Senior Strategist: Defense Strategy & Human-Centered Design (Hybrid)

The Hana Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

FSA

Hana-owned MacBook Pro

Flexible PTO

Paid Federal Holidays

Short term disability insurance

401k

Descripción de la vacante

The Hana Group's Hana Defense Solutions team seeks a Senior Strategist to lead workstreams and drive human-centered design, research, and execution for DoW and federal initiatives.

You will collaborate with senior leadership, stakeholders, and client SMEs to translate insights into strategic plans, frameworks, and workshops, while managing client relationships and ensuring compliance with DoD security requirements.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Strategy, Business, Industrial Design, Engineering, MIS, Communications, or a related field.
• 10+ years' experience working on DoW or government contracts in problem-solving and strategy roles.
• Familiarity with DoW operations, regulation, and structure.
• Proven ability to analyze complex problems and present structured, evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience with human-centered design methods and frameworks.
• Experience leading client work and interacting directly with clients.
• Adaptable to client work environments (i.e., able to read the room and adjust for results).
• Ability to support the full project lifecycle, from kickoff through implementation and adoption.
• Travel for in-person sessions with the customer.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess a DoD Secret or higher security clearance.

Responsabilidades

• Directly manage client workstreams and client relationships
• Develop products within client workstreams that meet DoW standards and security requirements using human-centered design methods
• Support creation and execution of strategic plans, frameworks, and recommendations that align with client and mission objectives
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to understand operational challenges, identify opportunities, and inform decision-making
• Work closely with Hana and client SMEs to ingest technical information for use on client products
• Synthesize complex insights and user research into clear narratives, reports, and visual frameworks for leadership and client stakeholders using human-centered design
• Support the design and facilitation of workshops, design sprints, and strategic planning sessions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with account leaders, designers, developers, strategists, and other team members
• Regularly attend in-person customer meetings on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, as required
• Support the maintenance of design systems, style guides, and design standards
• Document lessons learned, frameworks, and methodologies for reuse and knowledge sharing within the organization
• Support the preparation of client briefs, progress reports, and leadership summaries as required by the PM
• Track action items, milestones, and dependencies to ensure timeline completion, escalating as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Conocimientos

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Government contracting

Jira

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Strategy, Business, Industrial Design, Engineering, MIS, Communications, or related field

Herramientas

Jira

Confluence

Figma

Descripción del empleo

The Hana Group's Hana Defense Solutions team seeks a Senior Strategist to lead workstreams and drive human-centered design, research, and execution for DoW and federal initiatives.

You will collaborate with senior leadership, stakeholders, and client SMEs to translate insights into strategic plans, frameworks, and workshops, while managing client relationships and ensuring compliance with DoD security requirements.