Planner (USASOC-CDAO)

Thank you for considering IT Concepts dba Kentro, where innovation drives opportunity and collaboration leads to success. Our dynamic community of experts is fully committed to advancing our customers' missions, fostering professional growth, and making a positive impact on our communities. By joining our supportive community, you will find that Kentro is dedicated to your personal and professional development. Together, we can drive meaningful change, spark innovation, and achieve extraordinary milestones. Kentro is hiring for a Planner to support United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Chief Data and Analytics Office (CDAO) in the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Enterprise Development, Application, and Training (EDAT). Developing, coordinating, and executing strategic initiatives that advance the organization’s data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation objectives. The Strategic Planner will translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, synchronize efforts across organizational stakeholders, and provide leadership with clear assessments, recommendations, and decision-support products. This position requires a strategic thinker who can operate effectively in a complex Department of Defense environment, understand organizational priorities, identify dependencies and risks, and develop practical strategies that support mission outcomes.

Location: Onsite in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute strategic plans supporting USASOC CDAO priorities, initiatives, and mission objectives.
• Translate senior-leader guidance and strategic objectives into actionable plans, milestones, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Support the development and implementation of data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation strategies.
• Conduct strategic analysis to identify organizational challenges, capability gaps, dependencies, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop strategic roadmaps, implementation plans, organizational assessments, decision briefs, and executive-level presentations.
• Coordinate strategic planning activities across USASOC staff elements, subordinate organizations, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate planning sessions, working groups, and stakeholder engagements to establish priorities and drive alignment.
• Track strategic initiatives, milestones, deliverables, and performance measures to assess progress against established objectives.
• Identify issues that may affect strategic initiatives and develop recommendations, mitigation strategies, and courses of action.
• Conduct research and analysis of emerging technologies, industry practices, DoD initiatives, and mission requirements relevant to data and analytics.
• Support organizational change management and adoption efforts associated with new data, analytics, AI, and technology capabilities.
• Develop and maintain planning documentation, governance materials, strategic frameworks, and supporting artifacts.
• Prepare concise written and visual products for senior government leadership and decision-makers.
• Support governance processes by documenting decisions, action items, responsibilities, and follow-on activities.
• Analyze operational and organizational data to support strategic decision-making and prioritization.
• Assist with resource, capability, and workforce planning in support of CDAO strategic objectives.
• Coordinate with government and contractor personnel to ensure strategic initiatives remain synchronized with broader USASOC and USSOCOM priorities.
• Perform other strategic planning and analysis duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Strategic Planning, Public Administration, Management, Organizational Leadership, Data Analytics, Information Technology, or a related field. The following certification can be substituted in place of a Bachelor's degree: SecurityX / CASP+ DAWIA PM Practitioner GSEC Security+