Qualifications:

This is a technical delivery-leadership role. We expect proven people leadership and genuine technical credibility—this is not a generalist management or pure program-management role.

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active/inactive U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI security clearance; CI or Full-Scope Polygraph strongly preferred.
• 10+ years in technical delivery, engineering, or technically focused consulting, including 4+ years directly leading and developing technical teams (engineers, solution/delivery leads, or data scientists).
• Technical credibility (required). A background in software or data engineering or hands-on technical delivery, with the ability to evaluate enterprise AI and data architectures, reason about data and design tradeoffs, and earn the respect of the engineers and mission experts you lead.
• Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical or quantitative discipline; advanced degree a plus.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering complex enterprise software, AI/ML, or data solutions to production—ideally within Federal, Defense, or Intelligence Community environments.
• Deep subject-matter expertise in one or more federal mission domains (e.g., defense, intelligence, aerospace, logistics/supply chain) sufficient to guide the team and earn credibility with government stakeholders.
• Proven ability to hire, coach, and retain high-performing technical talent, and to manage delivery quality and risk across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Experience working directly with senior government or enterprise executives—comfortable in both mission/executive conversations and deep technical reviews.
• Familiarity with enterprise data environments and modern deployment practices (cloud data warehouses, APIs, CI/CD, containerization, cloud-native services, infrastructure-as-code) sufficient to lead a technical team delivering them.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience managing a team of engineers, solution leads, or technical delivery staff—ideally within a forward-deployed engineering or professional-services function at a SaaS or enterprise software vendor.
• Prior U.S. military or government service, or extensive experience delivering within Department of War (DoW/DoD), the Intelligence Community, or Aerospace & Defense programs.
• CI or Full-Scope Polygraph, and prior experience leading delivery in classified, SCIF, or air-gapped environments.
• Experience delivering AI/ML platforms or data-heavy enterprise applications at scale, including generative AI, predictive maintenance, optimization, or decision-support solutions.
• Experience with government cloud environments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) and accreditation processes (FedRAMP, DoD IL, ATO).
• Awareness of export-control and handling requirements (e.g., ITAR/EAR) relevant to defense and intelligence work.
• Track record of building repeatable delivery methodologies and scaling a team as demand grows.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.

C3 AI provides excellent benefits, a competitive compensation package and generous equity plan.

Virginia Base Pay Range

$182,000

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$247,000 USD

C3 AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics, including disabled and veteran status.