Vannevar

Mission Lead - Minneapolis (Clearance Required)

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Minneapolis, MN, USAStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Embed onsite with Department of War customer groups and build deep understanding of their missions.
  • Build trust with users and help solve operational problems in the field.
  • Decompose ambiguous mission problems into specific hypotheses and workflows.
  • Configure and iteratively improve product workflows for users.
  • Test and troubleshoot releases, debug deployed-system issues, and coordinate resolutions with engineering.
  • Identify successful workflows, onboard users, and document evidence of mission impact.
  • Develop relationships with additional user groups and identify opportunities to create value.
  • Operate independently, set priorities onsite, and represent Vannevar with customers.

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret clearance and U.S. Persons status.
  • Based in Minnesota with approximately 75% time traveling out of state to work alongside users across the United States.
  • Ability to build trust with users in operational environments and represent the company professionally in high-stakes government settings.
  • Strong ownership, persistence, judgment, and ability to operate independently through ambiguity and iteration.
  • Technical intuition regarding how software systems work, fail, and can be improved.
  • Curiosity about configuring and applying agentic AI systems to create mission impact.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Remote-friendly work environment with WeWork access.
  • Unlimited PTO, federal-holiday shared downtime, and company-wide time off at year end.
  • 401(k) match.
  • Lifestyle and wellbeing stipends.
  • Salary top-up during military reserve duty.
  • Fully paid parental leave.
  • Child and pet care reimbursement during travel.
  • Customer-facing role based in Minneapolis with approximately 75% travel and periodic work in secure or classified environments.

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About Vannevar

51-200 employees

Vannevar Labs builds AI-driven mission software for U.S. defense, intelligence, and national security agencies, used for targeting, planning, and decision support. It sells government-focused software products powered by large adversarial data sets, including an agentic AI platform that models adversary behavior and recommends courses of action. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with deployments across U.S. government programs.

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