Senior Executive Officer (National Security)

Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States

Salary: $143,100–$207,600 USD per year

Company

hirify.global strengthens public institutions and national security through independent analysis, practical solutions, and public-service-focused support.

What you will do

• Advise the Government Lead on BOND strategic priorities, initiatives, and implementation plans.
• Translate senior leadership guidance into actionable plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Prepare executive briefings, decision memoranda, analytical reports, and recommendations for senior Department of War leadership.
• Coordinate initiatives across Department of War components, military departments, defense agencies, and supporting organizations.
• Maintain program schedules, milestone trackers, risk registers, performance dashboards, and reporting mechanisms.
• Support organizational transformation, policy development, governance, change management, stakeholder engagement, and corrective-action planning.

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Master’s degree in business administration, public administration, organizational management, operations research, public policy, national security studies, or a related discipline; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with 17 years of experience is accepted.
• 12+ years of professional experience, or 17 years with a bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years of experience in program management, executive support, organizational transformation, business operations, strategic planning, or management consulting supporting senior Department-level officials, General or Flag Officers, or Senior Executive Service leadership.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives, developing implementation plans, and tracking program performance.
• Experience preparing executive-level briefings, decision memoranda, analytical reports, and leadership recommendations.
• Experience managing program schedules, milestones, risks, performance metrics, and leadership-directed actions.

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility.
• Experience supporting the BOND Program or similar Department-level organizational transformation or enterprise management initiatives.
• Knowledge of OSW organizational structures, governance processes, and senior leadership decision-making.
• Experience coordinating initiatives across military departments, defense agencies, and senior Department of War organizations.
• Experience developing executive dashboards, performance metrics, or governance frameworks.
• Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci Change Management, or comparable certification.
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to navigate competing priorities and complex organizational environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Public-service-focused work supporting national and homeland security.
• Culture emphasizing collaboration, integrity, initiative, and client focus.
• Health, financial, and well-being benefits.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support for applicants with disabilities.