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Technical Program Manager, AI Delivery for Public Sector & Defence, UK

Cohere· Product Management & Program Management
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Hybrid (London)Full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Technical Program Manager focused on UK public sector and defence accounts, bridging Cohere's frontier AI capabilities with government and defence requirements, including security, compliance, data sovereignty, and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end technical program delivery for UK public sector and defence customers, from initial deployment through production scaling
  • Serve as the primary technical program point of contact for government customers, building trusted relationships with departmental CIOs, IT directors, and technical teams
  • Translate complex government requirements (security, compliance, accessibility, bilingualism, data sovereignty) into actionable engineering plans
  • Navigate government procurement processes, RFP responses, and contractual technical obligations.
  • Provide clear, timely, and objective communication across Cohere's engineering organisation, customer stakeholders, and government leadership
  • Translate between AI/ML technical concepts and government-appropriate language for decision-makers who may not have deep technical backgrounds
  • Present technical roadmaps and status updates to senior government officials and departmental executives
  • Represent Cohere's technical capabilities in sensitive government and defence contexts.
  • Create and manage project schedules that account for government timelines, security review processes, and ministerial approval cycles
  • Identify and manage dependencies across government departments, security authorities, cloud service providers, and internal Cohere teams
  • Navigate risks unique to government deployments: privacy compliance, security authorisations, technical and infrastructure constraints
  • Drive alignment between product development priorities and specific government requirements.
  • Ensure on-time delivery of AI solutions that meet government-grade security, privacy, accessibility, and performance standards
  • Coordinate technical work across multiple teams: model customisation, security hardening, integration with government systems, bilingual support
  • Establish governance checkpoints appropriate for high-stakes government deployments
  • Problem-solve complex technical challenges in air-gapped, on-premises, or highly regulated environments.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience as a customer-facing Technical or Engineering Program Manager in AI/ML consulting, technology transformation, or enterprise software delivery
  • Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management
  • Experience working with government, defence, or heavily regulated customers (public sector, defence contractors)
  • Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder technical programs with stringent compliance requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree or technical certs a plus.

Skills

Required:Executive communicationStakeholder managementGovernment procurement & RFP navigationSecurity & compliance awarenessAI/ML program managementTechnical translation between AI concepts and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

  • A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in local currency
  • Full health and dental benefits, including budget for mental health
  • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
  • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
  • Annual enrichment benefits: arts & culture, fitness/wellness, workspace improvement credit
  • Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
  • 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days)
  • Budget for traveling to other offices if remote, plus annual company offsite
  • Remote-friendly with office options and co-working benefit
  • $500 home office stipend
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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