Senior NRO COMM Account Lead | TS/SCI with Poly

Archer; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with MANTECH, seeks an experienced Account Lead for the NRO Communications Systems Acquisition and Operations Directorate in Herndon, VA. You will own end-to-end account health, strategy, and outcomes, acting as the primary face to the client and managing senior relationships while driving delivery excellence and business expansion.

The role requires 15+ years in IT project management or systems engineering, with a proven track record in strategic planning, resource

Qualifications

• 15+ years in IT project management or systems engineering.
• Proven ability to manage financial performance and resource allocation.
• Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams and senior stakeholder negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the integrated account strategy aligned to priorities and performance outcomes.
• Lead senior client relationships and act as primary point of coordination across the account.
• Manage IT projects across multiple disciplines and ensure disciplined execution.
• Monitor account health and intervene when outcomes are at risk.
• Own account-level performance management, risk mitigation, and course correction.
• Apply Scrum master techniques to optimize delivery and program execution.
• Make tradeoff decisions across growth, delivery, margin, and investment at the account level.
• Drive accountability for account-level revenue and recompete outcomes.
• Serve as the final alignment and escalation point for account decisions.

Skills

Strategic account leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile / Scrum techniques

Team facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Archer, in collaboration with MANTECH, seeks an experienced Account Lead for the NRO Communications Systems Acquisition and Operations Directorate in Herndon, VA. You will own end-to-end account health, strategy, and outcomes, acting as the primary face to the client and managing senior relationships while driving delivery excellence and business expansion.

The role requires 15+ years in IT project management or systems engineering, with a proven track record in strategic planning, resource