Fortreum is a trusted leader in cloud and cybersecurity services, ranked among the Top 5 FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organizations (3PAO). With the addition of Kovr.AI, we have expanded our capabilities to include advanced cyber risk quantification and analytics, enabling organizations to better understand, measure, and communicate risk. Together, we deliver independent, third-party, vendor-agnostic regulatory assessment and advisory services, alongside advanced cybersecurity offensive and compliance technical solutions. Our comprehensive service portfolio spans regulatory compliance frameworks including FedRAMP, CMMC, FISMA, SOC, PCI, ISO, and HIPAA.

Working with Fortune 500 companies and leading cloud service providers, we’ve built our reputation on service-delivery excellence and an unwavering commitment to client success. Our continued rapid growth creates exceptional opportunities for driven professionals to make their mark in the cybersecurity industry—guided by our core values: quality above all, a customer-driven mindset, autonomy, and personal accountability.

The Opportunity

On our team, you will play a pivotal role in driving delivery and execution across Fortreum’s Kovr AI Platform—our AI-native compliance automation solution. As a Program Manager, you will bridge engineering, product, delivery, and business teams, owning end-to-end project plans that keep complex technical initiatives on track. You will translate product roadmaps into executable delivery schedules, manage risk and dependencies across cross-functional workstreams, and ensure our AI solutions are delivered on time and to the standard our federal and enterprise customers expect. This is a hands-on, PM opportunity to build the product management function from the ground up inside a fast-moving startup-within-a-company environment.

Key Responsibilities

Specifically, you would be responsible for:

Own end-to-end execution of technical project plans, translating product roadmaps into scheduled, resourced delivery milestones

Coordinate cross-functionally across Engineering, Sales, Delivery and the Program Management Office (PMO) to keep initiatives moving and unblock dependencies

Establish and run core project management processes (status reporting, sprint/iteration planning, risk registers) appropriate for a fast-scaling AI startup

Translate complex technical concepts—system architecture, APIs, AI/ML capabilities—for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Track and report on project health, timelines, and delivery commitments across concurrent workstreams

Coordinate customer success and onboarding activities tied to product releases and deployments

Identify and mitigate delivery risks across cloud, AI/ML, and compliance-related workstreams

Drive continuous improvement of project management tooling, processes, and team rituals in coordination with the PMO

Support planning and execution to ensure products meet both technical excellence standards and market needs

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Strong technical background in AI/ML with the ability to engage deeply with engineering teams on architecture, APIs, and system design

A strong advocate for customer needs, with demonstrated experience in the creation of Product Feature Requests

Demonstrated experience managing technical projects or programs from planning through delivery

Demonstrated experience working with an account team to identify risks and escalation paths, and in identifying areas for growth and expansion

Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Experience with SaaS products and developer-focused tools

Experience with agile development methodologies and project/product analytics tools such as Jira and Linear

Active Top Secret clearance

Local and able to go onsite in DC metro area to include MD/VA

Preferred Skills

Previous experience managing the deployment of a software product within air-gapped environments