Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; extensive work inside secure facilities and air-gapped government systems, with 25–50% travel for onsite engagements, testing events, briefings, and customer meetings.

Salary: $166,400–$249,000 USD annual base salary, plus potential equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops reliable AI systems, high-quality data, and full-stack technologies for important decisions across government and enterprise use cases.

What you will do

• Own customer relationships across senior government leaders, program offices, analysts, and operational users.
• Build structured user-engagement programs for operators and analysts using hirify.global products.
• Translate operational workflows and mission problems into defined AI and agentic workflow use cases.
• Lead cross-functional delivery across engineering, product, operations, security, and government stakeholders.
• Plan and execute customer engagement weeks, user testing events, demonstrations, briefings, and other onsite activities.
• Drive adoption in operational environments and incorporate user feedback into product requirements and delivery priorities.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, software engineering, systems engineering, product management, technical consulting, or a related technical delivery role.
• Ability to build trust with senior executives and hands-on operational users.
• Experience translating complex customer workflows into technical or product requirements.
• Technical fluency in AI, software systems, data, and agentic workflows, with the ability to collaborate credibly with engineering and product teams.
• Willingness to work extensively in secure facilities and travel 25–50% for onsite customer activities.

Nice to have

• Military or civilian experience in a Combatant Command, Numbered Air Force, Air Operations Center, Joint Intelligence Operations Center, or Intelligence Community agency.
• Experience deploying software into live operational centers or watch floors.
• Experience writing Product Requirements Documents and translating operator workflows into software requirements.
• Familiarity with joint planning, intelligence, targeting, integrated air and missile defense, modeling and simulation, or related mission areas.
• Experience supporting formal government test and evaluation events.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits, learning and development stipend, and generous paid time off.
• Potential commuter stipend and equity compensation for eligible roles.
• Inclusive equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.