Senior Operations Facilitation Manager

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); Sur place; USD 160 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

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

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

Consulting

Strategic communication

CTI concepts

SOC workflows

Incident response

Public-private partnerships

Executive briefings

Facilitation

Leadership

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Threat intel platforms

SOC tooling

Incident response tooling

Description du poste

Job Family :

Cyber Consulting

Travel Required :

Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Active Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI)

What You Will Do:

The Senior Operations Facilitation Manager for Industry Partnerships will serve as a trusted advisor and engagement lead, helping align private-sector partners, government cybersecurity stakeholders, technical teams, and cross-functional program leaders around shared cyber defense priorities and coordinated action.

The successful candidate will combine strong consulting, stakeholder-management, and strategic communication skills with substantive experience in cyber threat intelligence, security operations center processes, cyber incident response, and public-private cyber defense collaboration. This operational grounding is essential to engaging credibly with technical and executive stakeholders, understanding partner capabilities and constraints, and translating complex cyber issues into strategic recommendations, coordinated initiatives, and informed leadership decisions.

• 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.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance
• Bachelors degree
• Minimum EIGHT (8) years of experience in cyber, consulting or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CTI concepts, analytic processes, intelligence products, and information sharing considerations.
• Experience working with or supporting 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.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience integrating CTI, SOC, or incident-response perspectives into strategic planning, partnership initiatives, or executive decision support.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity operations, cyber threat information, incident coordination, or critical infrastructure risk.
• Experience advising senior government or private sector executives.
• Experience establishing partnership strategies, governance models, or performance measures.
• Active Top Secret Clearance.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.