Senior Director C2
- Compensation
- $225K–$265K
- Location
- Honolulu, HI; Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 20+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 20+ years of leadership experience in U.S. military operations, preferably including senior leadership positions within the U.S. Air Force.
- Extensive experience in command and control, air operations, operational planning, battle management, or related mission areas.
- Deep understanding of Air Force and Joint command and control, including how headquarters staffs, Air Operations Centers, operational units, and Joint partners plan and execute operations.
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex operational problems, identify the underlying mission need, and develop practical approaches to improve mission execution.
- Experience leading organizations and initiatives involving operational innovation, modernization, or the introduction of new capabilities.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior military and civilian leaders and operate effectively across organizational boundaries.
- Ability to translate operational concepts and user needs into clear requirements that software product and engineering teams can understand and act upon.
- Technical fluency sufficient to understand and communicate about modern software, data platforms, cloud environments, applications, artificial intelligence, APIs, and system integration at a conceptua
- Intellectual curiosity about emerging technology and an ability to evaluate technology based on the operational problem it solves rather than the technology itself.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to operate independently in complex and ambiguous environments and turn broad mission needs into executable actions.
- A bias toward action, experimentation, collaboration, and measurable mission outcomes.
Full description
This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.Who we are:
Raft () 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.
About the role:
As a Senior Director of Command and Control, you will bridge the gap between warfighters and engineers by bringing deep operational command and control expertise to Raft's most important customer engagements.
This Field CTO role is focused on command and control innovation in the Pacific, with an emphasis on identifying operational challenges, evaluating potential solutions, and helping rapidly deliver capabilities that improve mission execution.
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.
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.
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.
What You'll Do
- Lead C2 innovation efforts focused on solving high-value operational challenges across PACAF and the broader Indo-Pacific theater.