Senior Strategic Initiatives Officer

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Job Description:

The Strategic Initiatives Officer – Senior, serves as a principal advisor to senior executive leadership, responsible for driving the development and execution of the organization's most critical strategic initiatives. This role directs enterprise-wide efforts to define and implement new strategies, realign complex processes, and ensure the successful integration of major projects across the agency and with key external partners. The Senior Strategic Initiatives Officer acts as a primary subject matter expert, leading change management, influencing executive-level decisions, and ensuring that strategic goals translate into measurable operational success.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Serve as the lead advisor to Directorate-level leadership on all strategic planning, process re-engineering, and mission-critical initiatives. 

• Direct the formulation, tracking, and implementation of the organization's strategic plan, vision, and high-level roadmaps. 

• Lead and facilitate high-level engagements with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and external partners (including IC, DoD, and international entities) to deconflict priorities and synchronize strategic efforts. 

• Anticipate and identify strategic challenges, opportunities, and risks; develop and recommend innovative solutions and mitigation strategies to senior leadership. 

• Oversee the development of enterprise-level governance frameworks, operational structures, and performance metrics to guide and assess strategic initiatives. 

• Represent the organization and its leadership in senior-level forums, briefings, and negotiations related to strategic partnerships, policy implementation, and resource allocation. 

• Direct the analysis of complex policy (e.g., commercial space, foreign disclosure) and provide expert recommendations to navigate its impact on strategic objectives. 

• Champion the adoption of best practices and drive a culture of continuous improvement across the enterprise. 

• Prepare and deliver executive-level reports, briefings, and talking points for audiences including senior agency leadership and congressional stakeholders.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Education: A minimum of a Master’s degree in Strategic Intelligence, Business Administration, International Affairs, Public Policy, or a related field.  

• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in strategic planning, program management, or policy development within the Intelligence Community or Department of Defense. In lieu of a Master’s degree, 15+ years. In lieu of a Bachleor’s degree, 20+ years. 

• Proven experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives and process re-engineering efforts from conception to implementation. 

• Demonstrated experience providing direct strategic counsel to, and building productive relationships with, senior executive-level leaders. 

• Expert-level knowledge of project management principles and demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of complex, cross-functional projects. 

• Extensive experience in analyzing, drafting, and implementing high-level policy and strategic guidance. 

• Experience leading strategic-level organizational performance assessments. 

• Experience drafting and developing strategic guidance.

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance or higher.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic-level organizational performance assessments and translating findings into actionable improvements. 

• Proven ability to lead and facilitate negotiations with foreign partners and manage multinational engagement strategies. 

• Expertise in analyzing and interpreting space policy documents and remote sensing regulations to provide recommendations to senior leadership. 

• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering strategic communications and formal responses for congressional inquiries or other high-level taskers. 

• A track record of successfully mentoring and developing junior officers and leading high-performing teams. 

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.​This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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