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Salary: USD 105,000 - 180,000 / annual
CHAOS Industries is a defense technology company founded in 2022 and backed by $1 billion in funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company develops multi-product solutions powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) that empower warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams. CHAOS has 500+ employees across offices in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London.
This is the inaugural role in a brand-new PMO within Security Business Operations. The Staff Security Project Manager will establish foundational processes and own security projects across all CHAOS locations, reporting to the Director of Security Business Operations. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape project management practices at a rapidly scaling defense company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own project schedules, plans, and budgets, including tracking status and spend across multiple concurrent initiatives
- Develop project charters, plans, communications, and comprehensive project documentation
- Lead vendor sourcing processes, including producing RFPs, evaluating proposals, and managing purchase and change orders
- Review contract requirements and progress; coordinate contractors on scheduling and delivery
- Attend new build kickoff site visits to identify challenges and opportunities for systems technology implementation
- Manage stakeholder and executive communications, including weekly status reports
- Maintain RAID logs and facilitate CHAOS stakeholder meetings
- Collaborate across teams and departments (including IT) and partner with other project managers to create a cohesive PMO network
- Coordinate work across multiple time zones
- Travel up to 20% as needed
Requirements:
- Must be a U.S. Person
- Bachelor's degree
- Active PMP certification
- Proven track record owning multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closure, including project charters, schedules, plans, budgets, and documentation
- Experience leading vendor sourcing and contracting, including RFPs, proposal evaluation, and purchase/change order management
- Experience overseeing design consultants, integrators, and contractors through construction administration, commissioning, and handover
- Strong budget and stakeholder management skills, including status reporting and executive communication
- Experience with document control, change management, and QA/QC governance
- Proficiency in Smartsheet and Jira; familiarity with different AI platforms
- Military or defense industry experience
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with enterprise security systems (access control, video, intercom, radio, visitor management)
- Experience delivering projects across international sites and time zones
- Active security clearance
- Autonomous work style with extreme ownership mindset
