Lead and manage the daily push notification distribution of 20,000+ Citizen incidents to guide national or local safety and news coverage.
Define and oversee the standards, process, and quality controls behind the 29M+ push notifications sent daily by our 24/7 team.
Direct real-time decision-making and escalation during major or rapidly evolving incidents, ensuring critical safety information is communicated quickly and accurately.
Establish clear standards for how serious public safety incidents are communicated to millions of users.
Ensure notifications reflect appropriate context, accuracy, and tone across all incidents.
Provide editorial guidance during high-impact or sensitive incidents that require careful judgement.
Use data and analytics to identify helpful patterns in incident communication and user engagement, partnering with Product and Data Science to improve how incidents are prioritized and distributed.
Help evolve Citizen’s workflows from manual processes toward scalable AI-assisted incident prioritization and notification delivery while maintaining strong editorial standards.
Lead and develop a Mission Control team of 2–3 specialists responsible for real-time incident distribution and escalation.
Foster a culture of speed, accountability, and sound editorial judgment in real-time safety communications

A proven leader with 8-10+ years of experience managing a large 24/7 operations center, newsroom, or other high intensity operation where seconds matter.
Highly collaborative and a superior communicator with strong personal credibility to build trusted relationships and influence and achieve buy-in across levels and audiences.
Proven ability to make decisions on editorial judgment, daily content, complex operations and logistics in a fast-paced environment.
Strong operational background and a track-record of analytically setting goals and then leading, inspiring, and motivating others to deliver and measuring results.
Experience collaborating with product or data teams on automation, AI, or workflow optimization.
Flexible and open to constantly-changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within tight time frames.
Ability to think outside the box, innovate, and lead the team through periods of rapid growth.
This role requires eligibility to obtain and maintain CJIS clearance. Continued employment is contingent upon meeting and maintaining this requirement.

Senior Manager – Mission Control

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