Senior Strategic Advisor
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Description & Requirements
MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Strategic Advisor - Defense & Intelligence to join our team in Washington, D.C. (On-site).
This role supports the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (OUSW[I&S]) by delivering high-level guidance on critical geopolitical priorities. You will help shape defense strategy, interface with senior leadership, and accelerate data-driven decision-making across multiple mission stakeholders.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide high-level strategic counsel to senior executives within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (OUSW[I&S]) regarding the oversight of sensitive operations, autonomous architectures, and geopolitical defense priorities.
Formulate and coordinate complex legislative proposals, strategy documents, and congressional inquiries, ensuring complete alignment with statutory mandates and departmental objectives.
Assess emerging commercial technologies and counter-unmanned systems (C-UXS) across air, ground, and maritime domains, offering data-backed recommendations to enhance the Joint Force's operational lethality and intelligence posture.
Prepare comprehensive briefing materials and staff senior-level engagements to accelerate data-driven decision-making for Under Secretary-equivalent leadership.
Facilitate interagency coordination and policy execution to streamline intelligence sharing, reduce technical stovepipes, and optimize capability development across multiple mission stakeholders.
Lead organizational evaluations and workflow analyses to design improved operational procedures, fostering a unified and efficient support environment for the counter-unmanned systems (C-UXS) Acquisition and Maritime Portfolio.
Function as a strategic expert across multiple high-impact assignments, evaluating program performance and recommending major shifts to align with emer
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