Director’s Action Group (CAG) / Business Operations – Sr-Level

Tecolote Research; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan (company funded)

Generous vacation and holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Tecolote Research is hiring experienced program and acquisition management professionals to oversee cost, schedule and performance for DoD acquisitions from commercial, industrial and space perspectives. Responsibilities include analyzing responses, coordinating with Space Force and DoD tools, preparing briefing slides for leadership, and advising on deliverables.

A Bachelor's degree and TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in math, engineering, business, or sciences.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility required.
• 10 years of relevant experience required.
• Space operations and space battle management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop, evaluate, and consolidate technical and programmatic responses from internal and external stakeholders.
• Interact with Space Force/DoD tools to initiate, track and close out tasks.
• Prepare briefing slides for weekly leadership council meetings.
• Advise leadership on status of assigned deliverables.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Systems thinking

Space operations

Jira and Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Math/Engineering/Business/Sciences

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Tecolote Research, Inc. is hiring experienced program and acquisition management professionals to manage the cost, schedule and performance for Department of Defense acquisitions from the commercial, industrial and/or military perspective.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop, evaluate, and consolidate technical and programmatic responses from internal and external program stakeholders.
• Frequently interact with Space Force/Air Force and DoD tools such as TMT and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) to initiate, track and close out various directorate, SSC, and Space Force Command taskers.
• Effective communication, planning, budgeting and programming skills to support ongoing and future Space Force Acquisitions.

DAG / Business Operations Member will:

• Be responsible for daily review/analysis/dissemination of tasks
• Use NIPR & SIPR Task Management Tool (TMT) & e-mail to retrieve/assign tasks
• Update tasker database, which will be provided to leadership at the end of each day
• Assemble and provide instruction on the completion of electronic Staff Summary Sheet (eSSS) packages
• Effectively communicate with offices at each leadership level (Directorate, Center, MAJCOM, SF, DoD)
• Prepare briefing slides for weekly leadership council meetings
• Advise leadership on status of assigned deliverables
• Maintain appointment calendars and conference room schedules
• Assist with acquisition planning documents such as acquisition strategies, RFPs and CDRLs
• Assist with performing market research
• Other duties as assigned

Skills Required

Highly Desired Qualifications:

• Detail-oriented and intellectually curious
• Systems thinking and systems engineering experience
• Space operations and space battle management experience
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• 10 years of relevant experience required
• BA/BS degree in Management, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Statistics required
• Active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility required

Education

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.

We offer competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience. We have an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurance
• 100% Company funded Retirement Plans
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick pay plans
• Tuition assistance

About Tecolote Research

Tecolote Research is a private, employee-owned corporation where people are our primary resource. Our investments in technology and training give our employees the tools to ensure our clients are provided the solutions they need, and our very high employee retention rate and stable workforce is an added value to our customers.