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

Cohere
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive communication","Stakeholder management","Risk management","Program management","Problem-solving"]

Lead end-to-end technical program delivery for UK public sector and defence customers, serving as the primary technical program point of contact from initial deployment through production scaling. Translate complex government requirements—security, compliance, accessibility, bilingualism, and data sovereignty—into actionable engineering plans. Manage schedules, dependencies, and risks across government stakeholders and internal teams, and coordinate delivery of AI solutions in highly regulated environments.

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

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end technical program delivery for UK public sector and defence customers, serving as the primary technical program point of contact from initial deployment through production scaling. Translate complex government requirements—security, compliance, accessibility, bilingualism, and data sovereignty—into actionable engineering plans. Manage schedules, dependencies, and risks across government stakeholders and internal teams, and coordinate delivery of AI solutions in highly regulated environments.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end technical program delivery for UK public sector and defence customers from deployment through production scaling.
  • •Act as the primary technical program point of contact for government customers, building relationships with departmental CIOs, IT directors, and technical teams.
  • •Translate security, compliance, accessibility, bilingualism, and data sovereignty requirements into actionable engineering plans.
  • •Create and manage schedules and governance checkpoints aligned to government timelines, security review processes, and approval cycles.
  • •Coordinate technical delivery across teams and solve complex challenges for air-gapped, on-premises, or highly regulated environments.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kPensionParental LeavePaid LeaveHome OfficeLearning BudgetRemote WorkMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years as a customer-facing Technical or Engineering Program Manager delivering AI/ML consulting, technology transformation, or enterprise software programs.
  • •Experience working with government, defence, or heavily regulated customers, including managing complex multi-stakeholder programs with stringent compliance requirements.
  • •Strong executive communication and stakeholder management for technical and senior leadership audiences.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree or technical certifications are a plus.
  • •Working knowledge of modern AI (LLMs, agentic systems, MCP, RAG, fine-tuning, evals, responsible AI) and enterprise software deployment architectures (cloud, on-prem, hybrid, air-gapped).
Experience:6+ yearsAI/ML consultingTechnology transformationEnterprise softwareGovernmentDefencePublic sector
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Executive communicationStakeholder managementRisk managementProgram managementProblem-solving
Certifications:PMPPgMP
Tech Stack:LLMsAgentic systemsMCPRAGFine-tuningEvalsAPI integrationsModel inferenceData pipelinesML operationsCloudOn-premisesHybridAir-gappedAzureAWS GovCloud

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top SecretSecret

Company Brief

Cohere
Builds security-first foundation models and enterprise AI products (LLMs, retrieval, agent platforms) for regulated industries, enabling customizable, private deployments across cloud and on-premises for real-world business applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2019
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