Federal Strategy & Analytics Manager

Guidehouse; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 102,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks a Business Analyst Manager to support the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC. You will collaborate with DHS senior leadership across six areas—strategic alignment, analytics, automation, process improvement, executive secretariat support, and content development—to advance policy execution and long-term strategic initiatives.

You will lead elicitation, translate business needs into requirements for delivery teams, manage a small team of analysts, and prepare

Qualifications

• Must have strong writing and communication skills for senior-level audiences.
• Six years of professional experience in business analysis, strategy, policy, program management, or related fields.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in fast-paced, high-visibility environments with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior DHS leaders on strategic priorities, policy issues, and organizational initiatives that support departmental mission objectives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, translating business needs into requirements while communicating technical constraints, tradeoffs, risks, and solution options.
• Lead elicitation, documentation, analysis, validation, and management of business and functional requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, process reviews, and discovery sessions.
• Analyze business processes, identify opportunities for improvement and optimization, and translate business needs into actionable deliverables including user stories, process flows, functional specifications, and testing criteria.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, reports, decision memoranda, strategic communications, and other high-visibility deliverables.
• Support governance, strategic planning, and performance management activities, including coordinating executive meetings, tracking action items, and monitoring progress toward organizational goals.
• Manage a small team of business analysts and process improvement practitioners, providing coaching, quality assurance, workload management, and professional development support.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams and projects, driving progress and collaboration across DHS components and stakeholders to advance strategic outcomes.

Skills

Writing & communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Requirements elicitation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Power Automate

Job description

Guidehouse seeks a Business Analyst Manager to support the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC. You will collaborate with DHS senior leadership across six areas—strategic alignment, analytics, automation, process improvement, executive secretariat support, and content development—to advance policy execution and long-term strategic initiatives.

You will lead elicitation, translate business needs into requirements for delivery teams, manage a small team of analysts, and prepare