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Technical Program Manager (Cyber), Public Sector

Scale AI


Job Location:

Columbia, IN - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 199200 - 249000
Posted: 11 September 2026 (21 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 9 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Scale is at the frontier of the AI industry improving the worlds leading generative AI and large language models through model evaluations human-powered supervised fine-tuning datasets world-class reinforcement learning with human feedback and more.

Were looking for a Cyber Technical Program Manager on the Public Sector team to own all critical processes that enable our customers to research model capabilities achieve breakthroughs in performance and realize outsized value in their AI/ML initiatives. Scales Public Sector cyber customer base is growing rapidly and you will be on the front lines of ensuring these customers become passionate lifelong partners.

As a member of the Public Sector Delivery and Operations team youll be a hybrid customer success and technical program managerowning the account and project plan managing end-to-end execution aligning internal resources and triaging issues. You will support the creation of test and evaluation data that helps our customers understand and advance model and agentic applications for cyber national security objectives.

You will:

  • Lead a cross-functional project team to deliver on and exceed the customers AI/ML objectives
  • Oversee end-to-end creation and delivery of high-quality datasets that evaluate model performance in cyber domains (i.e. malicious network traffic cryptographic systems adversarial LLM prompts threat intelligence and cyber ethics)
  • Oversee and track the deployment of Scale software within customer environments and systems
  • Lead with a whatever-it-takes mentality proactively identifying customer needs and operator pain points to ensure customer success
  • Manage customer relationships from the executive to the end user
  • Oversee onboarding and successful implementation of customer accounts
  • Partner with customers to understand operational issues and advocate for their fixes with Scale engineers
  • Work directly with customers engineering teams and end users answering questions and addressing issues with use of our products and solutions

Must haves:

  • An active Top Secret security clearance with polygraph (required)5 years of experience in the cybersecurity sector within or in collaboration with a government institutions
  • Deep domain knowledge of cyber topics inclusive of network activity ethical hacking cyber security preparedness cyber incidents
  • Willingness to be onsite with the customer in the Columbia MD area 4 days per week and able to travel at least 25% of the time (as needed)
  • Technical degree in computer science engineering mathematics or related field
  • High cross-functional influence and EQ
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with external stakeholders
  • A history of diligence and organization across multiple work streams

Ideally youd have:

  • 5 years of experience in program management operations or customer facing role
  • 10 years of experience in the cybersecurity sector within or in collaboration with a government institution.
  • Experience operating in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Passion for solving complex challenges and building efficient systems in AI
  • Previous experience working with deploying software into secure cloud infrastructure
  • A basic understanding of ML operations and an aptitude to develop mastery on generative AI workflows / products

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary equity and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors including job-related skills experience qualifications interview performance and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. Youll also receive benefits including but not limited to: comprehensive health dental and vision coverage retirement benefits a learning and development stipend and generous PTO. Additionally this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

The base salary range for this full-time position in the location of Washington DC is:

$199200 - $249000 USD

PLEASE NOTE:Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the worlds most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the worlds leading models and help enterprises and governments build deploy and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta Ernst & Young Mayo Clinic Time Inc. the Government of Qatar and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability status gender identity or Veteran status.

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Required Experience:

IC


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