Chief of Staff

Orbis Ops • McLean, VA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Orbis is a practitioner-led company that moves at mission tempo and is looking for a Chief of Staff to join the Federal Intel Leadership team and act as a force multiplier by improving organizational effectiveness, driving strategic initiatives, facilitating executive decision-making, and ensuring key business priorities are executed effectively. The Chief of Staff is a mid-level leadership role that plays a key part in supporting operations, growth, people, and customer relations, must operate with discretion, and drive initiatives to closure. The Chief of Staff is a high-trust, high-visibility position that sits at the operational center of the business unit. The Chief of Staff must be comfortable operating in an environment where priorities shift, ambiguity is the norm, and execution is expected without a detailed playbook. This role does not manage staff directly; it creates leverage by driving cross-functional alignment, owning strategic projects, and ensuring the organization acts on what the leadership team decides. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, business-minded leader who can operate across strategy, operations, communications, and cross-functional execution while building strong relationships throughout the organization. The person must thrive in both collaborative and independent settings, taking ownership of initiatives and driving them to completion.

Requirements

• 5 - 10 years of progressive leadership experience
• 5 - 10 years embedded at Intelligence Community customer site(s)
• Bachelor’s degree
• An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree and/or PMP

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and removing barriers to progress.
• Convert leadership priorities into clear workstreams, milestones, owners, and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor organizational dynamics, surface emerging issues early, and proactively flag risks, conflicts, or misalignments.
• Deliver insights, analyses, business cases, and data driven recommendations to support executive decision making.
• Produce concise, decision ready briefings, summaries, and talking points that distill complex information across the business.
• Oversee staff meetings, planning cycles, program reviews, and action item tracking to maintain operational discipline and accountability.
• Draft, refine, and coordinate high priority communications, ensuring consistent messaging to employees, customers, and stakeholders.
• Partner with HR on hiring, onboarding, and identifying organizational inefficiencies; recommend improvements backed by analysis.
• Manage the Federal Intel material repository, document procedures, administer awards programs, and participate in PMR processes to understand financial performance.
• Support leadership in communication and engagement strategies; prepare pre briefs, background materials, and decision memos for high stakes interactions.

Benefits

• Orbis Operations is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Orbis Operations is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees are valued and respected. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those from underrepresented groups.
• In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Orbis Operations will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process. If you require an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level