Production Operations Team Lead - Manager

Lafayette Group; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Lafayette Group is seeking a dynamic leader to serve as the primary connector between federal cybersecurity leadership and contract staff, ensuring clear reporting and strategic program support. This role provides high-level guidance on prioritization, resource allocation, and risk mitigation while overseeing the development of critical cybersecurity documentation.

Responsibilities include coordinating across teams, mentoring staff, and delivering high-quality cybersecurity guidance for national

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of senior-level experience in people and program management, with project management excellence.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to excel in fast-paced, high-volume environments with shifting priorities.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering results for federal contracts.
• Stakeholder engagement with federal leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Proficiency with collaboration and productivity tools including Microsoft Office Suite, ServiceNow, Generative AI platforms, and CRM dashboards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to brief senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the communication bridge between federal cybersecurity teams and contract staff, ensuring workstreams, status updates, and deliverables are clearly articulated.
• Leads the development, organization, and maintenance of program documentation.
• Advises senior government leaders on strategic direction, prioritization, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.
• Provides coordination across technical writing and editorial functions to support effective cybersecurity product development.
• Offers senior oversight, mentorship, and quality assurance for contract staff producing cybersecurity guidance for national and international audiences.
• Maintains awareness of mission priorities, active product development, and emerging needs.
• Provides timely, informed updates to federal leadership based on engagement with cybersecurity experts and stakeholders.
• Identifies operational inefficiencies and implements process improvements across both federal and contract teams.
• Tracks, evaluates, and reports performance measures to support accountability and continuous improvement.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

ServiceNow

Generative AI platforms

CRM dashboards

Job description

Job Description

Join our team of high-end strategy and management consultants and professionals who have served on the front lines of homeland security, law enforcement, criminal justice, emergency management, and the military. Have an immediate impact and grow your career quickly at the same time!

Job Summary

Lafayette Group is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to serve as the primary connector between federal cybersecurity leadership and contract staff, ensuring seamless communication, clear reporting, and strategic program support. This role provides high-level guidance on prioritization, resource allocation, and risk mitigation while overseeing the development of critical cybersecurity documentation.

Job Responsibilities

• Acts as the communication bridge between federal cybersecurity teams and contract staff, ensuring workstreams, status updates, and deliverables are clearly articulated.
• Leads the development, organization, and maintenance of program documentation.
• Advices senior government leaders on strategic direction, prioritization, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.
• Provides coordination across technical writing and editorial functions to support effective cybersecurity product development.
• Offers senior oversight, mentorship, and quality assurance for contract staff producing cybersecurity guidance for national and international audiences.
• Maintains awareness of mission priorities, active product development, and emerging needs.
• Provides timely, informed updates to federal leadership based on engagement with cybersecurity experts and stakeholders.
• Identifies operational inefficiencies and implements process improvements across both federal and contract teams.
• Tracks, evaluates, and reports performance measures to support accountability and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of senior-level experience in people and program management, with a proven track record of excellence in project management experience. Cybersecurity and federal experience is highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively engage diverse stakeholders and foster collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to excel in fast-paced, high-volume environments, managing multiple concurrent efforts and adapting to dynamically shifting priorities.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and delivering results aligned with federal contract requirements. Operates independently with minimal oversight while maintaining accountability for team performance and deliverables.
• Senior-level experience in stakeholder engagement, including effective communication and relationship management with federal leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Proficiency with collaboration and productivity tools including Microsoft Office Suite, ServiceNow, Generative AI platforms, and CRM dashboards.
• Expert-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to brief senior leadership and produce high-quality, error-free deliverables.

Desired Qualifications

• Active TS security clearance and SCI eligibility; must have US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain DHS Suitability (EOD).
• Strong independent initiative and ownership of tasks, with a demonstrated ability to contribute to team-wide process improvements and program support.
• Proven ability to independently manage stakeholder relationships, including communication planning, prioritization, risk mitigation, and feedback integration.
• Basic understanding of cyber threat intelligence (CTI) and resources available including the ability to cross-reference internal CTI with commercial vendor data. Awareness of cybersecurity policies, emerging threats, and current events, particularly those impacting critical infrastructure.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity policy, emerging threats, and current events, with an understanding of issues impacting critical infrastructure.
• Experience supporting the authoring and writing of cybersecurity documents and materials.

Location

Hybrid / Client-site (Arlington, VA)

Federal Contracts

This position involves working on federal contracts that require all workers on the contract to be U.S. Citizens. Additionally, some contracts may require the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Salary Range

$110K-$145K

LGI carefully considers various factors when determining salary, including but not limited to education and training, professional experience, knowledge, skills and competencies, licensure and certifications, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. New employees are not usually hired at the top of the estimated salary range and salary decisions depend on the circumstances and factors for each case. Salary is only one aspect of LGI’s generous total compensation package.

Lafayette Group provides equal employment opportunities to all persons and prohibits employment decisions based on race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or sexual orientation.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Including disabled and veterans