Strategic Force Modernization Lead

LMI Consulting, LLC

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 178,000 - 220,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

LMI Consulting, LLC in Washington, DC seeks a Force Management Operations Lead to guide modernization programs and transition validated autonomous capabilities into enduring force structures and doctrine. The role develops roadmaps aligning capability fielding with force design decisions and requires on-site support in the National Capital Region with TS/SCI clearance.

You will coordinate with Joint Staff, services, and combatant commands, translate lessons and tech assessments into concrete

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in force management, military studies, national security, operations research, engineering, acquisition, or related field, or equivalent education and experience.
Eight or more years of experience in force modernization, force design, capability development, concept development, requirements, force management, or related DoD function.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Knowledge of Joint and Service force development, modernization, requirements, and institutional change processes.
Experience conducting Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy analysis.
Experience converting operational needs, experiments, lessons learned, and technology assessments into modernization roadmaps and transition plans.
Ability to coordinate complex actions across combatant commands, Military Services, Joint Staff elements, program offices, and operational organizations.
Strong analytical writing, executive briefing, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to identify dependencies, sequence institutional actions, and maintain traceability from concept through fielding.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and planning or requirements management tools.

Responsibilities

Lead force modernization and force management activities that transition validated autonomous capabilities into enduring Joint and Service structures.
Develop modernization roadmaps aligning concepts, requirements, experimentation, acquisition, fielding, doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy.
Coordinate with Service modernization commands, the Joint Staff, combatant commands, requirements organizations, capability developers, program offices, and operational users.
Translate operational lessons, threat developments, experiments, and technology assessments into force design and institutionalization recommendations.
Synchronize J9 modernization priorities with J8 portfolio, requirements, acquisition, and resourcing decisions.
Develop concepts of operation, force design options, organizational constructs, transition plans, implementation schedules, and measures of effectiveness.
Conduct Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy assessments and identify integration gaps.
Support concept development, capability-based assessments, requirements documentation, force design updates, and modernization governance forums.
Track transition criteria, decisions, milestones, dependencies, risks, and ownership from experimentation through fielding and institutional adoption.
Prepare decision papers, modernization assessments, roadmaps, briefings, and executive summaries for senior leaders.
Identify policy, doctrine, organizational, training, or personnel changes required to employ autonomous systems effectively.
Represent LMI in force modernization, futures, concept development, force design, and capability integration working groups.