Director of Federal Operations

Defense Unicorns

15h•$200,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

Defense Unicorns is seeking a senior Federal enablement leader to serve as a high-leverage partner to the Federal organization. This person will help the Federal team scale with more consistency, stronger operating rhythms, better deal inspection, and clearer execution across priority work. This role sits close to Federal leadership and works across Domain teams, Sales, Product, Engineering, Delivery, Finance, and Operations. It is designed for a senior operator who can turn ambiguity into structure, keep important work moving, and help leaders stay focused on customers, pipeline creation, and strategic growth. The right candidate will bring judgment, follow-through, and the ability to build lightweight systems that improve execution without slowing down a fast-moving Federal business.

Requirements

Strong operator with excellent follow-through and attention to detail.
Able to create structure in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Comfortable holding senior teammates accountable in a direct but collaborative way.
Strong business judgment across sales, GTM, delivery, product, and customer-facing work.
Able to inspect pipeline, deal quality, PWIN, stage progression, risks, and next steps.
Strong written and verbal communicator.
High trust, low ego, and willing to jump into the work that matters most.
Comfortable working cross-functionally with Sales Enablement, Sales Operations, Delivery, Engineering, Product, and Finance.
Able to balance standardization with the flexibility required in complex Federal deals.

Nice To Haves

Federal experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

Support Federal-specific enablement needs in partnership with Sales Enablement and Sales Operations.
Translate company-wide sales processes, tools, onboarding, and reporting into clear Federal expectations and execution rhythms.
Build and maintain operating cadences that help Federal leaders, Domain Directors, Mission Directors, and cross-functional partners stay focused, accountable, and aligned.
Inspect weekly reporting, identify gaps or risks, and follow up on action items until they are closed.
Track commitments from pipeline reviews, leadership discussions, customer meetings, and internal deal reviews.
Standardize how Federal teams prepare, report, escalate, and execute while keeping process practical and useful.
Identify and fill Federal-specific onboarding gaps for new Federal hires.
Help new team members understand Defense Unicorns' Federal motion, domain priorities, customer engagement model, deal expectations, and internal ways of working.
Create and refine Federal-specific onboarding materials, templates, examples, and expectations that complement company-wide onboarding.
Partner with Sales Enablement, Sales Operations, Domain Directors, and Mission Directors to help new Federal hires ramp faster and with clearer expectations.
Turn recurring points of confusion into clearer guidance, training, or operating materials.
Inspect priority deals to ensure next steps, risks, pricing, procurement path, and customer alignment are clear.
Review PWIN assumptions and ensure they are accurate, complete, and grounded in the real customer situation.
Ask hard questions as opportunities move through stages so deals progress based on strong evidence and clear ownership.
Support pipeline health across current-quarter execution and future-quarter creation.
Partner with Mission Directors and Domain Directors to identify stuck deals, weak spots, missing artifacts, and areas requiring leadership support.
Help Federal leadership maintain a clear view of what is real, what is at risk, and what needs action.
Lead or support strategic Federal projects that require focused execution and cross-functional coordination.
Provide surge support on priority opportunities where additional senior execution capacity is needed.
Support strategic pricing efforts in partnership with Sales, Finance, Product, and Delivery.
Build or refine artifacts needed for key deals, executive conversations, customer strategy, internal decision-making, and leadership alignment.
Step into ambiguous, high-priority work and turn it into something actionable.