Manager, Technical Delivery Management

Onebrief•Washington, DC

21h

About The Position

Industry and government must partner to unlock the innovation that will enable the next generation of national security technology. To do so, our Technical Delivery Managers partner closely with our Security, Engineering, and Go-To Market teams to navigate bureaucracy and chart new paths. As Onebrief becomes the enterprise application for military operations, we are seeking an experienced Manager of Technical Delivery Management (TDM) to lead and scale the TDM function within our Infrastructure & Security Operations organization. This role combines strong people leadership with accountability for ambiguous, high-stakes engagements across mission-critical customer programs. The ideal candidate has strong public sector IT experience and a proven track record of building and coaching technical leaders who drive complex, cross-functional initiatives spanning product, engineering, infrastructure, and security. You will be responsible for establishing delivery rigor, improving forecasting and risk management, and ensuring consistent, successful outcomes for both internal stakeholders and government customers. About You You are an customer-focused leader who builds, develops, and empowers high-performing teams by coaching them to own outcomes end-to-end, manage cross-functional dependencies, and communicate program health with precision. You ensure strategy turns into shipped capability on time, on scope, and with clear accountability. You set the operating cadence, enforce risk visibility, and remove blockers before they impact the mission. You balance speed with rigor, customer urgency with internal realities, and consistently raise the bar on predictability and follow-through. Execution is your standard and you scale it through strong leaders.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in public sector IT leadership or equivalent roles. 5+ years of people management experience leading technical program managers, field CTOs, or cross-functional technical teams.
Proven experience building and scaling high-performing technology teams.
Track record of delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives involving product, engineering, infrastructure, and security teams.
Experience operating in a high-growth startup or fast-scaling environment where structure must be built without slowing execution.
Demonstrated ability to improve forecasting accuracy, risk management, and delivery predictability across multiple concurrent programs.
Top Secret security clearance
Strong understanding of modern SaaS architectures, cloud environments (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP), DevSecOps practices, and enterprise deployment models.
Experience supporting U.S. government or defense customers, including familiarity with compliance, accreditation, or cybersecurity requirements (e.g., RMF, FedRAMP, IL levels, Authority to Operate).
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience briefing senior executives and external stakeholders.
Ability to manage ambiguity, make principled tradeoffs, and drive clarity across competing priorities.
Strong coaching and feedback skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop leaders who own outcomes end-to-end.
High ownership mindset with a bias toward action, accountability, and measurable results.

Nice To Haves

Background in defense-tech, dual-use technology, or mission-driven SaaS organizations.
Past experience at a rapidly scaling startup or similarly demanding and dynamic environment
Military service or direct experience operating in support of military planning or operations (a plus).

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and scale a team of Technical Delivery Managers responsible for end-to-end customer program execution.
Set a high bar for ownership, predictability, and customer impact across all engagement efforts.
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Security, and Customer Success to align priorities and proactively remove execution blockers.
Establish delivery standards across planning, forecasting, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
Develop strong delivery leaders who can operate independently in high-ambiguity, high-accountability environments.
Translate company strategy and customer commitments into executable program plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
Identify operational risks and opportunities to mitigate them through partnership with customers, partners, industry groups, and allied stakeholders.
Drive engagement strategies through well-organized plans that created shared understanding of goals, risks, milestones, and decision points.
Maintain strong visibility into cross-functional dependencies and ensure alignment across product roadmaps and customer deployments.
Lead structured execution rhythms including program reviews, readiness assessments, and customer health reviews.
Partner with engineering and security leaders to ensure deployments meet reliability, scalability, and cybersecurity requirements.
Embed compliance, accreditation, and mission assurance considerations into delivery processes from day one.
Balance speed with discipline—introducing process where needed while preserving startup agility.
Continuously improve forecasting accuracy, delivery metrics, and operational playbooks to scale execution as the company grows.
Provide clear, data-driven updates to executives on delivery health, risks, and resource needs.
Serve as a trusted escalation point for complex customer issues.
Build strong, credibility-based relationships with government stakeholders by ensuring transparency, follow-through, and consistent outcomes.