Strategic Workforce Manager

Description

SAIC is seeking a Strategic Workforce Manager for the Vanguard program to work in a mission-facing workforce leadership role responsible for proactively managing staffing strategy, workforce planning, and partner engagement across a complex intelligence program. This role requires independent judgment, direct engagement with mission stakeholders, and ownership of staffing artifacts that support mission execution, revenue realization, and client confidence.

The Strategic Workforce Manager serves as a key interface between mission leads, program leadership, Talent Acquisition, and subcontractor partners to ensure workforce solutions are aligned with evolving mission requirements and program priorities.

This position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Proactively engage mission leads and program stakeholders to understand evolving mission requirements and translate them into staffing strategies, role definitions, and skill requirements.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of work performed across the IDIQ program to support workforce planning and execution.
• Anticipate staffing needs, attrition risk, and growth opportunities and develop forward-looking staffing roadmaps.
• Develop, own, and maintain authoritative staffing artifacts, including program footprints/placemats, staffing trackers, and workforce planning templates.
• Produce regular staffing metrics and reports to support leadership decision-making and program oversight.
• Maintain a proactive pipeline of qualified candidates, including a centralized repository of pre-screened internal and subcontractor resumes.
• Ensure timely backfilling of billable positions to minimize operational and revenue impact.
• Coordinate interviews with appropriate mission or team leads and ensure candidates are screened against clearly defined mission requirements.
• Engage subcontractors as strategic partners aligned to mission needs and long-term teaming objectives.
• Foster collaborative relationships that support immediate staffing needs and future growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance (FSP Polygraph strongly preferred, but will consider CI).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience in workforce management, staffing strategy, recruiting operations, program operations, or a related field in a mission-driven or complex environment.
• Demonstrated experience engaging senior stakeholders and translating requirements into execution plans.
• Strong analytical skills, including experience developing and maintaining staffing metrics, trackers, and reports.
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and workforce planning tools.
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience supporting large IDIQ or mission-critical government programs.
• Experience working in subcontractor-heavy staffing environments.
• Demonstrated success building scalable staffing processes, templates, and reporting mechanisms.
• Experience supporting intelligence or defense customers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for leadership and client audiences.