IT Portfolio Management Analyst - SME

Analytic Solutions Group•Bethesda, MD

10h

About The Position

This position focuses on IT Portfolio Management, requiring the analysis of IT programs, capabilities, and services. The role involves supporting strategic planning, making recommendations for decision-making, and communicating technical information to non-technical senior audiences. The analyst will assist government clients with programmatic goals, schedules, and reporting, requiring extensive collaboration across multiple entities, including international partners.

Requirements

TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
BS degree and 12 to 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 to 13 years of prior relevant experience.
Strong writing and grammatical skills.
Knowledge of portfolio, program, and project management discipline.
Familiarity with planning, programming, budgeting, and execution discipline.
Knowledge of key performance indicators.
Strong analytical competence, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills.
Provide audience-appropriate written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
Ability to work with seniors in diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment managing competing priorities.
Ability to produce deliverables in multiple formats as needed (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Ability to take charge of a group and set strategic guidance for a team of SMEs.
Ability to track upcoming deliverables and ensure team assignments are adequate to ensure all work is delivered on time.
Ability to ensure the customer is kept on track and aware of all upcoming deadlines.
Ability to proactively prepare talking points and summaries to ensure the customers are well prepared for upcoming events.
U.S. Citizenship Required
Federal Employment Suitability
E-Verify Eligibility Required

Nice To Haves

May possess a Doctorate in technical domain
Experience working with partners outside the US

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze the IT portfolio of programs and their associated capabilities and Services.
Support the evolution of the Sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities.
Make recommendations to aid sponsor decision-making, including proposed strategies and/or roadmaps; identified risks, capability and performance gaps, and dependencies; alignment with the strategic framework and priorities; and funding and related program issues.
Assist government clients with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to senior-level executives.
Communicate technical topics in a non-technical manner to senior-level audiences.
Collaborate across multiple entities and with partners outside the US.
Draft products that reflect strong writing and grammatical skills.
Provide audience-appropriate written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
Work with seniors in a diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment managing competing priorities.
Produce deliverables in multiple formats as needed (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Take charge of a group and set strategic guidance for a team of SMEs.
Track upcoming deliverables and ensure team assignments are adequate to ensure all work is delivered on time.
Ensure the customer is kept on track and aware of all upcoming deadlines.
Proactively prepare talking points and summaries to ensure the customers are well prepared for upcoming events.