Technical Program Manager, AI Delivery for Public Sector & Defence, Canada
Cohere · Ottawa · Toronto · Montreal
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Frontier labremotesenior$140k–$172k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead end-to-end AI delivery for Canadian public sector and defence customers.
- Deploy frontier AI in air-gapped and highly regulated government environments.
- Help shape how Canada leverages AI to serve its citizens responsibly.
What they offer
- Equity
- Full health and dental benefits including mental health budget
- RRSP matching
- 100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months
- 6 weeks of paid vacation
- Weekly lunch stipend and education stipend
- $500 home office stipend
Ideal candidate
Customer-facing program leader with government or defence delivery experience who thrives at the intersection of frontier AI, national security, and public impact and cares deeply about responsible, secure AI adoption.
Requirements
- 6+ years as customer-facing Technical or Engineering Program Manager in AI/ML consulting or enterprise software delivery
- Experience working with government, defence, or heavily regulated customers
- Proven track record managing complex multi-stakeholder programs with compliance requirements
- Strong understanding of enterprise deployment architectures including cloud, on-premises, hybrid and air-gapped
- Deep understanding of government procurement and technology deployment
- Familiarity with Canadian data sovereignty, privacy, accessibility, official languages and security classifications
- Eligible to obtain Canadian Top Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field
- remote policy
- remote-friendly
Lab profile
About Cohere
Security-first enterprise AI company building frontier foundation models for business applications.
What they build
- Command foundation models
- Embed models
- Rerank models
Known for
- Security-first enterprise AI
- Frontier model training and deployment
- Business-focused end-to-end products
Key facts
- Founded in 2019
- Headquartered in Toronto, Canada