Mission Development Manager

Salary: $170,000 - $190,000 + bonus + equity + 401K match Employment Type: Full-time Location Type: 100% Remote (US-based)

Company Overview

Our mission is to be the technology backbone for strategic competition against peer adversaries. These missions – including intelligence, information operations, special activities, and perception management – are happening today and their success or failure will determine if we go to war tomorrow.

We've been on the front lines of these missions since 2019, and have grown to support a wide range of missions across all US service branches, multiple combatant commands, partner nations, and interagency stakeholders. We deploy both hardware and software products to support people on the front lines that span collection, planning / assessments, and effects.

We've grown from $3M in run-rate revenue in 2021 to $80M in run-rate revenue today. We've been profitable since 2022 and have raised $91M in venture capital funding through Series B. We're valued at $1.5B as of 2025.

About the Role

We are looking for a Mission Development Manager to pursue go-to market strategies and deliver significant growth outcomes at Vannevar. This position will report to a Senior Mission Development Manager aligned to one of our growth pods. These pods focus on launching foothold pilots, converting pilots into larger projects, and embedding those projects within existing programs or inventing new ones within the national security space.

As a Mission Development Manager, you will lead execution of a growth strategy for expanding current deployments and developing new national security deployments. The intended growth trajectory of this role is to develop into a Senior Manager leading a pod or sets of pods to deliver on major growth outcomes within 12-18 months of joining the company.

Responsibilities

• Execute on strategies: Pursue go-to market strategies that will drive a set of deployments from new footholds to embed in current defense programs and develop into new category-defining programs.
• Deliver growth outcomes: Execute on this strategy with your pod to deliver growth from concept through contract close.

Requirements

• 2+ years delivering growth within a technology or products context.
• Demonstrated ability to convert pilots.
• Cyber mission domain experience within a national security context.
• Experience and intuition to growing defense product deployments from small-scale pilots into larger projects with the Department of Defense.
• Mission domain expertise in national security technology.
• Hunger to work in a national security startup where you can build a team and drive significant growth through creative approaches, deep understanding of our technologies and their applications to strategic competition with nation states, and relentless ground game.
• U.S. Persons status with at least a current Top Secret US DoD or IC clearance is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S. only data systems.

What We Offer

• Compensation: Salary range of $170,000-$190,000 + bonus + equity + 401K match. Individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.
• Benefits:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
  • Lifestyle stipends: Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend, and family planning assistance.
  • Salary top-up during military reserve duty
  • Fully paid parental leave
  • Child and pet care reimbursement during travel
• Work Environment:
  • 100% remote first culture. Work from anywhere in the US.
  • All full-time employees have WeWork access.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you meet every qualification.