Program Manager IntelligenceNational Security Program

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the worlds most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. We deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched analysis-ready data regardless of language proactive risk identification 360-degree insights high-speed automation and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage. The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world. Babel Street is headquartered in Reston Virginia with regional offices in Boston MA and Cleveland OH and international offices in Australia Canada Israel Japan and the U.K. For more information visit .

About the Program Management Office (PMO)

The Program Management Office (PMO) at Babel Streetis responsible fordelivering high-impact strategic customer programs that extend beyond traditional SaaS implementations. We partner with our most critical customers to ensure successful delivery of complex data-driven solutions that integrate Babel Streets platforms proprietary datasets and engineering capabilities.

Our programs often span multiple teamsand require a high-touchapproach to execution. The PMO serves as the central coordination point across these functions ensuring alignment between customer mission outcomes technical delivery and company priorities.

In addition to delivery the PMO plays a key role in:

• Translating customer needs into actionable program plans and technical requirements
• Driving cross-functional execution across complex interdependent workstreams
• Providing visibility into program health risks and performance at the executive level
• Acting as the voice of the customer to inform product direction and data strategy

Weoperateinanenvironment where customers rely onusfor deliverypartnership innovation and measurable outcomes.

The Role

Babel Street is seeking a high-caliber Program Manager to leadtheexecutionofanAIworkspace initiativeand oversee the deploymentof a prototype to a USG customer within the intelligence community (IC). This role is central to our mission of deployingcutting-edgeGenerative AI capabilitiesincluding agentic backends and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrationsinto Top Secret (TS) air-gapped environments.

You willserve asthe primary architect of our program execution ensuring that our commercial innovation achieves commercial parity within the Sponsors secure infrastructure while navigating complex Authorization to Operate (ATO) processes.

WhatYoullDo

Program Leadership & Delivery

• End-to-End Delivery:Lead the prototyping effort to deploy a cloud-native AI Workspace into a TS-regulated environment (C2E).
• Government Liaison:Serve as the primary point of contact for the Sponsors technical leads managing the high-touch relationship required for Other Transaction (OT) agreements.
• Milestone Management:Establish track and manage program milestones across multiple workstreams ensuringtimelydelivery of keyobjectivesand proactively identifying and mitigating risks to milestone achievement.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Team Orchestration:Lead and synchronize efforts across Engineering Product and Security teams to ensure seamless execution of theprototype.
• Technical Translation:Translate the Sponsors mission requirements (e.g. agentic workflows natural language interactive distillation) into actionable high-impact plans that both technical developers and non-technical stakeholders can successfully execute against.
• Integrated Delivery:Bridge the gap between commercial product roadmaps and classified mission needs to ensure commercial parity ismaintainedthroughout the prototyping lifecycle.

Security & Accreditation Leadership

• Accreditation Roadmap:Coordinate with security and engineering teams to achieve ATOin accordance withICD 503 and NIST 800-53B security control baselines.
• Deployment Operations: Manage the transition and deployment of cleared personnel and technicalresources into the Sponsors air-gapped environment.

Resource & Performance Management

• Optimization:Develop detailed program plans and manage resource allocation to ensure high-quality delivery within constraints.
• Metrics-Driven Reporting: Establish KPIs to track delivery performance and build dashboards that provide real-time visibility into program health for executive leadership.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the evolution of PMO frameworks standardizing best practices to improve scalability and efficiency across the organization.

WhatYoullHave

• Experience:5 years in Program Management with a focus on delivering software solutions to theIntelligence Community (IC)orDepartment of Defense (DoD).
• Security Clearance:An activeTS/SCI with Polygraph(or eligibility for crossover) isrequired as the role involves deploying solutions on TS networks.
• Domain Expertise:Strong understanding of Generative AI LLM APIs agentic frameworks and cloud-native architectures (AWS/C2E preferred).
• Regulatory Knowledge:Proven experience navigating theOther TransactionAuthorityprocess andICD 503accreditation frameworks.
• Citizenship:Due to the nature of the project and the requirementsU.S. Citizenshipisrequired.

Nice to Have

• Standards Proficiency:Familiarity with theModel Context Protocol(MCP)andAgentskillsspecification.
• Strategic Writing:Experience drafting winning Solution Briefs and Technical Direction Documents (TDD) for CSO solicitations.
• Agile Leadership:PMP certification and experience managing agile development cycles in air-gapped environments.

Benefits at Babel Street (just to name a few...)

• Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 85-100% monthly premium costs for Medical Dental Vision Life & Disability insurances for you and your family!
• Retirement Plans:Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match.
• Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives.
• Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing education.

Babel Street is anequalopportunity/affirmative actionemployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration foremploymentwithout regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law. FurtherBabel Street will not discriminate against applicants for inquiring about discussing or disclosing their pay or in certain circumstances the pay of their coworkerPay Transparency Nondiscrimination.In addition Babel Streets policy is to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works. Upon request we will provide you with more information about such accommodations.