Program Manager (Intelligence)

Description

The company is hiring a Program Manager for Intelligence to run a nationwide intelligence research and analysis program that supports federal law enforcement and national security work.

This role is the main contact for government contracting officers, CORs, and senior mission leaders, and you answer for contract performance, workforce management, and mission results.

You will lead a large, geographically spread team of cleared intelligence analysts, with the team based in the Washington, DC area.

The program covers stand-up and steady-state operations. The company is a private defense and government solutions business founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with capabilities in data science, software development, network engineering, ISR, and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Lead staffing, recruiting, retention, quality control, performance monitoring, and personnel transitions, working with corporate recruiting, security, and transition teams to keep the workforce fully staffed and ready for the mission.
• Set consistent analytic and operational standards for headquarters and field locations, track performance metrics, and fix staffing and performance problems quickly.
• Deliver timely status and staffing reports to government stakeholders.
• Manage competing priorities in a fast-moving operational environment while keeping high standards of accountability.

Requirements

• Hold an active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. A master's degree or additional experience may substitute for some of the required experience.
• Have ten (10) or more years of experience in intelligence, law enforcement, or national security programs, including at least five (5) years managing contract programs.
• Have demonstrated experience managing a geographically distributed workforce of 75 or more cleared personnel, including through subordinate regional or site leaders.
• Have led contract transitions or program stand-ups, including rapid recruiting, onboarding, and security processing.
• Have managed performance metrics, quality control, staffing, and recurring reporting under firm-fixed-price or performance-based contracts.
• Have shown you can serve as the primary contractor interface with government contracting officers, CORs, and senior mission leadership.
• Be able to work on-site in the Washington, DC area and travel to field locations as needed.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Preferred: Experience managing intelligence analysis programs supporting DHS, DOJ, or other federal law enforcement organizations.
• Preferred: Background as an intelligence analyst or supervisor in a federal law enforcement or homeland security environment.
• Preferred: Experience with workforce retention in hard-to-staff locations.

Conditions

Work on-site in the Washington, DC area, with travel to field locations as needed.

Normal office conditions.

All applicants receive consideration without discrimination for any reason.