Technical Program Lead, Public Sector

Must Haves:

• An active TS/SCI clearance
• 7+ years of experience succeeding in stakeholder management or customer-facing role
• Experience leading or mentoring other program managers, engineers, or technical staff
• Demonstrated ownership of the technical delivery of a complex, multi-workstream program with senior government or enterprise stakeholders
• Technical background (education or professional experience with CS, Economics, Statistics, Engineering)
• Deep understanding of ML operations process
• Working knowledge of software delivery pipelines and DevOps principles
• A track record of structured, analytics-driven problem-solving
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel: 25–50% (typically 1–2 weeks per month on-site with CONUS and OCONUS customers)

We have a diverse team with a variety of skill sets, many have:

• 10+ years of professional experience, often in a customer-facing technical program management role in industry or government.
• Experience in a Department of War or Intelligence Community operational environment, or supporting a combatant command
• Experience delivering a technical platform or product that other teams build on top of, with a feel for the integration, versioning, and support burden that creates
• Enough hands-on fluency with Python, SQL, and modern AI/ML tooling to interrogate data and prototypes directly, rather than relying on an engineer to answer every question

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

The base salary range for this full-time position in the location of Washington DC is:

$199,200—$249,000 USD

PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst& Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

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