Vets2PM

DoD SkillBridge: Innovation Strategist

Vets2PM  •  $75/hr  •  Remote  •  5 months ago
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Job Description


This is a remote position.


DoD SkillBridge Internship: Innovation Strategist
SkillBridge Host Company: SightLine Ventures
SkillBridge Provider: Vets2PM LLC
Location: Remote


**particularly interested in
Officers with 4-10 years of experience.
**


Applicants must be active-duty U.S. Military Members who qualify for the DoD SkillBridge Program.

To Apply:

Apply to this posting and then go to

www.vets2pm.com/skillbridge

and complete the SkillBridge interest form.


NOTE:

Since the work this company performs is DoD-related, please submit a military-formatted resume or update your current resume to include your military assignments, roles, and duties. This ensures we can fully assess your background and align it with the position.

About the company:

We are a

boutique Business-Development-as-a-Service firm for small businesses with dual-use technology. We don’t just solve your problems; we help your business grow.

Company website:

https://sightline.tech/


DoD Innovation Strategist


SightLine Ventures | Full-Time | High-Impact Role


Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for an operator or acquisition professional with 4 to 10 years of active duty experience. Someone who understands the mission and/or knows how to navigate the DoD acquisition system, and can operate in fast-paced, high-stakes environments. You think strategically, communicate clearly, and execute with precision. You’ve led teams, delivered under pressure, negotiated tough deals, and made decisions when the margin for error was zero.


We value grit. We value loyalty. We're building a team who knows what it takes to win.


If that gets you fired up, you'll fit right in.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Strategic Innovation Management

    - Lead the development and execution of innovation strategies aligned with DoD mission priorities. Help clients embed cutting-edge technology into real operational use cases.

  • Dual-Use Technology Integration -

    Engage with startups and small businesses across AI, space, quantum, autonomy, cybersecurity, and more. Drive the transition of commercial tech into defense applications.

  • Stakeholder Engagement

    - Build trusted relationships across the DoD, venture capital, industry, and academia. Translate across domains to move technology into the field.

  • Capture Management

    - Own the full capture process. Identify opportunities, shape the strategy, lead proposal execution, and close contracts.

  • Team Collaboration

    - Mentor others. Share knowledge. Help build a high-performance culture that makes each other better every day.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business, or a related field

  • 4 to 10 years of active-duty experience with operational and/or acquisition experience

  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

  • Proven track record of performance and delivering results

  • Deep understanding of DoD, dual-use technology, and the national security innovation ecosystem

  • Operates confidently in dynamic, high-expectation environments

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary, full benefits, and performance-based commission. You’ll join a team of proven operators, strategists, and technologists working at the intersection of disruptive technology and national defense. At SightLine Ventures, we maintain a client-first, results-driven culture and give you a front-row seat to shape the future of defense innovation.

Compensation (if hired at the end of internship):

$150K+ OTE


Final Note

If you're looking for a 9-5 job, then this isn’t for you. But if you're the one building the strategy, doing the work, and closing the deal, then welcome to SightLine Ventures.


Vets2PM Provides:

  • Mentorship and guidance via weekly SkillBridge Intern Zoom Meetings.

  • PM Fundamentals course, Resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview skills course.

  • Other free resources, including an electronic copy of 'How to Speak Civilian Fluently'.

Other:

Not all internships include certification training by Vets2PM, as many host companies include their own internship-focused training instead. If selected for an internship with Vets2PM please read your approval email, letter, and training plan to be sure you understand what is included in your internship.
Vets2PM

About Vets2PM

At Vets2PM, we help military Service members, spouses, and veterans become project managers and connect them with companies that need them.

✔ Military Service members, spouses, and veterans → We show you how to translate your military experience into project management, earn certifications like the PMP, CAPM, or ACP to certify that experience, and step confidently into a meaningful, lucrative post-service project management career.

✔ Companies → We provide you certified, experienced, project management job-ready talent through the DOD SkillBridge program, at no cost during their internship, and these professionals are ready to lead from day one.

Here’s what we’ve done so far:

✔ 19,000+ veterans served

✔ 8,000+ trained

✔ 2,000+ hired

We also bring our training directly to installations through our Master Project Leader Program (MPLWorkshop / MPLCourse), a 60-day long program in which we prepare each one with the three most popular project management certifications in the marketplace today; the PMI PMP and ACP and the Scrum.Org PSM, which literally certifies that translated project delivery, i.e., mission execution, experience in the minds of many hiring managers and project executives!

✔ Fort Bliss, TX

✔ Fort Campbell, KY

✔ Virtual

→ Veterans: You already lead teams, manage timelines, and deliver results. We help you turn that into a meaningful, lucrative civilian career in project management.

→ Companies: You need dependable people who can handle complex projects. We train them, certify them, and send them your way.

✔ Certified talent

✔ Real experience

✔ Immediate impact

Start here:

Veterans: https://lnkd.in/eatT9rg

Companies: https://lnkd.in/ebBEi-9V

Industry
Education & Training
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Melbourne, Florida
Year Founded
2015
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