Mission Strategy Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Strategy Specialist to help Intelligence Community clients set long‑term goals and chart concrete paths to modernization. You’ll ask the right questions to draw out objectives and vision, and you’ll provide a holistic view of the organization from the outside to bridge gaps between unrealized potential and systemic challenges.

As part of the team, you’ll prepare and conduct business analyses, needs assessments, requirements analysis, and cost/benefit studies to align

Qualifications

• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community.
• Experience working with teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to analyze complex problems using critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Ask the right questions to draw out client objectives and vision.
• Prepare and conduct business analyses, needs assessments, requirements analysis or definition, and cost/benefit analyses to align business systems and initiatives.
• Forecast trends, analyze metrics, and provide recommendations for management.

Skills

Intelligence Community experience

Fast-paced environment

Critical thinking

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that support your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

Are you passionate about helping organizations understand and reach their goals? Do you live for that “ah‑ha!” moment when your client realizes you just showed them how to transform their organization? Many organizations know where they want to go but getting there can be a challenge. We’re looking for you: a strategy spe cia list who can identify an organization’s long‑term goals and show it how to achieve them.

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact. As a strategy spe cia list on our team, you’ll e nga ge with clients at the senior level to help them understand their organization and crystallize their goals. You’ll need to ask the right questions to draw out your client’s objectives and vision. Your client will look to you to show them their organization from the outside. From unrealized potential to systemic challenges, you’ll provide your client with a holistic view of their organization, as well as the multiple paths they can take to modernize.

As the strategy expert, you’ll identify and anticipate your client’s needs as you create their way forward. You’ll prepare and conduct business analyses, study needs assessments, requirements analysis or definition, and cost or benefit analyses to align business systems, solutions, and initiatives. You’ll prepare forecasts, analyze trends, and report regulations and business conditions. You’ll analyze met rics, performance measurements, requirements, reports, and recommendations for management, organizational structure, procedures, and business systems. Join us and lead change for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

Experience supporting the Intelligence Community

Experience working with teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Experience with using Micro sof t Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Ability to solve complex problems using critical thinking

TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

Nice If You Have:

Experience drafting decision briefings, visual decision briefings, strategic planning, facilitation, and organizational planning

Experience working with executives

Ability to overcome challenges and obstacles

Ability to use traditional and out-of-the-box solutions

Possession of excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,200.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Mission Strategy Specialist

Are you passionate about helping organizations understand and reach their goals? Do you live for that “ah‑ha!” moment when your client realizes you just showed them how to transform their organization? Many organizations know where they want to go but getting there can be a challenge. We’re looking for you: a strategy spe cia list who can identify an organization’s long‑term goals and show it how to achieve them.

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact. As a strategy spe cia list on our team, you’ll e nga ge with clients at the senior level to help them understand their organization and crystallize their goals. You’ll need to ask the right questions to draw out your client’s objectives and vision. Your client will look to you to show them their organization from the outside. From unrealized potential to systemic challenges, you’ll provide your client with a holistic view of their organization, as well as the multiple paths they can take to modernize.

As the strategy expert, you’ll identify and anticipate your client’s needs as you create their way forward. You’ll prepare and conduct business analyses, study needs assessments, requirements analysis or definition, and cost or benefit analyses to align business systems, solutions, and initiatives. You’ll prepare forecasts, analyze trends, and report regulations and business conditions. You’ll analyze met rics, performance measurements, requirements, reports, and recommendations for management, organizational structure, procedures, and business systems. Join us and lead change for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community

• Experience working with teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Experience with using Micro sof t Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

• Ability to solve complex problems using critical thinking

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience drafting decision briefings, visual decision briefings, strategic planning, facilitation, and organizational planning

• Experience working with executives

• Ability to overcome challenges and obstacles

• Ability to use traditional and out-of-the-box solutions

• Possession of excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

• Master's degree

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,200.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.