The opportunity
Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.
What you'll do
Own end-to-end technical program delivery for Canadian public sector and: defence customers, from initial deployment through production scaling
Serve as the primary technical program point of contact for government: customers, building trusted relationships with departmental CIOs, IT directors, and technical teams
Translate complex government requirements (security, compliance,: accessibility, bilingualism, data sovereignty) into actionable engineering plans
Navigate government procurement processes, RFP responses, and contractual technical obligations.
Provide clear, timely, and objective communication across Cohere's: engineering organization, customer stakeholders, and government leadership
Translate between AI/ML technical concepts and government-appropriate: language for decision-makers who may not have deep technical backgrounds
What they're looking for
- Present technical roadmaps and status updates to senior government officials and departmental executives
- Represent Cohere's technical capabilities in sensitive government and defence contexts.
- Create and manage project schedules that account for government timelines,: security review processes, and ministerial approval cycles
- Identify and manage dependencies across government departments, security: authorities, cloud service providers, and internal Cohere teams
