Intelligence Collection Manager

SMX is seeking a highly skilled Intelligence Collection Manager (ICM) – Expert to provide comprehensive collection and production management support across all intelligence disciplines. The ICM will manage and coordinate collection requirements and processes for routine, Special Access Program (SAP), and compartmented projects, operations, and exercises, collaborating closely with tactical, theater, and national-level partners to ensure the effective fulfillment of customer intelligence needs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee all issues related to collection and production management, including relevant doctrine, policy, procedures, oversight, and coordination at the tactical, theater, and national levels.
• Perform collection management duties for routine activities as well as Special Access Program (SAP) and compartmented projects, operations, and exercises.
• Demonstrate superior proficiency utilizing modern intelligence-related automation, requirements-based applications, tools, and databases to support collection efforts, analysis, and product development.
• Develop, establish, and prioritize intelligence collection plans in support of command mission objectives.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, assistance, and oversight for the command’s intelligence collection and production management activities.
• Coordinate intelligence collection and production management requirements with National Intelligence Agencies, Combatant Command Joint Intelligence Centers, and Service Production Centers.
• Advocate for customer requirements within standing collection and production requirements managed by partner organizations.
• Facilitate and actively participate in analyst/collector/collection management partnership forums to resolve collection issues and support analytical needs.
• Produce high-quality briefings and written intelligence reports on collection and production management outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• TS/SCI security clearance required.
• Must possess a valid U.S. passport.
• Must be willing and able to deploy CONUS (within the continental U.S.) and OCONUS (outside the continental U.S.) as required.
• Minimum of six (6) years of intelligence/intelligence operations experience within the Department of Defense (DoD) or equivalent Government agencies, with at least four (4) years at the operational level.
• Highly proficient in the use of current intelligence automation, applications, tools, and databases to support analytic efforts and product development.
• Strong background in collection management and/or intelligence reporting, with hands-on experience with doctrine, policy, procedures, oversight, and coordination at multiple organizational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the work of intelligence personnel engaged in collection management functions.
• Excellent briefing and writing skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of Special Operations Forces (SOF) and/or Counterterrorism (CT) intelligence operations.
• Experience supporting contingency, special access, or compartmented projects or exercises in a collection management role.
• Advanced degree in a relevant field is preferred.

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