Senior Director C2

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require </strong><strong>U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.</strong></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Who we are:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development. With headquarters in McLean, VA, our range of clients includes innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting-edge tech stack, and cloud-native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the role: </strong></span></p> <p class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">As a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Senior Director of Command and Control</strong>, you will bridge the gap between warfighters and engineers by bringing deep operational command and control expertise to Raft's most important customer engagements.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">This Field CTO role is focused on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>command and control innovation in the Pacific</strong>, with an emphasis on identifying operational challenges, evaluating potential solutions, and helping rapidly deliver capabilities that improve mission execution.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">You will work directly with operational users and senior leaders to understand how they execute the mission, identify opportunities to improve their workflows, and translate those needs into capabilities that can be delivered through MAKA Edge or other available platforms and technologies. When an operational team needs a new dashboard, form, database, workflow, application, automation, or data integration, you will help define the problem and work with Raft's product and engineering teams and experts across PACAF to determine the best way to deliver the capability.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">You will also help evaluate emerging government and commercial technologies for potential operational use. Where a third-party application or capability provides value, you will work with the appropriate technical teams and mission partners to determine how it can be integrated into the appropriate operational environment and connected to existing data, applications, and workflows.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">This is not a software engineering role. Your value comes from a deep understanding of command and control, air operations, operational planning, and how technology can improve mission execution. You will provide the operational context that enables engineers and product teams to build and integrate the right capabilities, while keeping the focus on real mission needs and measurable operational outcomes.</span></p> <h2 data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What You'll Do</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead C2 innovation efforts focused on solving high-value operational challenges across PACAF and the broader Indo-Pacific theater.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build strong working relationships across PACAF headquarters, Air Operations Centers, operational units, and Joint mission partners to understand operational priorities and identify opportunities for digital modernization.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct mission discovery with operators and leaders to identify problems that can be addressed through software, data, artificial intelligence, automation, or improved integration.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate operational requirements into clear problem statements, priorities, and desired mission outcomes that product, design, and engineering teams can act upon.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify repetitive, manual, disconnected, or data-intensive C2 processes that can be simplified or automated.