Enterprise Platforms & Services - Generative AI Program Manager

Application Deadline: 20 August 2025

Department: Enterprise Platforms & Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Washington DC

Description

Job Title: Program Manager, Generative AI
JOA: CDAO-2025-000204
Pay Scale: $167,603 -$195,200
Location: Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Type: Full-time
Open Date: 13 August 2025
Close Date: 20 August 2025
 

About the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is a Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) responsible for the acceleration of the adoption of data, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate decision advantage across the Department of Defense (DoD). The CDAO enables the Military Departments and Services, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other DoD Components, to swiftly introduce new capabilities and effectively experiment with new operational concepts in support of DoD's warfighting missions.

The CDAO has three broad goals of enabling, speeding, and scaling adoption of AI in the DoD. Rapid and scalable adoption of AI is a critical capability for DoD support in national security, and the AI Rapid Capabilities Cell (AIRCC) is primed to support the CDAO’s goals. The AIRCC’s role in facilitating the rapid adoption of frontier AI and autonomy will enable the CDAO’s other objectives by informing future investments into policies, partnership, and infrastructure, enabling the adoption of AI at scale throughout the department.

As Program Manager for Generative AI you will lead a critical frontier AI experimentation pilot focused on developing and integrating cutting-edge AI capabilities into DoD workflows. This role involves working closely with leading frontier AI labs and DoD operational users to prototype frontier AI capabilities and evaluate their operational effectiveness in a series of structured experiments.

This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f and does not convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. The selected candidate for this position is required to sit onsite in Washington, DC. The pay grade for this position is GG-0801/0854/1550-15. Candidates interested in this role must be willing to provide transcripts prior to an offer. Please read below on education requirement details.

This role will close for submissions at 11:59pm on August 20th, 2025.

What you'll do here:

• Lead the acquisition and development of software technologies to pilot, experiment, and deploy Frontier AI into critical DoD workflows.
• Manage, budget, plan, and execute a large software development program involving multiple industry software development teams.
• Provide subject matter expertise to inform best practices, guidance, and direction on DoD applications of generative and traditional AI technologies.
• Provides subject matter expertise to advise DoD partners on application of policy, best practices, standards, principles, theories, and techniques in order to ensure successful and effective development, experimentation, assurance, and fielding of generative and traditional AI applications.
• Work across a diverse and cross-functional team of technical experts, operational end-users, software developers, and DoD partners to deliver capability that directly supports DoD missions.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Candidate is encouraged to provide e-portfolio, project samples, Github, etc. to their submission package.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration 
• This position is subject to provisions of the WHS/OSD Priority Placement Program (please see details below)
• A three-year probationary period may be required if not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program.
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives may be authorized based on the availability of funds.
• This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.
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