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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 enable warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster and stay ahead of evolving threats. With 500+ employees across offices in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London, CHAOS is scaling rapidly in the defense sector.
This Staff Technical Project Manager role is the first position in a brand-new Project Management Office (PMO) within Security Business Operations. You will report to the Director of Security Business Operations and have the opportunity to establish processes and standards for project management across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own IT projects end-to-end, including schedules, plans, budgets, and status tracking
- Gather, document, and manage project requirements
- Develop project charters, plans, communications, and supporting documentation
- Manage stakeholder and executive communications, including weekly status reports
- Maintain RAID logs and facilitate project meetings
- Work alongside IT and cybersecurity teams on security-related initiatives
- Collaborate across departments and coordinate with other project managers to maintain project alignment and schedules
- Partner with the Staff Security Project Manager on new real estate builds
- Coordinate across multiple time zones
- Travel approximately 10% of the time
This is a high-impact role where you will establish the PMO function from the ground up, working in a fast-paced environment with significant autonomy and ownership.
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 gathering and documenting requirements
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including status reporting and executive communication
- Experience working with IT and cybersecurity teams
- Proficiency in Smartsheet and Jira; familiarity with different AI platforms
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Military or defense industry experience
- Experience integrating acquired companies' IT systems
- Ability to work autonomously with extreme ownership mindset
