DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU)
Mountain View, CA
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is a Department of Defense (DoD) organization focused exclusively on accelerating the adoption of commercial technology throughout the military and growing the national security innovation base. As the Department’s gateway to leading technology companies across the country, DIU is focused on rapid prototyping, fielding, and scaling of commercial solutions that can save lives, lead to new operational concepts, increase efficiency, and save taxpayer dollars.
Duties
We are looking for an experienced executive to lead DIU’s engagement with commercial companies and investors in Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, Chicago and other key innovation hubs across the United States. You will represent DIU and DoD on defense applications of commercial technology and will interact directly with senior executives, including cabinet level secretaries and appointees, top military leadership, and Members of Congress. In addition to overseeing day-to-day commercial operations, you will maintain senior level investor and company relationships in order to provide insights into what technologies are being funded by venture capital, how those technologies map to national security use cases, and which companies are delivering those technologies.
As the Deputy Director, Commercial Operations you will:
Skills & Experience we value for this role:
Structure
In this role, you will work under the general direction and guidance of the Director, DIU, under the auspices of the Secretary of Defense. The Director outlines general assignment objectives and policies while delegating to the incumbent wide latitude for individual initiative, innovation and autonomy in planning, designing and applying expertise to DOD challenges.
Conditions of Employment
Location & Travel: This position is located at our Mountain View office location with up to 20% travel required to engage other DIU locations and mission partner sites.
Who we are:
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. DIU strengthens national security by accelerating the adoption of commercial technology throughout the military and bolstering our allied and national security innovation bases. DIU partners with organizations across the DoD to rapidly prototype and field commercial capabilities that solve operational challenges at speed and scale. With offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, Chicago, and inside the Pentagon, DIU is the Department’s gateway to acquiring leading technologies for the warfighter.
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