Mission Director U.S. Military Service

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC Accel and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Washington D.C. San Francisco and London. For more information please visit .

Role Overview:

This role willleadCHAOSmissionengagement within a specificU.S. militaryservice(Army USMC USAF or Navy)focused onbridgingbetween operatorsbuyers and deciders. It willalign CHAOS technical capabilities toserviceand Joint Forcerequirementsand help shape the direction of CHAOS technical role will getclose to operators and to the acquisition system. You willhelpshape and prioritizecritical customer engagements working closely withGrowth and Mission Executionto engage with stakeholders across will be the face of CHAOS engagement with customersduring exercises and demonstrations working closelywith the mission execution team to ensure successand maximize customer exposure during field ideal candidatedemonstratesexceptionalknowledge ofserviceoperating forces andacquisition and development structure an aptitude for customer engagement fromjunior soldiers to general officersand an eagerness to apply them to the tactical deploymentof CHAOS comfortableengagingsenior civilian and military leadershipand running withsoldiersin the hungryhunt for problems and be the first to find solutions. This role requiresexperience-based credibility andstrong initiative:be where the customer is to build trustlearn drive and deliverprioritizedoutcomes andmaximizetheir exposure.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and translate the customer needs. Each service within the Department of War is a demanding customer with wide-ranging requirements broad doctrinal responsibilities and an evolving development and acquisition system. This role requires a deep understanding of the specific service operating concepts and the acquisition and developments systems. You must possess the initiative to find opportunities the reputation and experience to build customer trust and the confidence communication and technical skills to translate needs back to CHAOS mission execution growth and engineering teams. You will be the services ambassador to the rest of CHAOS and CHAOS representative to the service.
• Prioritize execute and maximize exposure.This role is focused onprioritizing andexecuting fora specific military will work closely with Growth and Mission Execution toensure positive outcomes withserviceengagements.
• Know our product know the mission. This role will lead on CHAOS front line. Success requires a thorough understanding of our technology capabilities and resources squared with the mission and user requirements. Success in this role will make CHAOS the customers most trusted tactical partner.
• Get out of the office. Be where the customer needs us; from the PAE centers and the Pentagon to INDOPACOM EUCOM and across the United States get out in the field. Learn and build trust through engagements at all levels tactical to strategic.

MinimumRequirements:

• Problem solving mentality.Fight for information build a team becreativerelish the opportunity to take ona difficult problem.
• Program/Project Management: Proven experience in developing requirements scoping programs and delivering to customers in the defense industry.
• Enjoy the field the engineering lab and the conference room: CHAOS is an engineering-first company with a hardwarecomponent. This role will involve getting hands-onwithhardware in the field with customersand mission executorscoordinating with engineering to drive capability developmentworking closely with growth to prioritize and focus and engaging customers in discussions and briefings to understand requirements andsell customer requirements and the technology to effectively communicateforboth.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal. You will be communicating with customer stakeholders at every level fromyoung soldiersto senior civilian and uniformed leadership; and you will need to contextualize collateand deliver their feedback to CHAOS engineering product managementgrowthand senior leadership.
• Risk tolerance: We go where our customers go.
• Travel: Ability and interestintravel (50%with flexibility forsurge) to customer sitesaround the globeandtoour offices in LA.
• Security Clearance:ActiveTop Secret clearance witheligibilityfor SCI.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience: US military operating forces - air defense command and control fires/effects; acquisition and development system; Radar RF sensor weapons systems defense technology and/or communications experience.
• Background of working with militaries:Extensive experience working withtheservice ofchoice includingacquisition anddevelopmentsystemswith atechnologybackground.
• Travel experience: Comfortable organizing and navigating overseas engagements operating in remote areas and able to plan for and mitigate risk to reputation mission and personnel.

Why CHAOS

• Health Benefits: Medical dental and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k ( 50% company match up to 6% of pay) FSA HSA life insurance and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch No meeting Fridays unlimited PTO casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries generous pre-IPO stock option grants relocation assistance and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus equity and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations.

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