Strategic Process Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Knowledge Management, Inc.

$160K — $175K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • 8+ years of experience with USMC HQ Departments
  • Experience communicating with senior military leaders
  • Skilled in translating organizational priorities into presentations
  • Experience drafting speeches and briefs for senior officials
  • Knowledge of congressional testimony processes
  • Familiarity with USMC Force Design and logistics objectives
  • Experience with combatant command operations

Responsibilities

  • Assist leadership with program support and process improvement
  • Facilitate communications planning for I&L initiatives
  • Provide administrative support using MS Teams and SharePoint
  • Review and assess logistics strategies across various classification levels
  • Develop executive-level presentations for senior leaders
  • Support congressional testimony documentation
  • Integrate logistics requirements with USMC strategic goals

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
  • Group Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Voluntary Term Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-term disability insurance
Full Job Description
***THIS POSITION IS FOR A PROPOSAL***

Job Requisition: Strategic Process Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Location: Pentagon, Arlington, VA

Customer: Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Salary Range: $ 160,000.00 - $ 175,000.00

Clearance: Top Secret

Job Description:

Knowledge Management, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Process SME for contracted staff supporting Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), Installations and Logistics (I&L), Logistics Current and Future Operations Branch (LPOV). The Strategic Process SME will provide high level action officer support to SES and General Officer Leadership within LP and I&L and will interact directly with senior leadership to develop products in direct support of their efforts and initiatives.

Responsibilities: The Strategic Process SME will assist the I&L and LP Front Offices, and LPOV Leadership with program support, process improvement initiatives, communications planning, organizational leadership support, and other administrative tasks as required using MS Teams, I&L SharePoint, and/or ETMS2. Support for this task will require assessment of Unclassified, CUI, Secret, and TS/SCI logistics strategies, plans, and vision/guidance documents.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Eight (8) years of related experience supporting USMC Headquarters Departments and coordination with the FMF.
  • Proven ability to communicate and interact with senior leaders (3-star level).
  • Proven ability to translate and develop strategic guidance and organizational priorities into executive-level presentations.
  • Experience reviewing, assessing, researching, and drafting input for speeches and briefs in support of senior executive service and general officer level strategic communication.
  • Experience supporting and integrating input for congressional testimony and responses.
  • Experience with USMC Force Design efforts and development in support of organizational leadership goals and objectives integrating overall USMC logistics equities for emerging logistics requirements.
  • Experience with Geographic Combatant Command and Service Component-level operations, to include planning, prioritization, force management, or resourcing.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing concepts of employment, concepts of operation, resourcing plans/strategies, and associated PPBEA actions

Security Clearance:
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance w/SCI eligibility required.

Work Environment:
  • On-Site

Availability
  • This position is anticipated to become available on or about 13 September 2026

Benefits: All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
  • Group Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Voluntary Term Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-term disability insurance

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