Collection Manager (Multi-Int) - Sr

Nalley Consulting, Llc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nalley Consulting seeks a Senior Collection Manager to lead multi-INT collection efforts at Fort Meade, MD. You will develop collection strategies, align sensors with mission objectives, and drive integrated planning for priority intelligence requirements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or 12 years of experience in collections management, plus an in-residence DoD/IC course and a TS/SCI with CI poly clearance. You will collaborate with planners and analysts to optimize ISR coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in Collections Management, with recent experience.
• DoD/IC collection management course completed.
• TS/SCI with CI poly required.

Responsibilities

• Develop collection strategies and plans to assist commanders and analysts
• Design integrated, multi-INT collection approaches for priority intelligence
• Collaborate with planners, analysts, and operations to align collection with mission objectives
• Evaluate collection effectiveness and adjust ISR coverage
• Strengthen integration of collection operations into intelligence processes

Skills

ISR operations

Intelligence planning

Multi-INT coordination

Sensor alignment

ISR tasking understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

DoD/IC collection management course

12 years experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Join the Nalley Consulting team as a Collection Manager at Fort Meade, MD.

Position: Collection Manager (Multi-Int Collection Mgmt)

LCAT: Senior

Location: Fort Meade, MD - ICC

Required clearance: TS/SCI with CI poly; only candidates with current polygraphs conducted within the past seven years can be considered.

Required experience and education: Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience relevant to Collections Management, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. 12 years of experience in Collections Management in lieu of degree.

Required certification: Graduate of an in-residence DoD or IC collection management course.

Description

On our team, you will assist in developing collection strategies, postures, and plans that help commanders and analysts close intelligence gaps and improve decision advantage. You will apply expertise across intelligence collection disciplines to design integrated, multi-INT collection approaches that support priority intelligence requirements.

You will work closely with planners, analysts, and operations personnel to align sensors, platforms, and reporting mechanisms with mission objectives. You will help evaluate collection effectiveness, identify shortfalls, and recommend adjustments to optimize ISR coverage. Your work will strengthen the integration of collection operations into broader intelligence processes, ensuring that the right information reaches decision-makers at the right time.

Responsibilities

• Develop collection strategies and plans to assist commanders and analysts
• Design integrated, multi-INT collection approaches for priority intelligence
• Collaborate with planners, analysts, and operations personnel to align collection with mission objectives
• Evaluate collection effectiveness and recommend adjustments for ISR coverage
• Strengthen integration of collection operations into intelligence processes
  

Required qualifications

• Experience with ISR operations or intelligence planning
• Experience developing collection requirements, strategies, or plans to address intelligence and information gaps
• Experience coordinating with multi-INT stakeholders across GEOINT, SIGINT, HUMINT, MASINT, OSINT, or cyber collection disciplines
• Experience evaluating collection performance or assisting in the assessment of ISR tasking, reporting, or sensor alignment
• Ability to translate intelligence gaps into specific, measurable collection requirements
• Ability to integrate collection planning with operational or targeting workflows

Desired qualifications

• Experience at the CCMD or Military Service level
• Knowledge of ISR asset capabilities, limitations, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) workflows
• Knowledge of joint intelligence processes, collection management doctrine, and ISR enterprise capabilities
• Knowledge of the relationships between intelligence requirements, sensor tasking, collection operations, and reporting