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Arlington, Virginia · USA job

Associate Director-Federal Civilian Agencies

Guidehouse

Arlington, Virginia

Job description

Overview

You lead large federal engagements, ensuring client satisfaction, contract performance, and delivery excellence. You serve as a trusted advisor to senior federal stakeholders, driving operational transformation and service improvements. You oversee governance, risk, and resourcing, while supporting business development. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery to advance mission outcomes in a complex, cross-agency context.

Compensation / Benefits
  • medical, Rx, dental & vision insurance
  • retirement plan (401k)
  • life insurance
  • paid holidays and sick time
  • tuition reimbursement and professional development
  • mobility stipend
Responsibilities
  • Direct delivery of large-scale Federal consulting programs and ensure client satisfaction and contract performance
  • Lead operational improvements, modernization efforts, and transformation initiatives to enhance efficiency and outcomes
  • Build trusted advisor relationships with senior Federal stakeholders across agencies
  • Manage program governance activities including reporting, risk, resource planning, staffing, quality assurance, and performance metrics
  • Support business development through capture, proposals, and growth opportunities
Key requirements
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 7-10 years leading large-scale Federal programs or civilian government engagements
  • Experience guiding operational transformation, PMO, or organizational change initiatives
  • Experience managing program finances, staffing, subcontractors, and contractual performance
  • Experience briefing executives and facilitating governance boards
  • Ability to obtain a public trust security clearance
  • PMP certification
  • Based in Arlington, VA with 2-3 days in the office
  • Up to 20% travel
  • US citizen
  • Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
  • stakeholder management
  • executive communication
  • leadership with cross-functional collaboration
  • operational transformation
  • PMO and governance
  • enterprise data modernization

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