Business Operations & Program Management Expert (Defense)

Location: On-site at NGA Washington and surrounding facilities in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, US

Salary: $145,000–$157,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops technology and products for robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, maritime, defense, aerospace, and security applications, including sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, AI, ML, and AR.

What you will do

• Provide strategic leadership for a contractor support portfolio serving a major NGA program office or directorate, including administration, personnel coordination, and enterprise-level logistics.
• Lead high-visibility special projects, including business process re-engineering, organizational stand-ups, strategic planning, and process improvement initiatives.
• Support operational budgeting and resource planning through advanced data analysis, what-if scenarios, and funding recommendations.
• Manage information flow between the contractor team and senior government leadership and prepare background materials, talking points, strategic summaries, speeches, memoranda, and executive-level products.
• Develop and execute strategic communications plans, assess communications metrics, and produce customer communications about Source capabilities and services.
• Coordinate Congressional requests, visitor requirements, internal office activities, electronic publications, and related communications deliverables.

Requirements

• Exceptional industry expertise relevant to the field and compliance with GSA standards.
• Demonstrated strategic-level expertise and support experience with a large, complex Department of War or Intelligence Community organization.
• Experience with resource planning and portfolio management.
• Experience drafting executive-level communications, including speeches, talking points, and workforce messages.
• Experience with electronic publishing and publication production processes.
• Experience generating written and visual content for internal and external audiences, including news and feature articles, fact sheets, and visual ads.
• Experience with graphics, fonts, and text formatting for newsletters, briefings, website posts, and messaging campaigns.
• Experience assessing communications metrics, developing communications plans, and using standard business software for presentations, word processing, and SharePoint-based websites.
• Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI access, willingness to complete a Counterintelligence polygraph, and eligibility for OCONUS travel.

Nice to have

• Master of Business Administration or a related degree.
• Experience leading a program-level process improvement initiative from conception to completion.
• Expert-level understanding of agency-specific policies, procedures, and organizational dynamics, such as those of NGA.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an innovative environment combining multiple perspectives, disciplines, and technologies to solve complex problems.
• Inclusive workplace focused on authenticity, respect, and professional development.
• Workplace flexibility and support for health and well-being.
• Opportunity to contribute to national security and work with purpose.