delivery solutions for public and private enterprises

🎯 Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience in corporate event planning • Experience supporting government conferences, military events, or federal customers • Strong project management and organizational skills • Exceptional attention to detail • Ability to manage multiple events simultaneously and adapt when priorities shift • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Experience working across marketing, sales, and external vendors • Willingness to travel as needed for events • Genuine interest in the mission to get software to warfighters • Highly organized and reliable follow-through • Comfortable shifting between planning work and event execution • Able to work asynchronously with a distributed team • Composed under pressure and receptive to feedback • Familiarity with CRM and marketing automation platforms such as HubSpot is a nice-to-have • Travel 4–10 times per year to attend events and in-person meetings

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision • Premiums are 100% Company Paid • Health Savings Account • Life Insurance • Disability Insurance • 401k Retirement Plan • Company Stock Options • Home Office Budget • Flexible Time Off (FTO) • Federal Holidays • One week for Thanksgiving • Two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)