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Staff Technical Project Manager

Chaos

El Segundo, CAJob$105–180K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$105–180K/yr
Location
El Segundo, CA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Active PMPSecurity clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

CHAOS Industries is hiring a Staff Technical Project Manager to establish processes for a new PMO within Security Business Operations. The role owns IT projects and reports to the Director of Security Business Operations. It involves coordinating project plans, budgets, requirements, stakeholder communications, and work across IT and cybersecurity teams. The position also supports coordination on new real estate builds and requires approximately 10% travel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementCyber SecurityRequirements GatheringSmartsheetJIRAProject ManagementStatus ReportingExecutive CommunicationITCybersecurityAI PlatformsAutonomyOwnershipMilitary ExperienceDefense IndustryIT Integration

Qualifications

U.S. PersonBachelor's DegreeActive PMPSecurity Clearance Eligibility

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Relocation Assistance

Full job description

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 Technical Project Manager will put their stamp on process creation at CHAOS. The role owns IT projects 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 IT projects, including schedules, plans, and budgets, and track status and spend.
  • Gather and document requirements.
  • Develop project charters, plans, communications, and other project documents.
  • Manage stakeholder and executive communications.
  • Maintain RAID logs.
  • Produce weekly status reports for stakeholders.
  • Facilitate meetings.
  • Work alongside the IT and cybersecurity teams.
  • Collaborate across teams and departments and partner with other project managers to create a cohesive network of project management and keep projects on schedule.
  • Stay aligned with the Staff Security Project Manager on new real estate builds.
  • Coordinate across multiple time zones.
  • Travel: approximately 10%.

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 gathering and documenting requirements
  • Strong stakeholder management, including status reporting and executive communication
  • Experience working with IT and cybersecurity teams
  • Proficiency in Smartsheet and Jira, and familiarity with different AI platforms
  • Ability to obtain a security clearance

Preferred Requirements:

  • Military or defense industry experience
  • Experience integrating acquired companies’ IT
  • 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

Salary Range: $105,000 - 180,000 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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How this job compares

Set against the 496 open Technical Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$105–180K/yr
  • California median$133–180K/yr37 salary ranges
  • US median$105–155K/yr323 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $143K, is 10% below the California median midpoint ($158K) — in the middle half of Technical Project Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 55 open Technical Project Manager jobs in California and 496 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Technical Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 7 years (430 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 237 of the 496 open Technical Project Manager jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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