Senior Strategic Advisor

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This role supports the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (OUSW[I&S]) by delivering high-level guidance on critical geopolitical priorities. You will help shape defense strategy, interface with senior leadership, and accelerate data-driven decision-making across multiple mission stakeholders.

• Provide high-level strategic counsel to senior executives within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (OUSW[I&S]) regarding the oversight of sensitive operations, autonomous architectures, and geopolitical defense priorities.
• Formulate and coordinate complex legislative proposals, strategy documents, and congressional inquiries, ensuring complete alignment with statutory mandates and departmental objectives.
• Assess emerging commercial technologies and counter-unmanned systems (C-UXS) across air, ground, and maritime domains, offering data-backed recommendations to enhance the Joint Force's operational lethality and intelligence posture.
• Prepare comprehensive briefing materials and staff senior-level engagements to accelerate data-driven decision-making for Under Secretary-equivalent leadership.
• Facilitate interagency coordination and policy execution to streamline intelligence sharing, reduce technical stovepipes, and optimize capability development across multiple mission stakeholders.
• Lead organizational evaluations and workflow analyses to design improved operational procedures, fostering a unified and efficient support environment for the counter-unmanned systems (C-UXS) Acquisition and Maritime Portfolio.
• Function as a strategic expert across multiple high-impact assignments, evaluating program performance and recommending major shifts to align with emerging intelligence collection requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• 7+ years of experience in defense policy analysis, strategic planning, operations research, or management consulting within the Intelligence Community or Department of War.
• Significant experience advising senior military or civilian leadership (e.g., Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service) on intelligence priorities, sensitive activities, and policy development.
• Demonstrated understanding of interagency coordination, legislative analysis, and the strategic integration of emerging technologies or autonomous platforms.
• Proven ability to independently plan, lead, and execute major analytical assignments while functioning as a subject matter expert.

• Proven ability to navigate complex interagency dynamics and reduce technical stovepipes across multiple mission stakeholders.
• Experience with strategic oversight of autonomous architectures and counter-unmanned systems (C-UXS) across multi-domain operations.
• Advanced knowledge of congressional inquiries and legislative proposals within the Department of War.
• Proven ability to navigate complex interagency dynamics and reduce technical stovepipes across stakeholders.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with a track record of producing high-level reports and briefings for senior decision-makers.

• Active TS/SCI

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.