CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.
CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.
Role Overview:
This is the first role in the door for a brand-new PMO within Security Business Operations, and the Staff Security Project Manager will put their stamp on process creation at CHAOS. The role owns security projects across all CHAOS locations and reports to the Director of Security Business Operations. We are looking for top talent who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can dive in, and takes charge.
Responsibilities:
- Own project schedules, plans, and budgets, including tracking status and spend.
- Develop project charters, plans, communications, and other project documents.
- Lead vendor sourcing, including producing RFPs, evaluating vendor proposals, and managing purchase and change orders.
- Review contract requirements and progress and coordinate contractors on scheduling.
- Attend new build kickoff site visits to identify challenges and opportunities for systems technology implementation.
- Manage stakeholder and executive communications.
- Maintain RAID logs.
- Produce weekly status reports for stakeholders.
- Facilitate CHAOS Stakeholder meetings.
- Collaborate across teams and departments, including IT, and partner with other project managers to create a cohesive network of project management and keep projects on schedule.
- Coordinate across multiple time zones.
- Travel: up to 20%.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must be a U.S. Person
- Bachelor’s degree
- Active PMP
- Track record owning multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closure, including project charters, schedules, plans, budgets, and project documentation
- Experience leading vendor sourcing and contracting, including RFPs, proposal evaluation, and purchase and change orders
- Experience overseeing design consultants, integrators, and contractors through construction administration, commissioning, and handover
- Strong budget and stakeholder management, including status reporting and executive communication
- Experience with document control, change management, and QA/QC governance
- Proficiency in Smartsheet and Jira, and familiarity with different AI platforms
- Military or defense industry experience
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience with enterprise security systems, including access control, video, intercom, radio, and visitor management
- Experience delivering projects across international sites and time zones
- Active security clearance
- Works autonomously
- Extreme ownership
Why CHAOS?
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
- Our Perks: Free daily lunch while you're working onsite, fully-stocked kitchen, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
- Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
- Team Growth: 500+ employees and counting across 5 global offices
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.
Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.
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Skills Required
- U.S. Person status
- Bachelor’s degree
- Active PMP certification
- Experience owning multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closure
- Experience creating project charters, schedules, plans, budgets, and project documentation
- Experience leading vendor sourcing and contracting, including RFPs, proposal evaluation, purchase orders, and change orders
- Experience overseeing design consultants, integrators, and contractors through construction administration, commissioning, and handover
- Strong budget and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with status reporting and executive communication
- Experience with document control, change management, and QA/QC governance
- Proficiency in Smartsheet and Jira
- Familiarity with AI platforms
- Military or defense industry experience
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
- Experience with enterprise security systems, including access control, video, intercom, radio, and visitor management
- Experience delivering projects across international sites and time zones
- Active security clearance
- Ability to work autonomously
- Extreme ownership
