Directorate Action Group (dag) Lead

Markon is seeking a Directorate Action Group (DAG) Lead to support the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA. This senior-level position provides executive staff support to directorate leadership by overseeing the coordination, tracking, and completion of high-priority taskings, actions, and strategic initiatives. The DAG Lead ensures that directorate priorities are effectively managed across multiple organizations and stakeholders while maintaining alignment with enterprise-level objectives.
The selected candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, facilitating communication, managing action tracking processes, coordinating executive responses, and ensuring timely completion of taskings across the organization. The DAG Lead will also guide and mentor action officers and staff, providing oversight of task management systems, executive correspondence, and internal coordination efforts to ensure leadership visibility and mission success.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Directorate Action Group (DAG) operations, ensuring timely tracking, coordination, and closure of leadership taskings.
• Serve as the primary liaison between directorate leadership, executive staff, and mission organizations to coordinate taskings, briefings, and responses.
• Manage and oversee the intake, prioritization, tracking, and execution of directorate-level actions and requests for information (RFIs).
• Provide executive-level support for briefings, decision packages, correspondence, and strategic communications.
• Coordinate responses to senior leadership inquiries, congressional taskings, and interagency requests.
• Ensure compliance with NRO task management processes and organizational policies.
• Monitor task status and provide regular updates, metrics, and reporting to directorate leadership.
• Facilitate cross-organizational coordination to ensure alignment of directorate priorities with enterprise initiatives.
• Develop and maintain task management processes, standard operating procedures, and governance frameworks for action tracking.
• Lead or support executive meetings, senior leadership reviews, and coordination forums.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to directorate action officers and administrative staff.
• Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency, accountability, and transparency in task management and executive coordination.

Qualifications

Required:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) required for NRO access.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Management, Political Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience supporting executive-level operations, action management, program management, or staff operations within the Intelligence Community (IC) or DoD.
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior executive leadership in a headquarters or directorate environment.
• Extensive experience managing high-level tasking processes, executive correspondence, and organizational coordination.
• Strong knowledge of IC organizational processes, governance structures, and executive staff operations.
• Experience coordinating cross-organizational initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and mission areas.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare executive-level briefings and correspondence.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority actions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Desired:

• Previous experience supporting the NRO or other Intelligence Community agencies in a headquarters or directorate staff role.
• Experience serving in a Directorate Action Group (DAG), Front Office, or Executive Secretariat function.
• Experience coordinating congressional, interagency, or executive-level taskings.
• Familiarity with NRO task management systems and processes.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, National Security Studies, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-directorate initiatives and strategic planning efforts.

Salary Range

USD $250,000.00 - USD $275,000.00 /Yr.

The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Benefits Offered : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays