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VAST Data · 2 days ago

Federal Operations Director

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

VAST Data is a rapidly growing infrastructure company that is revolutionizing data storage for the AI market. They are seeking an experienced Federal Operations Director to design and scale operational programs for their federal/defense business, ensuring compliance and alignment with strategic goals.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, document, and roll out company-wide Federal Operations programs, processes, playbooks, and tools

Partner closely with the VP of Federal, CTO, and Federal Compliance Officer to align operations with sales strategy, technical roadmaps, and regulatory requirements

Build and scale federal-compliant processes for: CMMC 2.0 / NIST 800-171 compliance program

Secure hardware configuration management and delivery

Program financial tracking, KPI dashboards, and past-performance reporting

Establish and own the company’s Federal Operations Handbook and continuous improvement cycle

Serve as the operational bridge between commercial best practices and federal/DoD mandates

Track and improve key federal metrics: on-time delivery, CPARS scores, audit findings, etc

Qualification

Federal operations experienceProgram managementCMMC 2.0 complianceTechnical program leadershipPMP certificationCross-functional collaborationBachelor's degreeOperational budgetingCreating planning models

Required

U.S. citizenship required

10+ years of federal/defense operations, program management, or technical program leadership experience at a hardware + software company

Proven track record of building and scaling federal-compliant operational

Experience creating repeatable processes for mixed hardware/software deliveries into DoD and Federal customers

Exceptional ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical playbooks and tools that engineering and operations teams actually use

Strong cross-functional collaborator—comfortable partnering daily with Sales, Engineering, Compliance, and Finance leaders

Bachelor's degree (technical or business field preferred); PMP, PgMP or similar certification a plus