Senior Business and Technology Strategist - Security Clearance Required

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Department Summary :

MITRE’s Department of Strategic Management Systems within the Enterprise Strategy and Transformation Center works in partnerships across government agencies to establish management practices needed to achieve mission success.

We will provide you with challenging opportunities to apply and expand your business strategy acumen, assess governance, develop, and implement performance metrics, apply analytic skills, and assist government agencies with strategic innovation and transformation.

You will use your abilities to address complex issues of critical national and global significance. We are looking for motivated, adaptive, and self-directed team players with a wide range of interests and a foundation of skills in generating impact.

As our Enterprise Business Strategist, you will contribute to a team that provides technical consulting in the area of strategic management.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Assist government leaders in defining the vision and determining the direction of change through a period of major government transformation.
• Assist government agencies in strategic visioning, planning and execution toward the desired future state guiding the organization and employees through the necessary changes to bring the plan to successful fruition.
• Work with government leaders to translate their mission, vision, goals, and strategies into actionable programs within a coherent concept of operations.
• Contribute to the development of agency-wide or government-wide strategic and transition planning activities.
• Work with junior team members, assist in identifying appropriate engagements for them,guide / support their professional development.
• Work with teams to establish enterprise governance with associated practices and mechanisms.
• Participate in recruiting efforts to identify and secure top talent.
• Help develop performance management plans; defining metrics, sourcing valid data, and using the information to evaluate progress and determine future investment of time and resources.
• Participate in the analysis of the current state and support the design of objective future business operations for federal departments and agencies to aid Government decision making.

Basic Qualifications :

Typically Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems Management or other related disciplines and 5 years of related experience;

or a Master’s and 3 years with related experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Must be a US citizen with ability of obtaining and maintaining a US government clearance.
• Hands on proficiency defining performance metrics, sourcing valid data, and using the information to evaluate progress and determine future investment of time and resources.
• Ability to conduct research and present findings and recommendations that effectively communicate key messages.
• Significant experience developing teams & talent.
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Advanced degree / MBA
• Preference given to qualified candidates with active clearance.
• Federal consulting experience
• 5 + years related experience, including 2 years of leadership
• Experience in convening stakeholders to address critical challenges in (1) climate and environmental change impact, (2) domestic and global security and resiliency, and / or (3) national and international cybersecurity challenges, system vulnerabilities and designing and implementing mitigations to maintain highest levels of security.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s) :

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s) :

Secret

Work Location Type : Hybrid

Hybrid

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