Senior Strategy & Analytics Lead – NGA Programs

Polaris Consulting Group; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Polaris Consulting Group, Inc. seeks a Senior Business Analyst_2 for the NGA Vertex program, primarily on-site in Springfield, VA. The role supports senior leadership with program management, governance, and data-driven decision making, requiring extensive cross-functional collaboration and a cleared background.

The position focuses on governance modernization, performance measurement, and strategic analysis, with opportunities to mentor teammates and engage with IC/DoD partners as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong leadership and mentoring experience.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Proven record managing large-scale cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior-level program and project management activities, including plans, policies, SOPs, schedules, risks, resources.
• Lead process improvement and re-engineering efforts to modernize governance, workflows, and business functions.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of metrics, data, organizational performance, and program outcomes and translate findings into executive recommendations.
• Develop executive briefings, talking points, white papers, strategic project plans, and other leadership decision products.
• Establish performance measures, monitor results, and implement performance-based improvements.
• Lead cross-functional working groups, facilitate senior stakeholder engagements, and represent the organization with IC/DoD partners as assigned.
• Mentor team members, strengthen analytical quality, and provide strategic direction in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Support SharePoint, data visualization, enterprise applications, UI/business-tool requirements, or other technical business functions as assigned.
• Apply practical AI/ML-enabled tools within NGA to improve workflows, processes, analysis, or performance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Project management

Cross-functional teams

Analytical thinking

Tableau

Power BI

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Polaris Consulting Group, Inc. seeks a Senior Business Analyst_2 for the NGA Vertex program, primarily on-site in Springfield, VA. The role supports senior leadership with program management, governance, and data-driven decision making, requiring extensive cross-functional collaboration and a cleared background.

The position focuses on governance modernization, performance measurement, and strategic analysis, with opportunities to mentor teammates and engage with IC/DoD partners as needed.