Mission Lead (Clearance Required)
Vannevar · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Posted 20 days ago · $150,000 - $170,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Vannevar's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 39% of Vannevar's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vannevar
- high 18 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 45 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vannevar's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vannevar.
About this role
As a Mission Lead at Vannevar, you will engage with government stakeholders to identify and address mission challenges, shaping pilots and deployments into sustainable programs. Your role involves translating mission needs into clear technical narratives, coordinating across various teams, and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders. You will operate autonomously in complex environments, ensuring successful execution of mission objectives and facilitating customer adoption of capabilities.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vannevar as an employer.
What you need
- 6+ years owning outcomes in complex customer environments (defense, intelligence, public sector, or similarly regulated domains)
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functionally without consistent guidance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to scope and articulate a solution credibly
- Sufficient technical fluency to partner effectively with Product and Engineering
- Strong operational skills: planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, and follow-through
Nice to have
- Experience with deployments or fielding in secure/regulated environments
- Experience navigating within programs (requirements, budgets, authorities, timelines, contracting pathways)
- Deep expertise in a specific mission or technical domain (e.g., cyber, information warfare, ISR, networks, operations, warfare systems/command and control)
- Experience running executive-level customer updates (QBRs, steering committees)
What you get
- Salary range of $150,000 - $170,000 + equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Remote friendly with WeWork access
- Unlimited PTO and shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar
- 401(k) match
- Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
Worth weighing
- Customer-facing role requires presence in Oahu
- Work may involve secure or classified environments and periodic travel
- Role requires navigating ambiguity and high autonomy
- High level of responsibility in managing mission outcomes
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Listed by Vannevar on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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