Senior Strategic Initiatives Officer

About the role

The Strategic Initiatives Officer - Senior, serves as a principal advisor to senior executive leadership, responsible for driving the development and execution of the organization's most critical strategic initiatives. This role directs enterprise-wide efforts to define and implement new strategies, realign complex processes, and ensure the successful integration of major projects across the agency and with key external partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead advisor to Directorate-level leadership on all strategic planning, process re-engineering, and mission-critical initiatives
• Direct the formulation, tracking, and implementation of the organization's strategic plan, vision, and high-level roadmaps
• Lead and facilitate high-level engagements with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and external partners (including IC, DoD, and international entities) to deconflict priorities and synchronize strategic efforts
• Anticipate and identify strategic challenges, opportunities, and risks; develop and recommend innovative solutions and mitigation strategies to senior leadership
• Oversee the development of enterprise-level governance frameworks, operational structures, and performance metrics to guide and assess strategic initiatives
• Represent the organization and its leadership in senior-level forums, briefings, and negotiations related to strategic partnerships, policy implementation, and resource allocation
• Direct the analysis of complex policy (e.g., commercial space, foreign disclosure) and provide expert recommendations to navigate its impact on strategic objectives
• Champion the adoption of best practices and drive a culture of continuous improvement across the enterprise
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reports, briefings, and talking points for audiences including senior agency leadership and congressional stakeholders

Requirements

• Education: A minimum of a Master's degree in Strategic Intelligence, Business Administration, International Affairs, Public Policy, or a related field
• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in strategic planning, program management, or policy development within the Intelligence Community or Department of Defense. In lieu of a Master's degree, 15+ years. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, 20+ years
• Proven experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives and process re-engineering efforts from conception to implementation
• Demonstrated experience providing direct strategic counsel to, and building productive relationships with, senior executive-level leaders
• Expert-level knowledge of project management principles and demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of complex, cross-functional projects
• Extensive experience in analyzing, drafting, and implementing high-level policy and strategic guidance
• Experience leading strategic-level organizational performance assessments
• Experience drafting and developing strategic guidance

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic-level organizational performance assessments and translating findings into actionable improvements
• Prominent ability to lead and facilitate negotiations with foreign partners and manage multinational engagement strategies
• Expertise in analyzing and interpreting space policy documents and remote sensing regulations to provide recommendations to senior leadership
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering strategic communications and formal responses for congressional inquiries or other high-level taskers
• A track record of successfully mentoring and developing junior officers and leading high-performing teams