Capabilities Portfolio Analyst

Paragon Technology Group, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Paragon Technology Group, Inc. is seeking a Capabilities Portfolio Analyst to support portfolio management by analyzing USTRANSCOM's capabilities development and investment decision-making, ensuring alignment with mission requirements and command vision.

Responsibilities include developing problem statements, refining requirements, comparing portfolio processes, gathering information from OSD and Joint Staff, and assisting change management through leading meetings and capturing minutes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• SECURITY clearance active or ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
• 10+ years in a related role with analytical focus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze capabilities development and investment decisions for USTRANSCOM.
• Develop problem statements and mission needs statements.
• Compare and evolve portfolio management processes for capabilities.
• Assist in coordinating information from OSD and Joint Staff; lead meetings and capture minutes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder comms

Security clearance

Portfolio management

Education

Master's degree in Business, IT, Finance, or PM

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Capabilities Portfolio Analyst

The Capabilities Portfolio Analyst supports portfolio management by analyzing USTRANSCOM's capabilities development and support processes to improve and influence requirement management and investment decision-making. Portfolio management activities include analyze, select, control, and evaluate (ASCE) relative to mission capabilities, the command vision, and performance impact, and integrates efforts associated with investment- management across USTRANSCOM capability areas.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in conducting, assessing, and exploring efforts necessary to develop capabilities to refine USTRANSCOM processes and to improve and influence the requirements management and investment decision-making process across USTRANSCOM capability areas.
• Develop problem statements, mission needs statements, or similar.
• Compare and evaluate current portfolio management processes and identify ways to evolve it into a capabilities portfolio management process.
• Collect and assess required OSD and Joint Staff process information to assist USTRANSCOM to develop a capabilities-based portfolio management process.
• Assist in the change management effort to implement USTRANSCOM's capabilities portfolio management process, to include leading meetings, as required, and capturing meeting minutes.

Required Qualifications:

• Must obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• Master's degree in a Business , Information Technology, Finance, and Project Management related to the field of work, or equivalent work experience
• At least 10 years related experience in a similar positions.
• Exceptional analytical skill and a methodical approach to work activities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well with all levels of management, staff, and executive teams.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) is required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with USTRANSCOM and component organization and missions
• Experience coordinating issues with the Joint Staff and various offices within the Office of the Secretary of Defense structure.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated experience relevant to capability development through changes to doctrine, organization, leadership and education, personnel, and policy.