AI Enterprise Technical Program Manager

Join the Team Building the Future of AI for National Security

We are redefining how the U.S. Government transforms data into operational advantage through artificial intelligence, graph analytics, and mission-driven software engineering. Our teams work alongside the Department of Defense to build secure, scalable capabilities that enable analysts and decision-makers to move faster, reason better, and operate with greater confidence.

Our approach combines human-centered design, modern software engineering, graph technologies, artificial intelligence, and agile delivery to solve some of the nation's most challenging problems.

We're looking for an exceptional Technical Program Manager (TPM) to help lead the execution of next-generation AI capabilities supporting the Department of Defense. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, mission operations, and executive leadership, ensuring highly technical programs deliver measurable operational outcomes.

About the Role

Redhorse transforms the way government uses data and technology. To support this mission, we are seeking an AI Enterprise Technical Program Manager to lead the execution of next-generation AI and graph analytics capabilities for the Department of Defense. This role sits at the critical intersection of engineering, mission operations, and executive leadership. You will be responsible for transforming strategic national security objectives into scalable, operational AI solutions that enable analysts and decision-makers to move faster and operate with greater confidence. 

Key Responsibilities

Lead Technical Program Execution

Direct large-scale AI and data modernization initiatives from concept through operational deployment.

Manage program execution across engineering, data science, platform, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and mission stakeholders.

Coordinate technical roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and release planning across multiple integrated workstreams.

Drive AI and Data Modernization

Support the design and deployment of enterprise AI capabilities leveraging modern data architectures, knowledge graphs, machine learning, and large language models.

Coordinate delivery of scalable AI platforms that support secure experimentation, model deployment, and operational workflows.

Ensure solutions align with DoD architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, and mission objectives.

Bridge Mission and Engineering

Partner directly with operational users to translate mission needs into prioritized technical requirements.

Facilitate user discovery sessions, technical planning workshops, backlog refinement, and iterative solution delivery.

Help engineering teams understand mission context while helping mission users understand technical tradeoffs.

Technical Leadership

Coordinate integration efforts across cloud environments, APIs, enterprise applications, data pipelines, and AI platforms.

Track technical debt, architectural risks, integration challenges, and delivery dependencies.

Collaborate closely with Solution Architects and Technical Leads to ensure scalable, maintainable solutions.

Executive Engagement

Develop executive-ready briefings, technical status reports, and decision materials.

Communicate program health, technical risks, schedule impacts, and mitigation strategies to senior government and corporate leadership.

Build trusted relationships across government customers, industry partners, and internal delivery teams.

Delivery Excellence

Lead Agile delivery ceremonies across multiple technical teams.

Manage program schedules, resource planning, financial tracking, and technical documentation.

Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes, engineering collaboration, and customer engagement.

Required Experience/Clearance

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility.
• 8+ years of experience leading complex technical programs supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC).
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise software development or AI/ML initiat