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title: 'Cyber Senior Program Manager at Research Innovations'
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# Cyber Senior Program Manager at Research Innovations

- **Company:** Research Innovations
- **Location:** St Petersburg, FL
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/researchinnovations.com/e537defa-23fa-4945-b4bc-62a7808bd675

## Job description

Position Title: Senior Program Manager Location: Melbourne, FL Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI Employment type: Full Time Research Innovations Inc. (RII) is redefining defense technology. We combine mission-driven impact with cutting-edge research and a culture that values autonomy, creativity, and technical excellence.

We’re looking for an innovative Senior Program Manager to lead several cybersecurity-related program teams to meet customer missions and RII business objectives. This role is based in our Melbourne, FL office and requires travel to the Washington, D.C. area and other locations as needed. Get s#it done.

This position requires an Active US Top Secret security clearance, and the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI Special Access Program access

## WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

- Provide overall responsibility for planning, coordinating, and directing the activities of program teams in support of customer missions
- Pursue and develop on-program growth and new efforts with customers, including business development and proposal management
- Use cybersecurity program experience to establish and implement program plans, drive execution, and ensure meaningful mission-focused customer deliveries
- Manage and control requirements, schedule, and cost to provide on-time, within budget performance of all customer program aspects
- Facilitate resolution of technical problems
- Manage internal and external expectations
- Manage risks and opportunities
- Lead proposal efforts for new opportunities, including management volume development, technical volume and cost volume review and validation, color team reviews, etc.
- Work with engineering team to develop program execution roadmaps
- Facilitate and grow customer engagement

## WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

- Over eight (8) years of experience as a program manager, leading fast-paced cybersecurity software development contracts with effective customer mission impact
- Delivered complex programs with innovative solutions
- Used strong communication skills to effectively interface with government customers and program teams
- Achieved on-program growth, generated new opportunities, helped build pipelines, and contributed to or led proposal efforts
- Managed programs within the cybersecurity, CNO development, and OCO domains
- Achieved in-depth understanding of cybersecurity or related areas
- Managed software development programs
- Managed multiple projects and programs simultaneously
- Lead proposal activities
- Written management volumes, reviewed cost proposals, and facilitated color team reviews

## EVEN BETTER

- Worked with a broad customer base
- Lead geographically dispersed teams
- Worked with emerging technologies, and research and development projects
- Coordinated with various functional disciplines (IT, Security, Contracts, and Finance)
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills

At RII, we believe that diversity in our workforce is critical to our success. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. We work to help your intellectual passions and creativity thrive. It’s one of our core values: Let your geek flag fly.

We also offer all employees comprehensive benefits including: flexible work schedules, health insurance coverage, paid time off, 401k with a company match, paid parental leave, access to wellness programs and much more. You get this all from day one, and all paid for by RII.

It’s all part of another of our core values: Stay human. It’s why our comfortable and colorful offices such as our headquarters, include a community game room, pantry, massage chair, and an escape room, among other amenities. It’s why we have community ambassadors and regular community events.

Research Innovations, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability status, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.

## #LI-AC1

## About Research Innovations

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Research Innovations Inc (RII) builds mission‑grade AI‑powered software and hardware for defense, intelligence, and cyber operations, designed by former operators and deployed in the field.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no public funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Rich Briggs (Founder, Chairman, CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industries: National defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, command & control (C2)
- Target customers: U.S. Department of Defense, allied militaries (UK, Canada), intelligence community
- Mission or purpose: “Creating RIIdiculously Awesome® solutions that make the world safer” – delivering AI‑enabled tools that let operators perform at expert level from the moment they plug in.

## Products & Services
- **PRIISM MAX**: Doctrine‑aware AI platform for joint all‑domain command and control (JADC2), enabling multi‑national data sharing, targeting coordination, and decision support.
- **Dragonfly**: Field‑hardened hardware for contested environments, designed for edge deployment.
- **Precision Offensive Cyber Effects**: Cyber capabilities built by former operators for real‑world mission impact.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue $62.4M (LinkedIn estimate, 2025); headcount ~350 (company site) or ~244 (LinkedIn, +10% YoY)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors listed; partners include UK Ministry of Defence (since 2017), Canadian Armed Forces (10+ years), U.S. joint commands
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of ~10% YoY; global footprint with offices in Alexandria, San Antonio, Melbourne, St. Petersburg, and London; active hiring for engineering, cyber, and mission roles

## Competitive Advantages
- Domain expertise: one‑third of employees are former military (targeting officers, EW specialists, cyber operators) – software is built by people who have done the job.
- Speed of fielding: products ship in weeks, not years, without shortcutting doctrine or safety.
- Coalition interoperability: architecture designed from the start for multi‑national operations, not adapted later.

## Strategic Focus
- Continuing to scale JADC2 capabilities for joint and allied forces.
- Deepening AI/ML integration into real‑time targeting and decision support.
- Expanding international partnerships (UK, Canada) and forward‑deployed teams (Hawaii, Seoul).

## Why Work Here
- Culture: “RII is where elite engineers, vulnerability researchers, and operational experts build critical technology.” Developers work directly with end‑users – no requirement translation layer.
- Remote/hybrid: Flexible hours and remote‑friendly roles; interviews may be remote or on‑site depending on role.
- Perks: Competitive health & wellness (Headspace included), 401(k) Safe Harbor match (immediately vested), incentive compensation, charitable matching, pet insurance, WFH fund, education assistance, internal R&D program (CanaRII).
- Unique opportunities: DoD SkillBridge partner for transitioning service members; strong veteran community.

## Sources
1. [researchinnovations.com/company](https://www.researchinnovations.com/company)
2. [researchinnovations.com/careers](https://www.researchinnovations.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com/company/research-innovations-incorporated](https://linkedin.com/company/research-innovations-incorporated)
4. [jobs.lever.co/researchinnovations.com](https://jobs.lever.co/researchinnovations.com)
5. [builtin.com/company/research-innovations-inc](https://builtin.com/company/research-innovations-inc)

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