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Human Capital Manager

Guidehouse
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 May 2026

About the role

Job Family:

Operational Effectiveness Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 25%


Clearance Required:

Active Secret

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking a Human Capital Manager with a background in human resources for cyber security and/or DoD IT community.  The Human Capital Manager will join the Defense and Security Segment (D&S) - Defense, Diplomacy, & Intelligence (DDI) Practice Area. The candidate will support a DDI team dedicated to advancing the mission of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO).  

As a human resources (HR) and excepted services subject matter expert for the DoD CIO’s Cyber Excepted Service (CES) sub-directorate, the Human Capital Manager will advise clients, oversee project deliverables, and interact with the client daily to ensure engagement success. This includes supporting day-to-day operational meetings with client sponsors and consulting leaders. The Human Capital Manager is expected to have experience managing teams, advising clients, and creating effective reports and presentations for the client and internal executives. Successful candidates will also provide technical advice and guidance on an array of CES related HR matters to DoD Component leaders, HR offices, and the general workforce.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

  • Recruitment and Staffing:  Advise on the procedural and regulatory requirements governing the CES recruitment process. Advise and/or assist CES component stakeholders throughout the staffing process, tailoring communication to address multiple audiences.  Advise CES Component HR staff on the technical aspects of CES personnel actions related to pay, staffing and/or position classification, including but not limited to proper coding and/or processing of CES personnel actions using the current automated tools, in accordance with HR statutory and regulatory guidance.  Review and verify justifications for requesting use of special salary rates, recruitment bonuses, retentions, allowances, and other authorities.

  • Recruitment and Staffing Policy:  Review and provide input to the development and/or revision to CES staffing related policies and procedures.  Develop associated CES supplemental guidance documents, issue papers, and products that facilitate successful CES oversight.  Research and evaluate the interrelationships between various federal personnel systems (e.g. General Schedule (GS), Federal Wage System (FWS), Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), Demonstration Projects (Demos)) and unique components of each system.

  • Other Duties:  Research and draft responses to component inquiries. Assist in coordinating staff actions across the WID staff. Assist the Government Leadership staff when they coordinate/communicate, including calls, responding to email, and interfacing, with stakeholders or their staff at all levels within DoD. Coordinate joint efforts with other groups and offices and maintain accountability of all assigned tasks. Prepare and assist in the development of briefings, multimedia presentations, white papers, and informational memoranda.

What You Will Need:

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance.

    • Once onboard with Guidehouse, new hire MUST be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" security clearance.

  • Master’s Degree in a HR-related field. 

  • FIFTEEN (15) or more years of Federal and/or HR Experience (preferably with excepted service for DoD and federal civilian employees) with demonstrated expert knowledge and experience in Recruitment and Staffing to support the management and oversight of the Civilian Excepted Service personnel systems. 

  • Prior experience as a senior civilian GS-0201 HR Specialist or manager with a focus on staffing, classification, or employee relations.

  • Comprehensive understanding of the nuances and complexities inherent in the Civilian Excepted Service personnel system.

  • Knowledge of Title 5, Title 10, and Department of Defense personnel policies.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" Federal or DoD security clearance

  • TEN (10) or more years of experience in cyber, policy, or a related field.

  • TEN (10) or more years of experience consulting for government clients, particularly for DOD clients.

  • ONE (1) or more certifications in cyber, policy, or a related field.

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