Principal Strategic Executive Analyst

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Strategic Executive Analyst to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Electronic Systems PEO (AFLCMC/ES).

Responsibilities

• Lifecycle Acquisition Facilitation
• Aid government personnel in the preparation, review, and oversight of acquisition documentation.
• Provide recommendations to streamline and improve all phases of the acquisition process for programs.
• Prepare and review reports, papers, briefings, and staff packages for Program Executive Officer (PEO) leadership through appropriate coordination channels.
• Deliver detailed analysis, supporting documentation, and justification for research efforts, including corrective action plans and recommendations.
• Portfolio Integration Support
• Assess and close architectural gaps through management and integration of portfolio programs and relevant external initiatives.
• Provide information, analysis, and recommendations to align research, development, demonstrations, exercises, acquisitions, manpower, and funding.
• Maintain, update, and analyze the acquisition forecast to ensure accuracy and consistency and identify gaps or deficiencies.
• Leverage portfolio integration activities to support out-year budget planning.
• Acquisition Planning
• Draft and review acquisition documentation for initiatives addressing gaps.
• Ensure documentation aligns with policy, guidance, acquisition strategy, technical approach, milestones, schedules, risk assessments, and performance objectives.
• Recommend acquisition strategies and support market research activities.
• Collect, analyze, store, and disseminate acquisition lessons learned.
• Program Monitoring
• Analyze program baselines and schedules.
• Recommend executable options to address changes affecting performance, schedule, or funding, subject to government approval.
• Provide advice and recommendations on acquisition efforts and report program status to the government.
• Support the review, compilation, and staffing of documentation for milestone and major program reviews by senior acquisition officials.
• Conduct independent assessments of portfolio and program risks, planning, and execution.
• Strategic Planning
• Provide engineering, technical, architectural, and acquisition expertise to support strategic decision-making.
• Aid in the development, publication, approval, and maintenance of the PEO Strategic Plan.
• Assess future system architecture alternatives and recommend improvements to planning methodologies.
• Evaluate and report current and projected manpower requirements aligned with strategic objectives.
• Track and report progress on Strategic Plan goals, commitments, and initiatives.
• Integrate Human Capital Investment planning into the Strategic Plan.
• Facilitate strategic planning meetings, steering committees, and off-site sessions.
• Ensure planning documents align with strategic objectives and support leadership decision-making.
• Research, Analysis, and Reporting
• Provide analysis to support situational awareness and issue resolution.
• Conduct and support research assignments to ensure consistency in interpretation and analysis.
• Cook up and coordinate research and analytical efforts with government stakeholders and external or foreign partners.
• Support long-range strategic planning and recommend administrative policies and procedures, subject to government approval.
• Strategic Communications
• Research, draft, and edit articles, speeches, and simony supporting PEO missions, operations, and initiatives.
• Ensure communications align with the PEO’s mission, vision, and goals.
• Develop, verify, and synthesize information from internal sources.
• Recommend message structure, tone, and organization to meet communication objectives.
• Cook up and coordinate messaging for internal and external audiences.
• Edit and refine materials for clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
• Prepare and organize supporting graphics for presentations.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret Clearance
• Years of Experience: 10+ years of Relevant Experience with 5+ years of DoD related experience
• Education: Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field
• Years of Experience: 20+ years of experience with 12+ years of DoD related experience
• Technical Skills: Acquisition documentation preparation and review, Executive-level briefing development, Strategic planning and portfolio analysis, Program schedule and performance analysis, Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Knowledge: Of DoD acquisition processes and governance
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability: To support and interact with senior leadership, Strong analytical and organizational skills, Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Additional Information

• Location: Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
• Travel: Travel may be required at the discretion of the government customer
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.
• Odyssey Benefits