Job Description

Collection Manager

Ft. Meade, MD, United States (On-site)

Job Title: Collection Manager Mid

Job Code: SSE603

Location: Ft. Meade, MD

Reports to: Program Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Supervisory: No supervisory/management authority

Prepared Date: 9/28/2026

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and may require a polygraph. Candidates holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without the polygraph may be selected.

Position Summary:

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking exceptionally qualified individuals to serve as Collection Managers at the mid-level in support of the U.S. Army Operations Group (AOG) at Ft. Meade, MD. The Collection Manager shall integrate the results of source management information, targeting packages, and analytical outreach to coordinate the production of Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) and focus AOG collection efforts against prioritized Army requirements.

Compensation & Benefits:

Starting Salary Range for Collection Manager: $118,000 - $122,000

Benefits That Set Us Apart

When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.

Highlights include:
• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Professional development, training, and certification support
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection

Because taking care of our employees isn't just a promise, it's part of who we are.

Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

Includes the following:
• Review, edit, coordinate, and publish IIRs, Notices of Intelligence Potential (NIP) Reports, and other HUMINT reports in HUMINT Online Tasking and Reporting (HOT-R) (or other succeeding enterprise system)
• Manage the AOG HOT-R queues, ensuring proper accesses and authorities
• Conduct outreach to analytical customers to focus AOG collection efforts against prioritized Army requirements and make recommendations to inform the collection managers
• Produce HUMINT Collection Management Reviews (CMRs) for current operations
• Produce routine Production Reports (PRs) of past collection operations, citing completed reports, evaluations, Finished Intelligence (FINTEL) citations, SDRs, and tasked HUMINT requirements
• Provide succinct feedback to field collectors, identify intelligence gaps, develop and implement a comprehensive and detailed collection plan
• Research, assess, and provide recommendations to the AOG staff for presentation to internal and external audiences
• Participate in specified meetings, briefings, conferences, seminars, progress reviews, and annual training events as needed
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory/management authority

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: (Basic Qualifications)
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Five (5) years of experience within the IC, must include knowledge and experience with intelligence operations and its various disciplines, functions, processes, and documentation, with two (2) years of experience in HUMINT Collection Management or HUMINT Operations.
• Highschool diploma or GED
• At least eight (8) years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the responsibilities and requirements of the Collection Manager position with at least a portion of the experience within the last two (2) years.
• Bachelor's degree in an area related to the responsibilities and requirements of the Collection Manager position from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Experience in managing research and coordination for projects.
• Existing knowledge and understanding of DoD classification guides, DoD HUMINT reporting and dissemination manuals, and Intelligence Oversight policies and regulations as it pertains to HUMINT publications.
• Experience in delivering global situational awareness in support of planning, synchronization, decision making and execution of client missions.
• Knowledge of Army structure and defense level intelligence operations; intelligence collection, fusion analysis, production, and dissemination for intelligence databases and products.
• Experience in instructing and interacting with small groups on data and information requirements and coordination tasks.
• Experience with all-source intelligence processes, data evaluation, and analysis.
• Knowledge of intelligence oversight and security guidelines pertaining to HUMINT reporting.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art intelligence analysis tools.
• Detailed knowledge of DIA, NSA, CIA, DEA, FBI, and Departments of Treasury and State programs and products.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Work Environment:

Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.