Growth Lead - Navy

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview:

This role will drive US defense business by aligning CHAOS’ technical capabilities to DOD operational requirements. This role is specifically targeting the United States Navy, but will overlap across the services. The ideal candidate will have a detailed understanding of the Navy’s tactical warfighting needs, the operational environment, strategic plans, and how one “gets stuff done” within the defense industry. You will be equally comfortable in a jacket and tie as when operating from the high seas. Rest assured, no two days will be the same. Be hungry - this role requires strong initiative to learn, drive, and deliver outcomes and flawless execution. 

Responsibilities: 

• Understand and translate the customer needs. The US military is a demanding customer with a language all its own. This role requires building trust with the customer, being in their environment, and translating those needs back to CHAOS. 
• Priorities, requirements and champions. This role will develop intimate knowledge about what is most important, what is authorized, and who cares the most. 
• Navigation and partnership. There is a way to get things done - process, money, acquisition, advocacy, and execution. This role will develop the strategy and lead the execution. Success in this role with make CHAOS the military’s most trusted partner. 
• Get out of the office. Be where the customer needs us, either in the Pentagon or in the field. Learn and build trust through high-touch engagements. This is your hunting license.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Intimate knowledge of the US national security landscape: Strategies, capability gaps, and where to go/who to ask to learn what you don’t. 
• Acquisition Understanding: Proven experience in the federal acquisition and budgeting process, requirements generation, and program office role. Who has a budget to put against their priorities. 
• Program/Project Management: Proven experience in developing requirements, scoping programs, and delivering to customers in the defense industry. 
• Enjoy getting your hands dirty – literally: CHAOS is an engineering-first company with a hardware component. This role will involve getting hands-on hardware in the field with customers. 
• Risk tolerance: We intend to go with our customers to where they need us most to deliver. 
• Travel: Regular domestic and international travel is required, up to 50%. 
• Security Clearance: An existing US security clearance (Secret or above) 

Preferred Requirements: 

• Radar, RF, sensor, weapons systems, or communications experience. 
• Engineering background. 

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Your medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: life, FSA, HSA, 401k ( Company match), and more
• Our Perks: free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 150 employees and counting!
• More About Us: We're building the next generation of aerospace, defense and critical industry technologies with a seasoned team of mission-focused individuals. We were founded in June 2022 and our goal is to become the platform where world-class engineers come to solve critical, real-world problems. We use agile engineering approaches which enable rapid prototyping, deep partnerships with the defense industry ensuring real-world application, and our newly-invented Coherence platform (through which we’ve made a fundamental breakthrough) improves sensor performance and decision-making in real-time. As of April 2025 we have raised $490M (including a $275M Series C at a $2B valuation) from some of the most prominent VC funds and investors including Accel, NEA, 8VC, and Valar. With a managing team that includes Epirus’ founding members (responsible for building a $1.5B company from scratch) key drivers from Palantir (instrumental in Palantir’s growth to $1B in revenue), we are well-positioned to become one of the fastest growing companies to date!

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

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