Industry Partnerships & Cyber Defense Operations Lead

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

Sick Time & Holidays

Discretionary bonus

Parental Leave

401(k)

Life Insurance

HSA/FSAs

Disability

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement

Skills Development

Employee Referral

Community Outreach

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Operations Facilitation Manager for Industry Partnerships in the DC metro area to align private-sector partners, government cybersecurity stakeholders, and technical teams around shared cyber defense priorities. The role focuses on translating complex cyber issues into strategic recommendations and coordinating cross-functional initiatives for leadership decisions.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in CTI, SOC processes, incident response, and

Qualifications

• ACTIVE and MAINTAINED Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI) required.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum eight years of experience in cyber, consulting or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CTI concepts, analytic processes, intelligence products, and information sharing considerations.
• Experience with a SOC, cyber defense center, incident response team, threat intelligence function, or comparable operational environment.
• Working knowledge of cyber incident response, defensive operations, and the roles of government and industry in collective cyber defense.
• Significant experience in management consulting, strategic communications, program management, stakeholder engagement, or a related advisory role.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity, technology, critical infrastructure, national security, or another complex mission environment.
• Demonstrated success managing relationships with private-sector organizations and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to quickly understand complex technical and policy topics and communicate their business, operational, and strategic implications.
• Experience developing executive briefings, strategic plans, roadmaps, decision papers, or comparable leadership products.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, writing, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop practical recommendations, and move initiatives from concept through execution.
• Ability to coordinate multiple organizations, priorities, and deliverables in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of CTI production and dissemination, SOC workflows, incident response, and defensive operations to shape partnership priorities and recommendations.
• Translate cyber threats, vulnerability, and incident information into decision-ready implications for executives and partner organizations.
• Lead coordination across industry partners, JCDC, CSD offices, and CISA stakeholders to advance shared priorities and improve alignment.
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with cybersecurity companies, technology providers, critical infrastructure organizations, and information sharing communities.
• Assess stakeholder needs, identify opportunities for collaboration, and recommend practical approaches for aligning government and industry capabilities.
• Design and facilitate planning sessions, working groups, executive discussions, and partner engagements that produce clear decisions and next steps.
• Synthesize technical, operational, and policy inputs into concise insights, options, and recommendations for leadership.
• Develop executive briefings, decision materials, talking points, strategic plans, roadmaps, and engagement products.
• Interpret policies, plans, directives, and leadership priorities and translate them into workstreams, milestones, deliverables, and action plans.
• Establish governance and action-tracking approaches to monitor commitments, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes.
• Advise leadership on industry perspectives, stakeholder concerns, partnership opportunities, and barriers to execution.
• Support time-sensitive coordination activities by organizing stakeholders, clarifying roles, and maintaining shared situational awareness.
• Engage technical and operational teams to understand threat activity, defensive needs, operational constraints, and opportunities for government-industry collaboration.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Consulting

Strategic communication

CTI concepts

SOC workflows

Incident response

Public-private partnerships

Executive briefings

Facilitation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Threat intel platforms

SOC tooling

Incident response tooling

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Operations Facilitation Manager for Industry Partnerships in the DC metro area to align private-sector partners, government cybersecurity stakeholders, and technical teams around shared cyber defense priorities. The role focuses on translating complex cyber issues into strategic recommendations and coordinating cross-functional initiatives for leadership decisions.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in CTI, SOC processes, incident response, and