Senior Consultant – Grants Innovation and AI Solutions

Guidehouse • Tysons Corner, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Support federal clients in improving and modernizing grants management operations across the grants lifecycle, with a focus on evaluating and enhancing grant application screening and review processes. Support the evaluation of AI-enabled solutions designed to enhance grants management activities, including grant application screening, review, compliance assessment, and quality assurance processes. Analyze federal grants policies, program requirements, review criteria, and supporting guidance to translate business needs into structured evaluation frameworks and documented requirements. Gather, document, and validate business, functional, and operational requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, document reviews, and collaborative working sessions. Assess grants management processes, operating models, policies, and program requirements to identify risks, opportunities, gaps, and actionable recommendations. Conduct analyses and quality reviews to enhance operational effectiveness, compliance, consistency, and program outcomes. Develop and execute evaluation approaches to assess AI-generated outputs and support human review activities that validate accuracy, consistency, quality, and alignment with policy requirements. Support business transformation initiatives through requirements gathering, policy analysis, technology evaluation, quality assurance, automation, and AI-enabled solutions. Develop strategic and operational deliverables, including requirements documentation, policy analyses, evaluation criteria, testing approaches, findings reports, recommendations, presentations, training materials, and client communications. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage priorities, drive project execution, and achieve client objectives. Own and deliver high-quality work products while contributing to a collaborative, client-focused consulting team.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust
• Bachelor's degree.
• FIVE (5) or more years of experience in consulting, project management, business analysis, policy analysis, grants management, quality assurance, or a related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess policies, requirements, business processes, and operational data; identify risks and opportunities; and develop actionable recommendations.
• Experience analyzing policies, regulations, business requirements, review criteria, or program guidance and translating them into operational processes, evaluation criteria, or technical requirements.
• Experience gathering, documenting, validating, and managing business and functional requirements.
• Experience supporting quality assurance, evaluation criteria, testing, validation, or review activities.
• Experience developing structured documentation, standard operating procedures, evaluation frameworks, technical documentation, or implementation guidance.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clear, well-supported findings through executive presentations, reports, requirements documents, policy analyses, and client deliverables.
• Strong consulting skills, including structured problem solving, attention to detail, executive communication, stakeholder management, deliverable development, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced client environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, collaborate across teams, and deliver high-quality work in fast-paced client environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and development of client-ready deliverables.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams, and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.
• public sector experience and grants management experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting federal grants programs, including knowledge of grant application review, eligibility determination, grants administration, grants operations, monitoring, compliance, and oversight activities.
• Experience working with federal government clients.
• Experience supporting process modernization, workflow automation assessments, AI-enabled solution evaluations, business requirements gathering, and technology implementation initiatives.
• Experience supporting AI, automation, decision-support, or emerging technology assessments in regulated, compliance-focused, or federal environments.
• Experience developing test cases, evaluation criteria, quality review frameworks, validation approaches, or performance assessment methodologies.
• Experience working in Agile environments and utilizing tools such as Jira, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Experience leading teams, coordinating stakeholders, and managing workstreams in support of client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Support federal clients in improving and modernizing grants management operations across the grants lifecycle, with a focus on evaluating and enhancing grant application screening and review processes.
• Support the evaluation of AI-enabled solutions designed to enhance grants management activities, including grant application screening, review, compliance assessment, and quality assurance processes.
• Analyze federal grants policies, program requirements, review criteria, and supporting guidance to translate business needs into structured evaluation frameworks and documented requirements.
• Gather, document, and validate business, functional, and operational requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, document reviews, and collaborative working sessions.
• Assess grants management processes, operating models, policies, and program requirements to identify risks, opportunities, gaps, and actionable recommendations.
• Conduct analyses and quality reviews to enhance operational effectiveness, compliance, consistency, and program outcomes.
• Develop and execute evaluation approaches to assess AI-generated outputs and support human review activities that validate accuracy, consistency, quality, and alignment with policy requirements.
• Support business transformation initiatives through requirements gathering, policy analysis, technology evaluation, quality assurance, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Develop strategic and operational deliverables, including requirements documentation, policy analyses, evaluation criteria, testing approaches, findings reports, recommendations, presentations, training materials, and client communications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage priorities, drive project execution, and achieve client objectives.
• Own and deliver high-quality work products while contributing to a collaborative, client-focused consulting team.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

What This Job Offers

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