Guidehouse

Mission Program Lead

Guidehouse$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI clearance with FULL SCOPE polygraph
  • Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of equivalent professional experience
  • 8+ years of mission and operational support experience for highly sensitive DoD/IC programs

Responsibilities

  • Build coalitions across organizational boundaries in national security
  • Utilize mission experience to drive progress
  • Streamline authority deconfliction across complex efforts
  • Coordinate with client leadership for integration of efforts
  • Develop clear and compelling briefing materials for executives
  • Inform strategic and operational planning with mission experience
  • Refine and sustain mission programs with key stakeholders

Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Discretionary variable incentive bonus eligibility
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend
Full Job Description

Job Family:

Operational Effectiveness (ESA)


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph

What You Will Do:

  • Work across organizational boundaries and complex bureaucracies across the national security landscape to build coalitions and accelerate progress toward shared objectives in a high-visibility, highly sensitive mission space.

  • Utilize mission program experience and internal networks to drive progress and sustain momentum at the speed of mission requirements.

  • Focus multiple efforts of streamlining authority deconfliction and ensure full clarity and coherence in terms of roles, responsibilities, and workstreams across complex, multi-entity efforts.

  • Work closely with client executive and senior leadership to coordinate and integrate all efforts, representing clients in external engagements where necessary.

  • Develop and deliver clear, concise, and compelling briefing materials, program information, and recommendations to executive and senior clients with professional polish.

  • Utilize mission and operational experience to inform the full spectrum of strategic, organizational, tactical, and operational program planning and execution.

  • Work tirelessly to build, refine, evolve, and sustain mission programs and capabilities in close partnership with key mission entities.


What You Will Need:

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a FULL SCOPE (FS/FSP) polygraph

  • Bachelor's Degree; FOUR (4) years of additional professional experience in lieu of Bachelor's

  • EIGHT (8)+ years' of experience directly involved in mission and operational support for highly sensitive DoD/IC programs


What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • A Master's degree in a relevant discipline.

  • At least 15+ years of direct mission and operational experience, supporting

  • Operational experience in the field.

  • Complex and highly sensitive programs.

  • Ability to operate autonomously with the highest levels of professional polish, communication expertise, and mission understanding.

  • A demonstrated track record of driving programs to success, with clear outcomes, deliverables, and return on investment.

  • A demonstrated ability to operate across the national security landscape and deftly navigate complex bureaucracies to drive progress, build momentum, and achieve desired outcomes.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
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8,000 employees
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2018

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