IT Business Program Management Strategic Advisor

Job Family:

Technology Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

The Senior Manager will lead strategic initiatives and operational activities at Guidehouse clients. This position will be responsible for managing client relationships, assessing client’s IT capabilities, providing recommendations, implementing strategic initiatives, executing long term programmatic planning efforts, strategically responding to emerging priorities, and managing matrixed teams at client offices. This Position will 

• Provide technical and business program management strategy including support for acquisitions, financial management, contract management, budget development, operations, and business process management. 

• Provide strategic expertise for the development, updates, and delivery of meeting schedules, agendas, minutes, and briefing materials for meetings, working group sessions. 

• Provide consultation and assistance to IT program offices to facilitate the implementation and compliance with the CLIENT acquisition policies, requirements, processes, and procedures along with other parts of the US Government as applicable. 

• Organize and deliver expert strategy and analysis for current knowledge management IT systems including collection, access management and dissemination of this information to facilitate secure sharing of the CLIENT mission across the organization. 

• Provide Shared Services Capability via strategy, operating models, and road mapping. 

• Oversee project management/program management. 

• Manage acquisition policies, processes, procedures, and requirements. 

• Oversee, develop, and provide contract and procurement policies, processes, procedures, and requirements. 

• Have general knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) process. 

• Have experience in Knowledge Management (KM) strategy and implementation. 

• Be proficient in all aspects of strategic communications development and support. 

• Be able conduct ITAR reviews and processes to include purchase request (PR) packages. 

 

• Provide end to end management of IT client engagements - detailed project plans, scope and budget definition, resource allocation, product delivery. 

• Organize and facilitate project timelines with clients and team, including generating estimates for project complexity and duration. 

• Serve as point person in client communications and provide leadership and mentoring to team members on project development and client management skills. 

• Manage senior client relationships and expectations throughout project lifecycle to build confidence, deliver excellence, and sell consulting services.<