Senior Space Acquisition & Portfolio Strategy Lead

Stellar Solutions; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Solutions in El Segundo, CA seeks a Senior Portfolio Acquisition Advisor to provide strategic acquisition counsel across Space-Based Environmental Monitoring programs. You will engage Government leadership and program offices to establish governance, priority setting, and execution strategies that accelerate delivery of mission capabilities.

The role requires extensive experience advising senior leaders on acquisition strategy, cost, schedule, risk, and performance, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 15+ years of DoD, Intelligence Community, national security space, or major Government acquisition experience.
• Experience advising senior Government acquisition or program leadership on strategy, execution, cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Experience with space-based environmental monitoring or related mission areas is a plus.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Graduate or senior credentials in acquisition or program management.
• Ability to operate in an environment with evolving organizational structures and senior-level visibility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted senior acquisition advisor to Government leadership responsible for Space-Based Environmental Monitoring and related capabilities.
• Advise leadership on development and evolution of acquisition strategies across a portfolio of programs, systems, services, and commercial capabilities.
• Support the transition from program-centric to integrated portfolio approaches.
• Help establish portfolio governance, decision authorities, and executive review processes.
• Assess acquisition approaches across programs to reduce duplication and improve delivery speed.
• Advise on acquisition trades involving cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Support integration of acquisition strategies across space, ground, data, and operations elements.
• Provide guidance on traditional and rapid acquisition paths and data-as-a-service models.

Skills

Active TS clearance

Space/defense acquisition experience

Portfolio governance

Executive communication

Program management certifications

Cross-program coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Program Management, Business, Acquisition Management, Systems Engineering

Graduate degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management, National Security Studies, or related discipline

Job description

Stellar Solutions in El Segundo, CA seeks a Senior Portfolio Acquisition Advisor to provide strategic acquisition counsel across Space-Based Environmental Monitoring programs. You will engage Government leadership and program offices to establish governance, priority setting, and execution strategies that accelerate delivery of mission capabilities.

The role requires extensive experience advising senior leaders on acquisition strategy, cost, schedule, risk, and performance, with a focus on