Hiring: Strategy Management Officer. Company: Office of the Director of National Intelligence Location: Bethesda, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 13:43:52 Target Skills & Keywords : Equities, Firmware, Risk Management, Security Clearance About the job Required Skills: •Assess the impact of supply chain vulnerabilities and information-sharing barriers within the Intelligence Community (IC), collaborating with policy analysts, IC partners, and ICT security stakeholders to design and execute policy, process, and technical improvements that mitigate risks while enhancing cross-domain data flows. •Support strategic planning to address ICT supply chain and intelligence access challenges, identifying technological, procedural, and policy gaps that impede secure information dissemination across IC agencies and the broader U.S. Government, with a focus on resilient, trusted supplier ecosystems. •Facilitate secure information exchange across the IC and with non-traditional stakeholders by balancing the responsibility-to-share principle with need-to-know, supply chain risk management, and zero-trust principles, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-161, CISA guidelines). •Ensure mission-critical information sharing requirements are met with timeliness, integrity, and supply chain resilience, proactively addressing delays or disruptions caused by compromised ICT components, logistics vulnerabilities, or adversarial interference. •Drive continuous professional development in ICT supply chain security best practices, emerging threats (e.g., counterfeit hardware, firmware tampering), and advanced information-sharing to enhance coordination between ODNI, the IC, and inter-agency partners, with a focus on defense-in-depth and supply chain hardening strategies. •Champion inter-agency and cross-directorate collaboration by developing and refining ICT supply chain security policies, guidelines, and procedures, while brokering secure information-sharing agreements that account for multi-stakeholder risk appetites and classified/unclassified information protections. •Orchestrate inter-agency ICT supply chain security initiatives, harmonizing competing stakeholder priorities, risk tolerances, and operational requirements-including participation in high-level working groups, tabletop exercises, and supply chain threat intelligence sharing forums-to prevent, detect, and mitigate supply chain exploits. •Prepare and deliver senior-level briefings, reports, and strategic assessments for ODNI leadership, senior policymakers, and intelligence consumers, translating complex ICT supply chain risks, mitigation strategies, and policy recommendations into actionable, decision-ready insights tailored to stakeholder needs. Qualifications: •Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States •Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. •Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI) •Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. •A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI. •Thorough Knowledge in the missions, capabilities, and interdependencies of Intelligence Community (IC) organizations, enabling the formulation of national-level strategies and policies that advance U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives. •Demonstrated capacity to lead cross-functional teams in developing, refining, and implementing high-impact strategies and policies, leveraging advanced analytical frameworks to address complex national security challenges. •Demonstrated capacity to anticipate emerging threats, geopolitical shifts, and technological disruptions, integrating these insights into forward-looking strategic plans to ensure organizational agility and resilience. •Thorough Knowledge in assessing the effectiveness of strategic initiatives, implementation plans, and programmatic outcomes, coupled with the ability to design and execute innovative solutions to gaps or inefficiencies. •Thorough Knowledge in distilling fragmented or ambiguous data into actionable intelligence, identifying knowledge gaps, and presenting rigorous, defensible analyses to inform high-stakes decisions-while proactively recommending alternative approaches. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!