Aerospace & Defense Strategy and Management Consulting, Knowledge Manager

Renaissance Strategic Advisors, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Renaissance Strategic Advisors, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks a Knowledge Manager to lead capture, organization, and activation of the firm’s knowledge assets, bridging strategy consulting, KM, and emerging tech. You’ll ensure consultants access project materials, methodologies, insights, and interviews, while enabling AI-enabled tools to boost productivity and knowledge sharing across the organization.

This role offers broad exposure to clients, experts, methodologies, and strategic priorities,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent in a related field.
• 3+ years in consulting, research, knowledge management, or related analytical environment.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience synthesizing information from multiple sources.
• Exposure to generative AI tools and applying AI to research and knowledge workflows.
• Experience organizing large information volumes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and improve the firm's knowledge repository for project materials, methodologies, frameworks, and research.
• Organize, classify, and curate deliverables, analyses, presentations, and other knowledge assets.
• Develop knowledge taxonomies, metadata standards, and structures to boost searchability.
• Ensure assets remain current and aligned with firm standards.
• Support governance, content lifecycle management, and archival processes.
• Capture insights and lessons learned from engagements for reusable knowledge assets.
• Maintain SME interview records and proprietary research.
• Transform outputs into playbooks, templates, and best-practice guides.
• Identify recurring client challenges to develop knowledge resources for future engagements.
• Support internal knowledge-sharing initiatives and communities of practice.
• Provide training and guidance on AI tools and workflows.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organization skills

Communication

Problem solving

Independent working

AI familiarity

Information synthesis

Attention to detail

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Information Science, Political Science, Public Policy, Communications, Library Science, or related field

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

Notion

Airtable

Job description

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking an intellectually curious, highly organized Knowledge Manager to lead capture, organization, and activation the firm's collective knowledge. This role sits at the intersection of strategy consulting, knowledge management, and emerging technology.

The Knowledge Manager will ensure that consultants can quickly access the firm's intellectual capital, including project deliverables, methodologies, industry insights, expert interviews, and best practices. The role will also support the adoption of practical AI-enabled tools and workflows that improve productivity, accelerate research, and enhance knowledge sharing across the organization.

This position offers broad exposure to the firm's activities, subject matter experts, consulting methodologies, and strategic priorities, making it an excellent opportunity for someone interested in consulting, research, knowledge strategy, and applied AI.

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge Management & Intellectual Capital

• Build, maintain and continuously improve the firm's knowledge repository, ensuring consultants can efficiently access relevant project materials, methodologies, frameworks, and research.
• Organize, classify, and curate project deliverables, proposals, market analyses, presentations, and other intellectual capital assets.
• Develop and maintain knowledge taxonomies, metadata standards, and organizational structures that improve searchability and knowledge discovery.
• Ensure knowledge assets remain current, well-organized, and aligned with firm standards.
• Build and support knowledge governance, content lifecycle management, and archival processes.

Knowledge Capture & Development

• Partner with project teams to capture key insights, lessons learned, and reusable intellectual capital from completed engagements.
• Organize and maintain records of subject matter expert (SME) interviews, proprietary research, and internal perspectives.
• Transform project outputs into reusable frameworks, playbooks, templates, best-practice guides, and case examples.
• Identify recurring client challenges and develop knowledge resources that support future consulting engagements.
• Support internal knowledge-sharing initiatives and communities of practice.

AI Enablement & Adoption

• Support adoption and effective use of approved AI tools and workflows related to accessing Knowledge across the firm.
• Identify opportunities to improve consultant productivity through AI-enabled workflows for research, synthesis, content development, and knowledge retrieval.
• Create and maintain libraries of AI prompts, templates, workflow examples, and use cases for common consulting activities.
• Provide training and practical guidance to help consultants use AI tools effectively and responsibly in day-to-day work.
• Monitor emerging AI capabilities and assess practical applications aligned with firm needs.

Consultant Support & Adoption

• Serve as a trusted resource for consultants seeking relevant project examples, methodologies, research, and expertise.
• Respond to internal knowledge requests and support project teams with information retrieval and knowledge discovery.
• Promote adoption of knowledge resources, tools, and best practices across the firm.
• Develop user guides, training materials, and onboarding resources to improve utilization of firm knowledge assets.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Information Science, Political Science, Public Policy, Communications, Library Science, Research, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years or more of experience in consulting, research, knowledge management, business analysis, information management, or a related analytical professional environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond to requests efficiently, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and communicate insights clearly.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.
• Exposure to generative AI tools and interest in applying AI to research, content development, and knowledge-sharing workflows.
• Experience organizing large volumes of information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common collaboration tools.

Preferred

• Experience working in a consulting, professional services, research, or knowledge-intensive environment.
• Familiarity with SharePoint, Confluence, Notion, Airtable, or similar knowledge management platforms.
• Experience creating structured knowledge resources.
• Interest in emerging technologies, digital transformation, and organizational learning.