Senior Program & Strategy Advisor

Constellation Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) contribution

Dental insurance

Medical insurance

Life & Disability insurance

Flexible spending account

Flexible schedule

Professional development

Work-life balance

Job summary

Constellation Inc. is seeking a Senior Program & Strategy Advisor to support senior federal leadership in establishing, operating, and maturing new DHS programs.

You will translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, establish governance and operating rhythms, and drive complex initiatives across strategy, program management, and operations. The role requires strong independent judgment, stakeholder collaboration, and the ability to provide executive decision support.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in program management or strategy roles for federal programs.
• Experience advising senior government stakeholders and influencing leadership decisions.
• Experience establishing PMOs, programs, or governance frameworks.
• Ability to translate broad objectives into structured plans and actions.
• Technical acumen to oversee automation, data initiatives, and vendor teams.
• U.S. citizen able to pass a background investigation; DHS/DoD clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Executive advisory: provide analysis, recommendations, and guidance to senior leadership.
• Stand-up and operate programs with governance, roles, rhythms, and performance measures.
• Develop CONOPS, roadmaps, SOPs, and foundational processes.
• Drive PMO leadership: manage priorities, milestones, risks, and reporting.
• Coordinate across organizations to align and support executive decisions.
• Oversee technology and innovation initiatives with customer-side direction.

Skills

Executive advisory

Program management

Strategic planning

PMO leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

Pay: $180,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Job Description: Senior Program & Strategy Advisor Constellation seeks a Senior Program & Strategy Advisor to support senior federal leadership in establishing, operating, and maturing new DHS programs. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to government executives, helping translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, establish management structures and processes, develop operational concepts, and drive complex initiatives across the organization. This role requires more than traditional project management. The successful candidate will be expected to operate with significant independence, identify issues and opportunities, develop recommendations, and help government leadership determine the best path forward rather than simply execute assigned tasks. The Advisor will work across organizational strategy, program management, operations, stakeholder coordination, process improvement, and executive decision support.

A strong in-person presence is required as the Advisor will own and grow the client relationship

The role will also provide oversight of select technology, automation, and innovation initiatives. Hands-on development is not required, but the Advisor must have sufficient technical acumen to help define business needs, evaluate potential solutions, identify required data and process inputs, and provide effective direction to technical teams on behalf of the customer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Executive Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior government leadership, providing analysis, recommendations, and practical guidance on strategic and operational priorities.
• Program Stand-Up & Operations: Help establish and mature new programs, including governance, roles and responsibilities, operating rhythms, performance measures, and internal processes.
• CONOPS & Program Planning: Develop CONOPS, implementation plans, roadmaps, SOPs, business processes, and other foundational program and operational products.
• PMO & Program Leadership: Drive planning and execution across multiple initiatives, managing priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive-level reporting.
• Stakeholder & Decision Support: Coordinate across organizations to resolve issues and build alignment; develop briefings, analyses, and recommendations to support executive decision-making.
• Technology & Innovation Oversight: Identify opportunities for automation and technology-enabled improvements and provide customer-side direction to technical teams, translating operational needs into requirements, priorities, and solution concepts.

The ideal candidate must have the following experience, background, and credentials:

• 10+ years of experience in program management, management consulting, strategic planning, or related roles supporting complex federal programs.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior government or executive-level stakeholders and developing recommendations that inform leadership decisions.
• Experience establishing or maturing PMOs, programs, or organizations and developing supporting CONOPS and governance frameworks.
• Proven ability to independently translate broad or ambiguous objectives into structured plans, analyses, recommendations, and executable actions.
• Sufficient technical acumen to understand automation, data, applications, and system concepts and effectively oversee technology initiatives and technical teams.
• Be a U.S. citizen able to pass a background investigation by the client agency. DHS clearance or DoD Top Secret preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• PMP, Agile, or other relevant program/project management certification.
• Experience supporting DHS/CBP acquisition, procurement, or acquisition program management processes.

Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Hybrid

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) contribution
• Dental insurance
• Medical insurance
• Life & Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development
• Work-life balance