BigBear.ai is in search of a Senior Strategic Management Consultant to support top level officials in developing strategy, budget, and policy direction for a large government agency. In this position you will develop and write narrative that describes emerging security trends that will be consumed by the Board of Directors and other Senior Leadership Team members. You'll perform both qualitative and quantitative analysis on budgets and produce impactful data presentations using data and charts to identify under-funded mission areas. This is a high pressure office where top notch quality and professionalism is demanded, but that pressure comes the satisfaction of knowing you've had an impact.

The ideal candidate knows the PPBE process forwards and backwards.

To be successful in this role, you must be engaged, forward leaning, and willing to take on high levels of responsibility. This position will sit full time on site in Maryland.

• Work with operations and technical stakeholders to develop programs and resourcing of those programs in response to strategic plans and direction
• Be involved in all aspects of the Department of Defense's Future Year Defense Planning (FYDP) and the adjustments necessary as a result of evolving requirements
• Lead strategic meetings
• Review and understand large amounts of data and make insights to inform strategy
• Assist in the annual Environmental Assessment of agency
• Work directly with stakeholders to develop, solicit, and edit "1-pagers" describing emerging security trends
• Consolidate and summarize opinions and survey data
  

• Clearance: Must possess and maintain an active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with Polygraph
• BA/BS degree with 12+ years of experience, or;
  • Advanced Degree (MA/MS) with 10+ years of experience, or;
    
  • 16+ years of professional experience, with no degree

• Understanding of Department of Defense strategic plans and priorities

• Understanding and experience with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process (IPBS experience is also acceptable)

• Experience translating guidance and strategic plans into actionable plans

• Experience developing Congressional Budget Justification Book entries/narratives

• Understanding of analytic processes and approaches to identify program and resource dependencies

• Understanding of the interaction of program build process, performance management and expected outcomes

• Demonstrated experience with Excel worksheets and techniques to include building pivot tables and graphs

• Experience with Readiness, Performance Management and other strategic planning activities

• Data analysis experience (qualitative and quantitative)
• An understanding of how agency budgets are developed and monitored

BigBear.ai delivers AI-powered analytics and cyber engineering solutions to support mission-critical operations and decision-making in complex, real-world environments. BigBear.ai's customers, which include the US Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, the US Federal Government, as well as customers in manufacturing, healthcare, commercial space, and other sectors, rely on BigBear.ai's solutions to see and shape their world through reliable, predictive insights and goal-oriented advice. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a global, public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, please visit: and follow BigBear.ai on Twitter: .