Who we are

Latent AI believes in a vibrant and sustainable future driven by the power of AI. Our mission is to enable the vast potential of AI that is efficient, practical and useful.

We are a diverse, ambitious team of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and visionaries revolutionizing how the next generation AI systems are built. We are deeply passionate about the future of AI, our work, and how we can make our customers and ourselves successful. We value mentorship, personal and professional growth at Latent AI! Our leadership consists of seasoned professionals who welcome the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with a motivated team willing to learn, collaborate, and think big. 

Latent AI is backed by Future Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, Auto Tech Ventures, Booz Allen Hamilton,  Lockheed Martin, Standard Investments, Pegasus Tech Ventures, and SRI International.

What we do

Latent AI enables creation of more robust, efficient, and agile edge applications that improve user adoption and mission impact.Our current product mission is simplifying and accelerating traditional AI workflows from model training and optimization to deployment and support. Our flagship product, the Latent AI Efficient Inference Platform™ (LEIP), is a unified SDK built for machine learning engineers and AI software developers. Our solutions are being used in more places than ever before including manufacturing automation, predictive maintenance, process control, consumer electronics, and defense and aerospace applications. And we are just getting started.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for a Federal Program Manager. An individual with experience in helping program managing federal contracts from inception to execution.

This position is a multi-faceted role that allows the individual to learn and grow within the organization. The organizational culture is to foster hungry and willing individuals to grow into roles as the company grows.

What you’ll do

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage post-sales product & services delivery across Latent AI’s contract portfolio

• Ensure successful contract execution in meeting the customers expectations, including project timelines and associated resource allocation

• Enhance and strengthen customer relationships during delivery

• Balance customer requirements, priorities, and resources across the company’s delivery portfolio

• Coordinate with accounting to submit invoices with the customer & partners

• Develop processes for, and subsequently lead: license management, helpdesk support, and partner training 

• Manage customer evaluation process, in close collaboration with VP of Federal and Integrated Systems team

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders 

• Support CEO and VP of Federal for follow-on and expansion opportunities

• Provide input to CTO and VP of Engineering for product development and feature enhancements

• Communicate effectively to elicit understanding of complex problems and procedures;
  develop suggestions for improvement

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with leadership team for product development

• Utilize customer feedback to drive product planning

• Help bring product to market (planning, demos, talking points)

• Create and manage processes for the company to effectively and efficiently respond to proposals and partner data calls

• Act as a trusted advisor to the company leadership for proposals, contract administration, and overall business strategies.

How we decide

We are a true team focused on the same mission. Our interviews are designed to be collaborative, where you learn as much about us as we learn about you. We believe that cultural fit is as important to our success as the technical one. The winning candidate will also have a combination of work experience and expertise similar to the requirements listed below: 

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing and delivering business and technology applications/products

• Demonstrated experience performing resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring

• Demonstrated experience in conducting requirements analysis

• Highly motivated, strong communicator, with entrepreneurial spirit and experience, driving projects from inception to production

• Direct experience in managing multi-task contracts and subcontracts of various types and complexity