Federal IT Transformation & Strategy Consultant

Paylocity; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid healthcare

401(k) matching

Job summary

AE Strategies is expanding its project delivery team and seeks a Business Transformation and Technology Consultant to bridge mission needs, business operations, and technology delivery for federal clients. You will translate complex goals into executable plans, lead cross-functional initiatives, and ensure measurable results across IT projects.

The role emphasizes ownership, structured planning, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined requirements elicitation to deliver scalable IT solutions in a

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to pass a background investigation and obtain/maintain Public Trust clearance.
• Full-time onsite in Washington, DC.
• Bachelor’s degree with at least eight years of business analysis or project management experience.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects concurrently across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience partnering with technical teams on technology initiatives; direct software development experience is a plus.
• Strong executive communication and facilitation skills, including presenting to senior leadership.
• Experience with requirements elicitation and management, current/future-state analysis, process improvement, and gap analysis.
• Experience using data, metrics, and visualization to support decisions and communicate results.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex and cross-functional initiatives from planning through implementation, training, measurement, and closeout.
• Build practical project roadmaps, milestones, delivery plans, risk and issue tracking, decision logs, and executive-level status reporting.
• Partner with technical teams and business stakeholders to translate mission and operational needs into clear requirements and actionable work.
• Create alignment across senior leaders, subject matter experts, technical teams, vendors, and end users while managing competing priorities and dependencies.
• Identify delivery risks early, drive decisions, remove obstacles, and maintain accountability for commitments and deliverables.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Requirements elicitation

Project management

Data visualization

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

AE Strategies is expanding its project delivery team and seeks a Business Transformation and Technology Consultant to bridge mission needs, business operations, and technology delivery for federal clients. You will translate complex goals into executable plans, lead cross-functional initiatives, and ensure measurable results across IT projects.

The role emphasizes ownership, structured planning, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined requirements elicitation to deliver scalable IT solutions in a