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Senior Strategist; Program Manager (Ft. Meade)
Fort Meade, Maryland · Senior · Full-time
No sponsorship$112k-$151kDetected 37 days ago
Project ManagementAgileResearchLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- The Senior Strategist; Program Manager (PM) is responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of assigned government and commercial contracts, managing cross-functional teams, and maintaining strong client relationships.
- This role ensures projects meet quality standards, timelines, and budget objectives while driving strategic outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with clients through well-designed meetings and workshops to co-create solutions and gather critical inputs.
- Perform high-quality primary and secondary research to inform strategic direction.
- Apply human-centered design and design-thinking principles to complex problem sets.
- Work iteratively by proactively gathering feedback from clients and internal partners to refine solutions.
- Identify opportunities to create tangible business value through current-state assessments and high-level requirement definition.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, including managing external stakeholders and converting new requests into business opportunities.
- Collaborate with design teams to develop infographics, charts, diagrams, presentations, and other visual products that convey complex information clearly.
- Manage multiple internal project teams, organizing assignments and tracking progress, deadlines, and deliverables from both operational and financial perspectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communication, English, Business, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in strategic communication, public affairs, program management, or strategy development
- 7+ years program/project management experience including familiarity with Agile methodologies and project delivery best practices
- Top Secret Clearance with SCI and polygraph required
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear, approachable, and knowledgeable manner
- Minimum active Secret clearance required
- Experience with human-centered design and design thinking principles
- Some travel required to attend relevant events and conferences, and participate in LINK team events
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
- Government contracting experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Senior Strategist responsibilities include:
- Client Partnership & Strategic Leadership
Nice to have
- PMP certification preferred
Compensation
- We're committed to offering competitive compensation.
- While the salary range for this position is $112,000-$151,000, your final offer may be adjusted based on factors like experience and location.
- 11 Federal Holidays per year
Benefits
- $100 monthly internet/cell phone stipend
- LINK sponsored healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision
- Company-paid Short Term Disability Insurance
- 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
- Paid Holiday Time Off (Christmas Eve through the New Year)
- Annual bonus plan participation
- Annual profit sharing participation
- $2,000 Learning and Development program reimbursement
Company info
- LINK is a fast-growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) that leverages human-centered design to support strategy, innovation, communication, change, and branding within the federal government and adjacent industry partners. At LINK, we partner with engineers, futurists, and thought leaders to untangle complexity, discover opportunity, and communicate clearly with visual stories.
- Let us be your partners in change.
- About the Opportunity:
- The Senior Strategist
- LINK is a fast-growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) that leverages human-centered design to support strategy, innovation, communication, change, and branding within the federal government and adjacent industry partners.
- At LINK, we partner with engineers, futurists, and thought leaders to untangle complexity, discover opportunity, and communicate clearly with visual stories.
- Acting as a trusted consultant and advisor, the Program Manager leads comprehensive project strategies, identifies opportunities to create business value, and guides teams to deliver impactful, client-focused solutions.
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